KPMG

KPMG

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Company type	Private company limited by guarantee
Industry	Professional services
Founded	1987 (1987)
Headquarters	London , United Kingdom
Area served	Worldwide (145 countries)
Key people	Bill Thomas (Global Chairman)
Products	Audit, Tax, Advisory services
Number of employees	275,288 (2024)
Website	home.kpmg

KPMG is a global professional services network headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is recognized as one of the Big Four, alongside Ernst & Young (EY), Deloitte, and PwC. The organization operates across 145 countries, employing 275,288 professionals, and is connected to KPMG International Limited, a private company limited by guarantee based in England.

The acronym "KPMG" originates from "Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler," representing the 1987 combination of KMG (Klynveld Main Goerdeler) and Peat Marwick.

KPMG primarily offers services in financial audit, tax, and advisory, with tax and advisory divided into various specialized sectors. Over recent decades, certain global branches have encountered regulatory investigations and legal challenges.

Origins and mergers

Robert Fletcher began his accounting profession in 1816; by 1839, his firm operated under the name Robert Fletcher & Co. In 1870, William Barclay Peat joined, eventually leading the firm as William Barclay Peat & Co. by 1891. Thomson McLintock established Thomson McLintock & Co in Glasgow in 1877. In 1897, James Marwick and Roger Mitchell founded Marwick Mitchell & Co. in New York City. Ferdinand William LaFrentz launched the American Audit Co. in New York in 1899, which was renamed FW LaFrentz & Co. in 1923.

Approximately in 1913, Frank Wilber Main founded Main & Co. in Pittsburgh. Two years later, in 1917, Piet Klijnveld and Jaap Kraayenhof founded Klynveld Kraayenhof & Co. in Amsterdam.

In 1925, William Barclay Peat & Co. joined forces with Marwick Mitchell & Co., creating Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co., initially located at No. 11 Ironmonger Lane, London, before relocating to Puddle Dock in 1976.

Main LaFrentz & Co emerged in 1963 from the merger of Main & Co and FW LaFrentz & Co. Thomson McLintock combined with Main LaFrentz in 1969 to form McLintock Main LaFrentz International, which incorporated the general practice of Grace, Ryland & Co.

In 1979, Klynveld Kraayenhof & Co. (Netherlands), McLintock Main LaFrentz (UK/US), and Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft (Germany) united to establish KMG (Klynveld Main Goerdeler), a Europe-centered international network headed by CEO Reinhard Goerdeler. In the United States, Main Lafrentz & Co. merged with Hurdman and Cranstoun to create Main Hurdman & Cranstoun.

The pivotal 1987 merger of KMG and Peat Marwick resulted in the global entity known as KPMG (except within the UK where it was called Peat Marwick McLintock). Since 1984, Peat Marwick had been a significant corporate user of the Apple Macintosh platform, a relationship maintained following the merger.

After the 1988 integration of PMI and KMG in the Netherlands, PMI’s tax advisors joined Meijburg & Co., a firm founded by Willem Meijburg in 1939. The Netherlands uniquely hosts two members of KPMG International: KPMG Audit and Meijburg & Co tax consultants.

The company adopted the name KPMG Peat Marwick in 1991 before shortening it to KPMG in 1999. The designation honors founders Piet Klijnveld, William Barclay Peat, James Marwick, and Reinhard Goerdeler.

In October 1997, KPMG revealed intentions to merge with Ernst & Young to create the largest accounting and consulting firm globally; however, despite receiving regulatory clearance for a separate PwC merger elsewhere, this plan was abandoned by early 1998.

Recent history

In 2001, KPMG separated its US consulting division by launching an initial public offering for KPMG Consulting, which was later renamed BearingPoint. BearingPoint filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early 2009. Meanwhile, the UK and Dutch consulting branches were sold to Atos in 2002.

The year 2003 saw KPMG divesting its legal division, Klegal, and transferring its Dispute Advisory Services to FTI Consulting.

October 2007 marked the merger of KPMG’s member firms in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein into a single entity known as KPMG Europe LLP. This consolidation was followed by additional mergers involving firms in Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, the CIS region (including Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Georgia), Turkey, Norway, and Saudi Arabia. John Griffith-Jones and Ralf Nonnenmacher were appointed as Joint Chairmen during this period.

