Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 219

Full Length Research Paper

An empirical investigation of the audit expectation gap: Evidence from Cameroon

Lazarus Elad Fotoh
  • Lazarus Elad Fotoh
  • Karlstad Business School, Karlstad University, Sweden.
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Johan Ingemar Lorentzon
  • Johan Ingemar Lorentzon
  • Karlstad Business School, Karlstad University, Sweden.
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Michael Forzeh Fossung
  • Michael Forzeh Fossung
  • Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 14 July 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2021

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