KPMG

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KPMG 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 four were behind almost half of all known avoidance schemes, the Revenue (HMRC) said in 2006.[3]

KPMG in the UK

KPMG in the UK has over 10,000 partners and staff working in 22 offices and is part of a strong global network of member firms.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag

More on KPMG and tax avoidance: Sheltering cash: the intricate schemes drawn up by KPMG.[4] The Tax Gap, series of articles on tax avoidance, The Guardian, 2009.[5]

Contact

London office:


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
  4. The Tax Gap, Sheltering cash: the intricate schemes drawn up by KPMG, Guardian, 7 February 2009
  5. The Tax Gap, Guardian, 2009