How does joint provision of audit and non-audit services affect audit quality and independence? A review

The primary aim of this report is to analyse changes in recent years in the market for the provision of non-audit services (NAS), with a particular focus on the joint provision of audit and non-audit services and the potential effects on independence and the quality of audit. This report is relevant to the ongoing debate at both national and European level on issues of competition, liability and regulation in the audit market. and it seeks to contextualise the issue and provide a résumé of the arguments that have beenadvanced for and against allowing such joint provision