to be less informative or even uninformative. However, there has been doubt about whether expanded audit reports with KAMs are really informative to investors. Contributions This study provided the

of high fraud risk areas, group audits, procedures addressing going concern issues, and professional skepticism Inadequate documentation of audit works Insufficient supervision in certain high-risk

complex audit engagement which requires high judgment and skepticism to the partner or divisions with limited experiences, resulting in such partner or personnel in that division lacking an appropriate

Thailand Executive Summary Over the past year, the Thai capital market experienced tremendous volatility and uncertainty, ranging from the contraction of the world economy and the Thai economy to behavioral

2. * KPMG 2564 Big 4 (partner) 23 24 4 4 * / professional skepticism 11 3. * KPMG 2563 - 2564 Big 4 15.60% 20.31% * / AQIs 4. * KPMG 2564 Big 4 (staff/ partner ratio) 17 : 1 25 : 1 (staff/ manager

% * / )*100 Signing Partner Engagement Partner EQCR 2 9 AQIs 2. * EY 2563 - 2564 Big 4 (partner) 27 24 5 4 * / professional skepticism 10 3. * EY 2563 - 2564 Big 4 27.33% 20.31% * / AQIs 4. * EY 2564 Big 4

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-experienced individuals also likely to possess professional skepticism which will promote the appropriate exercise of judgment by the engagement team. In 2019, the average years of experiences of partners

has reduced proportionately to the loss of Asia and Poland from the group. These re-baselined figures have been independently assured by KPMG in December 2020. We have surpassed our first emission

communicated to the group auditor? 6 How does the firm ensure that engagement teams exercise appropriate professional judgment and skepticism? 7 Does the Service Delivery Center perform audit procedures for the