KPMG U.S. Strategic Analysis

KPMG U.S. is a public accounting firm that provides various services, such as audit, tax, and consulting. This analysis assesses the external forces affecting KPMG utilizing a PESTEL analysis, the industry forces utilizing a Porter’s Five Forces analysis, its current strategy, competitive advantages, and the resource capabilities of the firm. Based off the assessment, this paper gives further strategic recommendations for KPMG to remain at the top of the accounting industry

Ethics Case Study: KPMG Faces Indictment Over Abusive Tax Shelters

This case examines the recent investigation and admission of guilt by KPMG for marketing abusive tax shelters.  The concept of deferred prosecution is examined.  The actions taken by KPMG to aggressively market the tax shelters are examined.  Students are required to read both the civil complaint against KPMG as well as KPMG’s official response to the Department of Justice inquiry.  There is a comprehensive bibliography as well as website references for students to research the case.  A detailed list of questions requires the students to analyze the ethical positions of all the parties involved.  This case is directed to accounting students taking the required ethics course or an audit/assurance course and requires the use of an overhead projector that uses transparencies

Bridging the Gender Gap: Tackling Women's Inequality

Launched at the Plan International Because I am a Girl campaign launch event in New York City held on October 11, 2012 (the inaugural UN International Day of the Girl Child), this publication explores the issue of gender equality - something that remains elusive in many parts of the world, but is vital for economic growth and development of society

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF KPMG AND EY

In the accounting field there are the “Big 4” which as the names implies are the largest 4 accounting firms in world. These firms provide an extensive range of auditing and assurance services (Big 4 Accounting Firms). They are also huge employers and career development centers. The members of this internationally renowned group are Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG (Big 4 Accounting Firms). Below is a brief analysis of two of these firms, KPMG and EY

Gift Provides New Endowed Chair, New Programs for Accountancy School

KPMG endows second Ole Miss faculty positio

Ole Miss Accountant – 2014

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Verslag KPMG business diner informatiemanagement

Dit artikel is een weergave van presentaties en rondetafelgesprekken op een bijeenkomst over informatiemanagement in het onderwijs op 8 oktober 2008. Allereerst schetst Erik Rutkens een aantal organisatorische en IT-ontwikkelingen in het onderwijs. Informatiemanagement kan instellingen helpen om adequaat op deze ontwikkelingen in te spelen. Aan de orde komen: de definitie van informatiemanagement, enkele theoretische modellen, en knelpunten bij informatiemanagement in het onderwijs. Tot slot wordt aan de hand van een praktijkvoorbeeld getoond hoe onderwijsinstellingen informatiemanagement effectief kunnen organiseren. Jos van Hillegersberg gaat vervolgens in op een aantal trends die het gevolg zijn van de ‘service-economie’, de gevolgen en/of mogelijkheden voor het onderwijs en de rol van informatiemanagement

The Tax Avoidance Industry: Accountancy Firms on the Make

The focus of the paper is upon the financial sector and, more specifically the involvement of global accountancy firms in devising and selling tax avoidance schemes euphemistically marketed as `tax planning?. Commenting upon some of the ?entrepreneurial? activities of these firms, Perrow (2010) observes that ?they knew what they were doing was fraudulent? (ibid: 314) as he notes that Greenwood and Suddaby?s (2006) widely referenced study excludes consideration of how partners in these firms were complicit in embracing the `alternative logics pressed upon them by their large corporate clients? (ibid: 314). An example is so-called ?alternative logics? is the construction and promotion of elaborate tax avoidance schemes by big accounting firms (Sikka and Hampton, 2005) which, we show, has become so deeply normalized within the Big Firms as to cast doubt upon their `alternative? status