Revisionspliktens försvinnande : -en kvalitativ studie om bankernas kreditbedömning av småföretag

Sammanfattning: Final assignment for Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Mid Sweden University in Östersund Spring term 2008 Title: Abolishment of statutory audit – a qualitative research on banks attitude when credit rating small businesses Author: Rima Harouki, Carina Hoffmann Supervisor: Anna-Maria Jansson Background & problem: In Sweden the statutory audit has been mandatory for every corporation since 1983. With the membership in European Union it became possible to allow exception from statutory audit for small businesses, according to the fourth commission of EG. Today, in the European Union, there are few countries that still have statutory audit for smaller businesses, Sweden is one of them. There are discussions about whether Sweden should follow the trend of abolishment and an analysis management by the justice of the Supreme Court Bo Svensson was recently presented, which ended in the conclusion that statutory audit ought to be abolished. The purpose of statutory audit is to secure the credibility in the information presented by the companies. For banks, as a credit institution, audited material is of great significant. What is their attitude towards abolishment of the statutory audit? Aim: Our aim is to find out if an abolishment of the statutory audit affects the decision process of the banks when granting credit. Method: The research continues qualitative interviews with representatives of the four largest banks in Sweden. The collection of the material has been brought together, analyzed and resulted in our conclusions. Result & conclusion: The study reveals that the banks most likely will continue to request audited economical reports in the future. Key words: Audit, mandatory audit, small businesses, credit grant, credit institutions