In 2008, CollegeGrad.com recognized KPMG as the top employer among the Big Four accounting firms. The following year, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked it fourth on its list of "50 Best Places to Launch a Career."

KPMG International Limited was officially incorporated in London in 2020.

In February 2021, after Bill Michael resigned amid controversial comments, KPMG UK appointed its first female leaders: Bina Mehta became acting UK chairman and Mary O'Connor took on the role of acting senior partner. O’Connor stepped down in April 2021 after being overlooked for the permanent senior partner position.

November 2021 brought changes to KPMG UK’s partnership framework, introducing five tiers with capital contributions ranging from £150,000 to £500,000. This restructuring, together with £115 million raised from selling its pensions business earlier that year (funds not shared with partners), was intended to bolster the firm’s financial position ahead of a potential fine up to £1 billion linked to the Carillion litigation.

In April 2022, KPMG announced intentions to acquire a 50% stake in Acceleris, a UK-based venture capital advisory company, subject to regulatory approval.

By August 2022, KPMG revealed plans to reduce its New York City office space by relocating from Midtown Manhattan to Two Manhattan West in Hudson Yards by 2025.

In May 2024, partners approved merging KPMG’s UK and Switzerland operations—spanning audit, legal, tax, and advisory services—with combined annual revenues totaling $4.4 billion.

November 2024 saw KPMG pledge $100 million over four years to enhance enterprise artificial intelligence offerings through a collaboration with Alphabet’s Google Cloud. The partnership aims to embed Google products into business processes and advance AI capabilities across employees.

In February 2025, KPMG US removed its diversity reports from its website as part of a broader shift away from formal Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) objectives.

Global structure

Every national KPMG firm functions as an independent legal entity and holds membership in KPMG International Limited, a company incorporated in London. The organization evolved from a Swiss Verein structure to a Swiss co-operative in 2003 before transitioning into a limited company in 2020.

This arrangement—where the Limited company provides only support services—is consistent with other professional services networks. Individual member firms deliver client-facing services while maintaining separate liability exposure.

Bill Thomas serves as KPMG’s global chairman; he previously held roles as senior partner and CEO of the Canadian member firm KPMG LLP.

Certain member firms operate as multidisciplinary entities authorized to provide legal services within specific jurisdictions.

In India, where foreign audit firms are prohibited from practicing independently, KPMG operates as an investment bank and carries out audit work through BSR & Co., an Indian audit firm acquired after economic liberalization in 1992.

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, KPMG declared it would withdraw its Russian and Belarusian member firms from the global network.

Services

KPMG delivers its offerings through three main service divisions, generating total revenues of $38.4 billion (figures for 2024 in parentheses):

• Audit ($13.4 billion)
• Advisory ($16.3 billion)
• Tax and Legal Services ($8.7 billion)

In 2014, public attention focused on KPMG’s tax strategies involving multinational companies and Luxembourg, as revealed by the Luxembourg Leaks disclosures.

Tax shelter fraud

The IRS issued subpoenas to KPMG in 2003 concerning specific tax shelter schemes. By the following year, the U.S. Department of Justice had initiated a criminal investigation into KPMG LLP’s promotion of abusive tax shelters. Over a dozen employees implicated were either dismissed or compelled to retire. KPMG LLP acknowledged designing fraudulent tax shelters that enabled clients to evade $2.5 billion in taxes between 1996 and 2002, agreeing to a $456 million penalty under a deferred prosecution agreement that prevented formal indictment. Criminal conspiracy charges were dropped in January 2007.

Microsoft tax evasion

In 2012, KPMG played a role in structuring a transaction that allowed Microsoft to achieve an almost negligible tax rate in Puerto Rico by routing profits through a small local subsidiary. The IRS conducted an extended investigation into this intricate arrangement, which transferred at least $39 billion in earnings to Puerto Rico.

The HBOS financial statements were released in February 2008, with Lloyds Bank stepping in to rescue HBOS six months later. An inquiry into the audit arose partly due to its failure to uncover fraudulent activities at the HBOS Reading branch. Sally Masterton, who worked as an accountant for HBOS and subsequently Lloyds, authored the Project Lord Turnbull Report, which criticized the responses by the bank and others to the fraud. Despite this, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) determined there was insufficient evidence to issue adverse findings against KPMG, concluding that the audit complied with expected standards.

