本研究以公司當年度新增借款觀察會計師查核報告對債權投資人在決定貸款條件之影響。結果發現修正式無保留意見與借款利率具顯著正向關聯，與借款金額具顯著負向關聯，代表債權投資人視修正式無保留意見為一種負面資訊之傳遞。本研究進一步將修正式無保留意見分成重大不確定性、繼續經營假設有疑慮、重編及會計原則變動類型，發現不同的修正式無保留意見類型亦與借款條件有所關聯，其中以繼續經營假設有疑慮意見影響最大。本研究的結論為會計師查核報告對債權投資人於決定貸款合約時有所影響，債權人會依據會計師查核意見及查核報告內容決定其貸款決策。

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