Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 208

Full Length Research Paper

Independence factors influencing audit expectation gap in listed deposit money Banks in Nigeria

Aminu Bebeji
  • Aminu Bebeji
  • Department of Accountancy, School of Business and Financial Studies, Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna, Nigeria.
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Joshua Okpanachi
  • Joshua Okpanachi
  • Department of Accounting and Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria.
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Terzungwe Nyor
  • Terzungwe Nyor
  • Department of Accounting and Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna, -Nigeria.
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Mohammed Nma Ahmed
  • Mohammed Nma Ahmed
  • Department of Accounting and Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna, -Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 26 November 2019
  •  Accepted: 17 February 2021
  •  Published: 31 January 2022

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