UK NFRA Blasts KPMG
Hello everyone, I read comments here on CAclubindia after my last article and video on Big4s, many feel we should do something about it, few feel it's fair that big4 are so powerful. I think the most important thing is we should have open, neutral mind and we should carefully evaluate what is happening in Indian and worldwide ca profession, we should think, debate and think of innovative solutions, today thought process has started tomorrow, solutions will flow. Yes Indian firms need critical evaluation, they need "Indian firm association", they need to pay fair salaries to CAs and they need to charge fair fees, they need new technologies and brand. Their association can do brand building and they can take it worldwide. And nothing wrong and ashamed in promoting Indian firms. Modiji said we need to use Rupay card more than master card and visa, nothing wrong in it.
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Dark Secrets of Big 4s
Now in this article I am sharing what is happening in UK where Big4s have their headquarters. It is important to understand actions and intentions of UK authorities. Do watch video explaining this article as the end of article.
UK Parliament Unhappy
Majority of Big 4s have their head quarter in UK. Parliamentarians in UK are not happy with conduct of Big4s. They are also unhappy with Financial Reporting Council (Like NFRA in India) for not taking enough actions. As Big4s failed to red flag, report big corporate-collapses.
FRC comes into Action
- After these observations, Financial Council imposed fine of 130 Crores in 2 days.
- KPMG fined for around 40 crores for audit of technology company Quindell.
- Issued warning KPMG's audit work is of an unacceptable standard and the firm will face increased scrutiny.
- PwC fined of around 90 crore for collapse of departmental stores company BHS Ltd.
- PwC partner Steve Denison was also fined 45 Crores for the BHS and Taveta audits, severely reprimanded and ordered him not to perform any audit work for a period of 15 years.
KPMG Auditors are Not Skeptical
Auditors at KPMG don't challenge management enough, aren't sufficiently skeptical and are inconsistent in their execution of audits. To address the poor performance, the FRC will increase the number of KPMG audits it inspects in the current financial year by 25 percent.
Break Big4s
There is open speculation in Parliament about breaking up the Big Four audit firms to increase competition and improve standards.
Lawmakers have called for a separate report by the FRC and the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority to consider whether the 'Big Four' auditors Ernst & Young, PwC, Deloitte and KPMG should be broken up to create more competition.
Michael Izza, head of the U.K. Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, said that the drive for higher fines is at odds with a push to break up the Big Four. He argued that bigger penalties scare off smaller competitors, as 'the risk in imposing ever-greater financial sanctions is that these increase the risk profile of auditing.'
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