Carillion audit role

In January 2018, KPMG’s audit of the now-defunct UK construction company Carillion was examined by the FRC, leading to testimonies before two House of Commons committees in February that year. The Parliamentary inquiry report published in May 2018 condemned KPMG for its "complicity" in Carillion’s financial disclosures. In January 2019, KPMG suspended the lead partner along with three other team members involved in the audit process. A disciplinary panel convened by the FRC in January 2022 reviewed formal complaints regarding misleading information presented during the 2016 audit.

During tribunal proceedings, Jon Holt, KPMG’s UK CEO, admitted to internal wrongdoing and immediate notification to the FRC. Subsequently, KPMG was fined £14.4 million—one of the largest penalties imposed on an audit firm in the UK—and received a "severe reprimand," along with an order to cover £3.95 million in costs. Allegations included fabricated meeting minutes and backdated spreadsheet modifications. Additional sanctions were recommended for individuals such as partner Peter Meehan, who was ultimately fined £250,000 and banned for ten years; three other former executives also faced penalties. Junior auditor Pratik Paw was initially fined £50,000 with a four-year ban but ultimately received only a reprimand amid calls for firms to empower junior staff to challenge senior colleagues.

The FRC initiated a second probe into KPMG’s audits of Carillion. Its preliminary report released in September 2020 identified breaches and awaited KPMG’s response before proceeding with enforcement actions. By March 2021, KPMG approached a potential financial settlement with regulators that could involve a record fine near £25 million.

In May 2020, the Official Receiver (OR) prepared legal action seeking £250 million for negligence related to Carillion audits by KPMG. By May 2021, funding was secured for this lawsuit with damage claims speculated up to £2 billion. Reports from February 2022 indicated that claims might range between £1 billion and £1.5 billion, focusing on misstatements exceeding £800 million concerning major contracts from 2014 to 2016. The OR contended that KPMG accepted management’s inflated revenue figures and understated costs without sufficient challenge; however, KPMG denied responsibility, attributing failures solely to Carillion’s board and executives.

In November 2022, the OR stated that KPMG had "failed to respond" adequately regarding allegations linked to 20 significant construction contracts. KPMG maintained that accountability rested with Carillion’s leadership team. In February 2023, The Guardian reported that KPMG settled the £1.3 billion lawsuit; details of the agreement remain confidential.

In October 2023, the FRC imposed a £21 million fine on KPMG UK for neglecting fundamental auditing principles amid multiple breaches connected to Carillion audits over the three years prior to its collapse. Additionally, KPMG UK was ordered to pay approximately £5.3 million toward legal expenses. This sanction followed a £14.4 million penalty issued the previous year for providing regulators with misleading information.

2017 South African corruption scandal

In 2017, KPMG found itself at the center of controversies linked to the Gupta family. Having operated in South Africa since 1895 and integrated into the global KPMG network from 1979, the firm faced mounting pressure to cease operations due to its involvement in harming the nation’s economy.

For 15 years, KPMG provided services to Oakbay Resources and Energy, a mining enterprise owned by the Guptas, before stepping down in 2016 amid emerging corruption allegations. The exact financial repercussions for KPMG remain uncertain; however, some clients, such as Sygnia, a company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, ended their engagements because of these connections.

After confidential documents surfaced in July 2017, Moses Kgosana, former CEO of KPMG South Africa, withdrew from his candidacy for chairman at Alexander Forbes following accusations related to audits involving the Gupta family. In 2015, KPMG published a contentious report accusing ex-Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan of illegal conduct at SARS—a move widely interpreted as part of a state capture scheme associated with the Guptas. This report was later retracted in September 2017.

An internal review concluded that KPMG’s work with the Gupta family fell significantly below professional standards. Facing intense criticism, top executives in South Africa—including chairman Ahmed Jaffer, CEO Trevor Hoole, COO Steven Louw, and five partners—resigned in September 2017.

The civil organization Save South Africa accused KPMG and UK-based PR firm Bell Pottinger of enabling state capture. Numerous South African corporations cut or reconsidered their relationships with KPMG following these events. John Veihmeyer, then international chairman, issued an apology for the firm’s shortcomings and committed to donating fees earned from Gupta-related engagements and the retracted SARS report to initiatives combating corruption.

