This section makes several observations about the relation between audit quality and financial reporting quality. One is
that audit quality is a component of financial reporting quality, because high audit quality increases the credibility of the
financial reports. This increased credibility arises through greater assurance that the financial statements faithfully reflect
the firm’s underlying economics. Audit quality, however, is not the only component of financial reporting quality. Financial
reporting quality is also affected by the quality of the pre-audited financial statements, which are an input to the audit
process. The quality of the pre-audited statements is further determined by the firm's financial reporting system,