The ‘big 4’ accounting firms often consult for the same clients they audit. Should that be allowed?
Some have argued the risks of conflict of interest are too high, but our research suggests the answer is not so clear-cut.
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The Big Four accounting firms often consult for the same clients they audit. Should that be allowed?
The “big four” – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young (EY), KPMG and Deloitte – are the world’s largest professional ...
Big Four accounting firm to lay off hundreds: Report
The international professional services firm has notified hundreds of employees in its U.S. auditing business that they are ...
Capping big four partnerships would ’cause great disruption’
Views were mixed about whether it would lead to an exodus of staff. The joint inquiry into the structure of the big four ...
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SEC Fines One of the ‘Big Four’ Accounting Firms $2M
The SEC did not disclose the identity of the client involved. Deloitte Japan is one of the “Big Four” accounting firms, widely regarded as the largest professional services network in the world based ...
'Major Impact': Here's What the Big Four Firms Have to Say About the 2024 Election
The Big Four consulting firms conducted surveys and gathered data to garner what business leaders were thinking ahead of the ...
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EY fires dozens of staffers for taking multiple online trainings at a time — but employees say company ‘encouraged’ this
The “Big Four” accounting firm claimed the employees had cheated, while staffers said the incident was just a result of the task-heavy work culture encouraged by the firm. The company ...
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Four major changes shaping accounting careers
Navigating today's accounting job market comes with lots of decisions. Are you only interested in working at a Big Four firm? Are you hoping to land at a local firm where you can see how a small ...