Other cases

2003

KPMG resolved lawsuits connected to audits of Rite Aid and Oxford Health Plans Inc., paying settlements of $125 million and $75 million respectively.

2004

The company disbursed $115 million to settle claims tied to the failure of software developer Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV.

2005

KPMG LLP admitted to criminal activities involving fraudulent tax shelters and agreed to pay $456 million in fines and penalties. Several former partners faced legal action.

2006

Fannie Mae filed a malpractice lawsuit against KPMG over approval of inaccurate financial statements.

2007

During investigations into Siemens’ bribery scandal, KPMG Germany was scrutinized, leading Siemens to replace it with Ernst & Young as auditor. Additionally, KPMG Mauritius faced litigation from South African pensioners over losses linked to a foreign exchange investment scheme it supported.

2008

KPMG was accused of facilitating improper practices at New Century Financial, a failed mortgage company, and settled an $80 million lawsuit with Xerox shareholders related to earnings manipulation. The firm was also implicated in audits connected to Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, leading to class action lawsuits. Furthermore, employees in the UK and South Africa were accused of bribery concerning trade secrets.

2010

Swedish authorities reported KPMG following HQ Bank’s liquidation due to regulatory violations.

2011

KPMG conducted due diligence on Hewlett-Packard’s $11.1 billion acquisition of Autonomy, later associated with an $8.8 billion write-down due to accounting irregularities. An independent review determined that KPMG Japan failed to detect fraud at Olympus Corporation.

2013

A former partner admitted insider trading involving clients such as Herbalife and Skechers, prompting KPMG to resign as their auditor. The U.S. Treasury accused KPMG along with other firms of collaborating with British intelligence on financial transaction monitoring.

2015

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) accused KPMG of assisting in fraudulent tax evasion schemes.

2016

CRA offered amnesty to clients of KPMG implicated in offshore tax avoidance on the Isle of Man.

2017

KPMG US dismissed five partners following a scandal involving prior knowledge of PCAOB audit inspections. The firm faced criticism for audit failures related to Wells Fargo and FIFA and held the highest number of regulatory deficiencies among Big Four firms. The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) launched an inquiry into KPMG’s audit of Rolls-Royce’s 2010 financial statements. Additionally, KPMG US paid a $6.2 million SEC penalty for audit deficiencies at Miller Energy Resources. In Hong Kong, 91 partners faced contempt charges for refusing to provide audit documentation linked to China Medical Technologies.

2018

KPMG faced scrutiny over connections with collapsed Abraaj Group and investigations by the UK FRC regarding its work for Conviviality prior to administration. It settled for HK$650 million over failure to uncover fraud at China Forestry. Chilean regulators sanctioned its local affiliate for audit violations. Oman suspended KPMG from auditing regulated entities after uncovering significant irregularities. In South Africa, KPMG publicly apologized for involvement in multiple scandals including VBS Mutual Bank, which led to considerable staff departures.

2019

The FRC fined KPMG £5 million for misconduct during the Co-operative Bank takeover following Britannia Building Society’s acquisition. The SEC imposed a $50 million fine on KPMG for unauthorized use of PCAOB data and cheating on training exams. The firm acknowledged errors and agreed to independent reviews as part of settlements.

2020

KPMG UK was fined £455,000 by the FRC for insufficient challenge of client disclosures and resigned as auditor for Ted Baker after inventory overstatements were revealed.

2021

South African liquidators filed a $59 million lawsuit against KPMG over VBS Mutual Bank audits. KPMG US settled a decade-long gender discrimination case for $10 million. Canadian Parliament resumed investigations into offshore tax evasion involving KPMG clients. Mount Anvil sued the firm for £6 million over negligent advice causing unexpected tax liabilities. The FRC criticized repeated audit failures by KPMG in banking sector reviews, with only 61% meeting required standards. Malaysia and 1MDB initiated a $5.6 billion damages claim against KPMG partners involved in corruption scandals. South Africa’s Public Investment Corporation sued over losses related to VBS Mutual Bank fraud. The FRC fined KPMG £13 million for misconduct during Silentnight’s sale, citing conflicts with private equity client H.I.G Capital. PCAOB fined KPMG Australia $450,000 after widespread employee cheating scandals emerged. Litigation funders backed lawsuits against Canadian affiliates concerning failed payday lender audits and UK insurance outsourcing claims. Abraaj liquidators sued Dubai affiliates for $600 million alleging negligent auditing.

