Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of auditor reputation and nonaudit services on audit pricing in the context of large private audit clients. Focusing on German large private clients, we use a low litigious audit environment that allows us to investigate the role of auditor reputation as proxied by auditor type for three auditor tiers. We find evidence for a Big 4 audit fee premium, suggesting the pronounced role of auditor reputation even in a private client segment. However, this premium is subject to the Big 4 auditor's role in the national audit market. Audit pricing is also affected by nonaudit services, which add value to the audit engagement for the client. Nonaudit fees further incentivize pricing strategies for audits of private audit clients, particularly for Big 4 auditors, which indicates a joint effect of nonaudit fees and auditor type on audit fees.
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