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The study aims to assess the quality of audits conducted on federal grants by non-federal auditors.

Audit Quality in Audits of Federal Programs by Non-Federal Auditors.

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The study aims to assess the quality of audits conducted on federal grants by non-federal auditors.
Analyzed audit report quality through desk reviews and quality control reviews over four years.
Examined the content of audit reports and auditors' working papers.
Compared audit quality between independent public accountants and state/local auditors.
15.2% of reports from desk reviews required major changes.
51.4% of quality control reviews identified significant inadequacies.
State and local auditors demonstrated superior audit quality compared to independent public accountants.

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Examines audit quality for federal grants, revealing significant inadequacies in auditor reports.

Brown et al. (1995) studied this question.

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