Auditors’ and Tax Specialists’ Interprofessional Collaboration during Audit Engagements: Implications for Audit Production and Audit Quality

We thank Donna D. Bobek (editor) and two anonymous reviewers for their detailed comments during the journal publication process. A special thanks to Jean C. Bedard and Sandra Vera-Muñoz for their comments and feedback throughout this study’s journey. We also appreciate helpful comments from Jenna Burke, Kim Westermann Cole, Mary Kate Dodgson, Martin Dnicu, Christine Earley, Amanda Ferguson, Devon Jefferson, Ed Lynch, Bertrand Malsch, Tom Omer, Tim Rupert, Jay Thibodeau, Dick Walstra, and Ally Zimmerman and research workshop participants at Bentley University, Northeastern University, Northern Illinois University, Texas Tech University, The University of Alabama, and the University of Connecticut. In addition, we are grateful for comments from participants of the 2017 American Accounting Association’s (AAA) Accounting, Behavior and Organizations Section Conference, the 2017 AAA Midwest Meeting, the 2018 AAA Annual Meeting, the 2018 Audit and Assurance Conference of the British Accounting & Finance Association, and the 2018 Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association. We thank the firms, auditors, and tax specialists who participated in the study for their time and assistance. We appreciate the financial support provided by Bentley University for this research.

Data used for this study were provided under nondisclosure agreements and collected with the assurance that individuals and their firms would not be identified.

Candice T. Hux, Northern Illinois University, College of Business, Accountancy Department, DeKalb, IL, USA; Lindsay M. Andiola, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Business, Department of Accounting, Richmond, VA, USA; Tracy J. Noga, Bentley University, Department of Accounting, Waltham, MA, USA.

Editor’s note: Accepted by Donna D. Bobek, under the Senior Editorship of Charles D. Bailey.