By William Ciconte (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Justin Leiby (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Marleen Willekens (KU – Leuven).

Does engaging in commercial activity compromise auditors’ professionalism? Read it in the latest FAR Literature review by William Ciconte (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Justin Leiby (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Marleen Willekens (KU – Leuven).

Do private firm audits serve a different purpose? Read it in this FAR Literature review by Mahmoud Gad (Lancaster University), Robin Litjens (Tilburg University) and Jeroen Suijs (Erasmus University).

In this newsletter: Reflections on the 4th FAR International Conference, FAR Masterclass Report of 29 March 2019 , FAR Practice Note, FAR Academic board member Willem Buijink receives Hopwood prize and FAR Vacancy: Program Coordinator

Are you interested in supporting the Foundation for Auditing Research? We are currently looking at hiring a Programme Coördinator to join our professional team.

Although auditors are well-educated professionals, they are also human beings. This means that they are susceptible to judgment biases. Departing from psychological theories, four judgment biases were discussed during Anna Gold’s well-attended masterclass: