The FT has reported today that: More than four-fifths of employees at PwC UK come from a higher socio-economic background, according to data that for
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Expect the Big 4 accountants to oppose the G7 tax agreement – because collectively they are the backbone of the offshore world
I made this comment yesterday after the G7 tax deal was announced: I have been asked what the biggest impediments to delivery of the new
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It is time that the auditing profession took its place in wider society, from which it has so far absented itself
The FT has reported that: Boohoo lost almost a fifth of its value on Monday after it confirmed its auditor planned to resign following growing
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The Big 4 and World Economic Forum cannot tell stakeholders what information those stakeholders want from their accounts
The FT reported yesterday that: The leaders of the Big Four accounting firms have come together in an unusual joint initiative to unveil a reporting
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PWC: taking their time is to be welcomed
I was intrigued by an article in the FT which suggested that: PwC UK will delay publishing its annual results until next year as it
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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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