The FT had a story yesterday with the headline: As the story noted: Deloitte has been ordered to pay a record fine of £15m plus
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The Big 4 accountancy firms have finally endorsed public country-by-country reporting
I mentioned my concern about the CEO’s of the world’s largest companies thinking that they can decide what reporting the stakeholders of their companies need
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The BEIS committee, audit fees and a question of competence v systemic under-charging
The Guardian reports this morning that: The big four accounting firms are failing to charge some of the UK’s largest companies the full cost of inspecting
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Why are the Big 4 in tax havens?
I have a new research publication out: The abstract says: The role of multi-disciplinary Global Professional Service Firms (GPSFs) in the architecture of international tax
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Why do the Big 4 accountants survive?
I was asked very recently why it was that the big 4 firms of accountants survive. This is an issue I have been considering with
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The Big 4 are unable to imagine a process of change
Accoring to The Times: The heads of Deloitte, KPMG, EY and PWC have written to the Commons business committee to say the competition watchdog should
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Where are the Big 4 firms of accountants when it comes to illicit financial flows?
Blogging on my phone is something I have never been keen on. But due to flight restrictions I have no choice this morning – iPads
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Hats off to those who have brought the Big 4 to account
Many may have noted that over the weekend it was reported that: The government has called for a comprehensive review of Britain’s auditing industry in
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The review of the Big 4 firms of accountants cannot take place behind closed doors
The FT begins a new series on accountancy this morning, looking at the failings of this sector. The series comes as the Kingman Review collects
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