Difference between revisions of "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]

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

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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.<ref>Prem Sikka, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/14/credit-crunch-auditing Called to account], Guardian, 14 December 2008</ref> "Although their might is being challenged by mid-tier firms such as [[Grant Thornton]].<ref>Prem Sikka, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/may/30/rawdealing Raw dealing], Guardian, 30 May 2007</ref>
+==Tax avoidance==
+The Big Four accountancy firms were behind almost half of all known [tax] avoidance schemes, the Revenue (HMRC) said in 2006.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/feb/07/tax-gap-avoidance-schemes Gilt-edged profits for profession's 'big four'], Guardian, 7 February 2009</ref>
+==Contacts==
+==References==
+<references/>
 [[category:Accounting Industry]]
+[[Category: Financial sector lobbying]]