Ernst and Young

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Ernst & Young is one of the largest professional services firms in the world and one of the Big Four accountancy firms.

Just four accounting firms – PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Deloitte & Touche and Ernst & Young – audit 97% of FTSE 350 companies.[1] "Although their might is being challenged by mid-tier firms such as Grant Thornton.[2]

Tax avoidance

The Big Four accountancy firms were behind almost half of all known [tax] avoidance schemes, the Revenue (HMRC) said in 2006.[3]

Contacts

London offices include:

Ernst & Young Becket House, 1 Lambeth Palace Road
London, SE1 7EU

1 More London Place,
London, SE1 2AF


References

  1. Prem Sikka, Called to account, Guardian, 14 December 2008
  2. Prem Sikka, Raw dealing, Guardian, 30 May 2007
  3. Gilt-edged profits for profession's 'big four', Guardian, 7 February 2009