2022

KPMG Malaysia settled a $111 million fine tied to 1MDB audit shortcomings. Airbus investors pursued legal action against KPMG and EY over alleged misleading disclosures causing losses around €300 million (~$340 million). The FRC imposed fines totaling £3 million related to audit failures at collapsed retailer Conviviality and fined a partner £150,000 for misleading inspectors during Regenersis audits. A £1.3 million fine was issued for serious breaches at Revolution Bars Group audits. The SEC opened probes into conflicts of interest involving US auditors at KPMG. PCAOB fined former US audit head Scott Marcello $100,000 for supervisory lapses linked to inspection result manipulations. The FRC announced a £14.4 million penalty against KPMG over forged documents connected to Carillion audits while ongoing investigations could lead to up to £4.5 million more related to Rolls-Royce’s 2010 audits. PCAOB fined South Korean affiliates $500,000 for document tampering during a 2018 audit of a US-listed company’s Korean operations. A Hong Kong lawsuit sought up to $830 million from KPMG over substandard audits enabling fraud at a Chinese medical technology firm. Dubai regulators issued provisional fines totaling $2 million against UAE affiliates tied to Abraaj audits amid leadership upheavals caused by internal conflicts. PCAOB fined European affiliates approximately $275,000 for concealing outsourced audit work in Poland and Romania jurisdictions. In November, KPMG UK settled a £5 million claim regarding inadequate Quindell audits while Abu Dhabi barred its Lower Gulf affiliate from authorized audits following governance issues. PCAOB revealed widespread cheating by hundreds of employees across UK and Colombia offices resulting in a cumulative fine of $7.7 million after previous penalties totaling $50 million.

2023

KPMG UK confidentially resolved a £1.3 billion lawsuit brought by Carillion creditors alleging negligent audits between 2014-2018; disciplinary panels found deliberate falsification of documents intended to mislead regulators during these audits and those involving Regenersis plc. Dubai courts ordered the Lower Gulf affiliate to pay approximately $231 million related to deficient Abraaj fund audits. PricewaterhouseCoopers sued Canadian affiliates seeking C$1.4 billion (~$1.1 billion) alleging negligence preceding Bridging Finance Inc.’s collapse in 2021. The FRC fined UK operations £1 million over basic failures auditing stationery retailer TheWorks.co.uk plc's 2020 accounts and £875,000 concerning lighting manufacturer Luceco's 2016 financial statement errors.

PCAOB reports on Chinese affiliates revealed significant deficiencies undermining sufficiency of audit evidence under HFCAA regulations.

In June, the FRC imposed an £877,000 penalty on UK operations due to failures auditing logistics company Eddie Stobart Group's 2017 statements.

In July, Dutch affiliates disclosed exam cheating involving more than 100 employees over five years; CEO Marc Hogeboom resigned amid ensuing controversy.

In August, whistleblowers accused Australian branches of inflating invoices and billing Defense Department hours not worked—total charges estimated at A$1.8 billion (~$1.2 billion) across ten years.

Abu Dhabi Global Market fined Lower Gulf affiliate AED110,000 (~$30,000) due to ineffective controls causing non-compliance with auditing standards.

In November, PCAOB fined Brazilian and Argentine affiliates $80,000 combined for deficient client communications while Japanese affiliates received $500,000 fines for quality control breaches.

KPMG came under scrutiny regarding audits of Signature Bank, First Republic Bank, and Silicon Valley Bank—all regional banks that collapsed in 2023—but was defended against responsibility for those failures.

2024

In December 2023, Collectif Porteurs H2O representing 9,000 investors filed suit against French affiliates alongside asset manager H2O and others over €700 million losses linked to illiquid investments associated with financier Lars Windhorst; UK FCA mandated €250 million compensation payouts and revoked H2O’s license following earlier French regulatory fines totaling €75 million.

In February, South African affiliates reportedly reached a confidential R500 million (~$27 million) settlement with VBS Mutual Bank liquidators concerning an earlier R863 million lawsuit alleging faulty audits.

