Kreditbedömningar efter revisionspliktens avskaffande : Utifrån ett bank- och leverantörsperspektiv

The mandatory audit for smaller enterprises in Sweden was abolished in year 2010 and after the transition to voluntary audit, smaller enterprises now have the opportunity to choose whether to utilize an auditor or not. When enterprises choose to opt out of audit their stakeholders get affected by that the reliability of the financial information decreases. Through a qualitative approach, the intention of this study is to examine how banks’ and suppliers’ credit assessments have been affected when enterprises opt out of audit. In this study, we have interviewed three smaller banks and two bigger banks in Varmland to gain a deeper understanding of what they think of the abolition of mandatory audit and how their credit assessments have been affected. In the sample, we have also contacted suppliers and credit bureaus by telephone or mail. The results show that there is a marginal effect on the banks’ credit assessments on enterprises that have opted out of audit by more control and analysis, but in overall the respondents are positive to the abolition. The suppliers mention that they use credit bureaus for their credit assessments and in the credit bureaus’ information it’s specified if the enterprises are audited or not but it seems like it’s up to the suppliers to choose the significance of the information.