Abstract:Taking the internal audit fees in listed companies disclosed by Shenzhen and Shanghai main board from 2012 to 2015 as research samples, this paper makes an empirical study on the influence of managerial ability and power on internal control audit fees. The research shows that both managerial ability and power are negatively related to internal control audit fees. After distinguishing the nature of property right, this paper finds that, as far as the influence of managerial power on internal controls audit fees is concerned, there is no significant difference both in the state-owned and non-state-owned listed companies, while in state-owned listed companies, managerial power has a more significant negative impact on internal control audit fees. Conclusions of this paper extend the research on upper echelons theory, managerial ability and power, and regulate the internal control audit fees instructively.