Big Four accounting firms (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Big Four accounting firms" in English language version.

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14web.archive.org

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4ey.com

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1investopedia.com

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1home.kpmg

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1tax-news.com

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1accountingin.com

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1icaew.com

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1nytimes.com

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1big4accountingfirms.com

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1kpmg.com

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1qz.com

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1facelesscompliance.com

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1accountingtoday.com

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1bloomberg.com

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1thenewdaily.com.au

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1independent.co.uk

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1ssrn.com

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1accountancyage.com

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1independent.ie

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1bloombergtax.com

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1gov.uk

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accountancyage.com

"Big-Four-only clauses are rare: BBA". accountancyage.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-21.

accountingin.com

Wooton, Charles W.; Wolk, Carel M. "The Development of "The Big Eight" Accounting Firms in the United States, 1900 to 1990". Accounting Information. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

accountingtoday.com

Cohn, Michael (17 September 2020). "Deloitte fined £15M in U.K. for Autonomy audits". Accounting Today. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.

afr.com

"EY chairman admits 'regret' over Wirecard failure". Australian Financial Review. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2020-12-18.

bbc.co.uk

"Accountancy giants face revamp amid criticism". BBC News. BBC. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

big4accountingfirms.com

"Big 5 Accounting Firms * (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, Pricewaterhouse...)".

bloomberg.com

"Wirecard Woes Mount for Ernst & Young as Clients Cut Auditor". Bloomberg News. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-12-18.

bloombergtax.com

news.bloombergtax.com

Kapoor, Michael (September 1, 2019). "Big Four Still Dominate U.K. Large-Company Audits, Survey Shows". Bloomberg.

deloitte.com

www2.deloitte.com

"About Deloitte | Our global network of member firms". Deloitte United States. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
"Deloitte announces record revenue of US$36.8 billion". Deloitte. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

deloitte.com

"missing". Archived from the original on 2007-11-29. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
"Deloitte 2024 Global Impact Report" (PDF). Deloitte. 9 October 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

ey.com

"Newsroom". ey.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
"EY – Global office locations and contact information". Ernst & Young Global Limited. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
"Legal Disclaimer". Ernst & Young. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
"EY reports global revenue of US$51.2b for fiscal year 2024". EY. 17 October 2024. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

facelesscompliance.com

"21 Scandals, Settlements and Corporate Crimes of Big 4 Accounting Firms in 2019". facelesscompliance.com. 9 July 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.

ft.com

Fleming, Sam (12 Feb 2014). "Accountants PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY face taming moves". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
Storbeck, Olaf; Dombey, Daniel (16 November 2020). "Santander buys Wirecard's core European business for €100m". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
"Auditors criticised for role in financial crisis". Financial Times. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10.

ghostarchive.org

Fleming, Sam (12 Feb 2014). "Accountants PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY face taming moves". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
Storbeck, Olaf; Dombey, Daniel (16 November 2020). "Santander buys Wirecard's core European business for €100m". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
"Auditors criticised for role in financial crisis". Financial Times. 30 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10.

gov.uk

"CMA launches immediate review of audit sector". Gov.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

home.kpmg

"Governance – KPMG Global". KPMG. 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2019-12-12.

hrazg.ch

"Handelsregister des Kantons Zug". Archived from the original on 29 March 2007. (Registration Number CH-020.6.900.276-5)

icaew.com

"What's in a name: Firms' simplified family trees on the web". icaew.com.

independent.co.uk

"'Big Four' audit firms never examined over illegal tax plans". The Independent. 2016-01-18. Regulators fail to act as they are dominated by the companies they are supposed to police, say critics

independent.ie

Oliver, Emmet, ed. (11 February 2011). "Appleby and Revenue query work of auditors". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

investopedia.com

"What Are the Big 4 Accounting Firms?". Investopedia.

kpmg.com

"Robust growth for KPMG as global revenues rise 5.1% to US$ 38.4 billion". KPMG. 17 December 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

nytimes.com

Cowan, Alison Leigh (1989-12-05). "Deloitte, Touche Merger Done". The New York Times.

pwc.com

"How we are structured". PwC. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
"FY16 global revenues rise to record US$35.9 billion as PwC looks to future". PwC. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
"PwC global revenues rise to US$55.4 billion". PwC. 29 October 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

qz.com

Haldevang, Max de (10 September 2019). "Big Four accounting firms bungle a third of US audits but are rarely fined". Quartz. Retrieved 2019-09-19.

reuters.com

Seidenstuecker, Jörn Poltz, Hans (2020-12-04). "German prosecutors probe EY auditors over Wirecard collapse". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-12-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

ssrn.com

papers.ssrn.com

"Too Big to Fail: Moral Hazard in Auditing and the Need to Restructure the Industry Before it Unravels". SSRN 928482.

tax-news.com

Lomas, Ulrika (26 June 2007). "KPMG Swiss Merger To Create Europe's Largest Accountancy Firm". Tax-News. Wolters Kluwer. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

theguardian.com

Davies, Rob (16 May 2018). "'Recklessness, hubris and greed' – Carillion slammed by MPs". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
Garside, Juliette; Inman, Phillip (23 January 2020). "PwC under growing scrutiny as scandal engulfs Isabel dos Santos". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
Davies, Rob (13 February 2018). "Carillion: accountants accused of 'feasting' on company". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
Busby, Mattha (29 September 2018). "Audit sector faces inquiry as minister points to deficiencies". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

thenewdaily.com.au

"'Tax avoidance' masters revealed". The NEWDAILY. 2016-07-11.

web.archive.org

"Handelsregister des Kantons Zug". Archived from the original on 29 March 2007. (Registration Number CH-020.6.900.276-5)
"Legal Disclaimer". Ernst & Young. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
Lomas, Ulrika (26 June 2007). "KPMG Swiss Merger To Create Europe's Largest Accountancy Firm". Tax-News. Wolters Kluwer. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
"missing". Archived from the original on 2007-11-29. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
"Deloitte announces record revenue of US$36.8 billion". Deloitte. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
"Deloitte 2024 Global Impact Report" (PDF). Deloitte. 9 October 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
"PwC global revenues rise to US$55.4 billion". PwC. 29 October 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
"EY reports global revenue of US$51.2b for fiscal year 2024". EY. 17 October 2024. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
"Robust growth for KPMG as global revenues rise 5.1% to US$ 38.4 billion". KPMG. 17 December 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
Davies, Rob (16 May 2018). "'Recklessness, hubris and greed' – Carillion slammed by MPs". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
Garside, Juliette; Inman, Phillip (23 January 2020). "PwC under growing scrutiny as scandal engulfs Isabel dos Santos". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
Cohn, Michael (17 September 2020). "Deloitte fined £15M in U.K. for Autonomy audits". Accounting Today. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
"Big-Four-only clauses are rare: BBA". accountancyage.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-21.
Oliver, Emmet, ed. (11 February 2011). "Appleby and Revenue query work of auditors". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

wsj.com

Christodoulou, Mario (2011-03-30). "U.K. Auditors Criticized on Bank Crisis". The Wall Street Journal.