The need for theory in auditing, as with any other discipline, is associated with the willingness
of the interested parties (shareholders, managers, bankers, auditors, analysts and
so on) to form a solid basis for making financial decisions. Each of these parties is considered
as an economic actor seeking to maximize its wealth and in doing so, they want to
know all the possible ways to achieve this goal. To acquire the necessary knowledge about
these options requires a thorough understanding of the economic variables and of the
relationship between them. This can only be done through the use of a theoretical framework,
which provides sufficient explanation and reasoning of the variables, their association
with each other and the environment in which the economic action is taking place.