In March, FRC fined UK affiliates £1.46 million ($1.9 million) due to fundamental failings auditing M&C Saatchi plc's 2018 accounts; higher penalties were reduced following admissions of breaches.

PCAOB sanctioned three partners from China’s Huazhen LLP affiliate with cumulative fines totaling $150,000 for violations against auditing standards.

In April, PCAOB levied a record $25 million fine on Netherlands affiliates stemming from exam cheating scandals spanning five years along with misrepresentations during investigations.

Concerns arose regarding audits performed by KPMG on financially troubled New York Community Bank amid scrutiny after regional bank collapses.

In August, India’s National Financial Reporting Authority fined Indian affiliate BSR & Associates LLP ₹10 crore (~$1.2 million) for lapses auditing Coffee Day Enterprises’ 2018-19 financials while barring two partners from audit duties up to ten years following prior sanctions linked to Coffee Day Global issues.

2025

In January, FRC initiated an investigation into the 2022 audit conducted by UK affiliates on gambling company Entain.

In March, PCAOB announced settlements imposing sanctions on nine global network firms across countries including Switzerland and the UK with combined civil penalties amounting to $3.375 million due to quality control breaches among other violations.

Cultural issues

In July 2022, KPMG Lower Gulf faced public scrutiny when employees in the UAE accused the firm of disregarding numerous complaints against Emirati CEO Nader Haffar. The controversy resurfaced in September 2022, prompting global leadership to consider suspending Haffar amid accusations involving "nepotism, cronyism and a culture of fear." Ten capital partners from the UAE office described the situation as a "massive crisis," pointing to declining profits and the withholding of 2021 bonuses attributed to "cash flow issues," which negatively affected partner remuneration.

By October 2022, the Financial Times exposed widespread unethical labor practices within KPMG Saudi Arabia. Expatriate workers reported safety risks and mental health challenges. Former employees recounted sudden dismissals, attributing these actions to a hostile environment fostered by predominantly Arab management. Additionally, there were reports of racial discrimination and xenophobic remarks directed at certain nationalities. The FT examined whistleblower complaints dating back to 2018 that highlighted wrongful terminations, unpaid wages, and safety violations within the Saudi operations.

Sponsorship

The Swedish KPMG member firm supported biathlete Magdalena Forsberg, a six-time world champion and two-time Olympic medalist, who simultaneously worked as a tax consultant at KPMG’s Sundsvall office.

In February 2008, golfer Phil Mickelson, ranked among the top players worldwide, entered into a three-year global sponsorship agreement with KPMG. His headwear prominently displayed the KPMG logo during tournaments. This partnership concluded on 22 February 2022 following Mickelson’s controversial comments about Saudi Arabia.

KPMG’s Canadian member firm backed skier Alexandre Bilodeau, who secured Canada’s first gold medal on home soil at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics; his father serves as a tax partner at KPMG Montreal.

In 2014, KPMG and McLaren Technology Group launched a decade-long strategic collaboration aimed at incorporating McLaren Applied Technologies' predictive analytics into KPMG’s audit and advisory offerings. The KPMG brand appeared on McLaren F1 Team vehicles during this period. This alliance ended in 2017, after which McLaren established a partnership with rival Deloitte.

Since 2016, KPMG has been a strategic sponsor of Brain Bar, an annual festival held in Budapest that focuses on future-oriented trends.

Awards

KPMG secured a top-two position overall in the 2009 Consultancy Rankings by OpRisk & Compliance, acknowledging its proficiency in risk management.

In 2011, the firm was ranked second among the World's Best Outsourcing Advisors for its extensive experience, global presence, and comprehensive methodology. That same year, KPMG was inducted into the Working Mother Hall of Fame after featuring for 15 consecutive years on Working Mother magazine’s list of 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers. In 2016, it earned the 13th spot on Consulting Magazine's Best Firms to Work For ranking.

By 2017, KPMG was placed 29th on Fortune's list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. Alongside PwC, Deloitte, and PA Consulting Group, it also ranked among the UK’s top 25 employers.

See also

• Accounting networks and associations
• Big Four accounting firms
• Financial audit
• FTSE 100 Index
• Management consulting
• Professional services