1st Edition

Disruption in the Audit Market The Future of the Big Four

By Krish Bhaskar, John Flower Copyright 2019
152 Pages
by Routledge

152 Pages
by Routledge

152 Pages
by Routledge

Focussing on the dominance of the Big Four auditing firms – PwC, EY, Deloitte and KPMG – this concise volume provides an authoritative critical assessment of the state and future of the audit market, currently the subject of much debate and the focus of significant government enquiries. Drawing on extensive research and a vast collection of evidence from interviews with insiders, experts and... Read more

1. About this Book. 2. The Accounting and Auditing Profession. 3. The Big Four: Size and Audit Quality. 4. Disruption in External Auditing. 5. Disputes in External Auditing. 6. Audit Disruption and New Technology. 7. Disruptive Audit Structures: Splitting Up the Big Four. 8. Disruptive Audit Structures: Further Options. 9. Disruptive Audit Structures: Radical Solutions. 10. Summary and Conclusions. GLOSSARY.

Biography

Krish Bhaskar was founding Professor of Accounting at the University of East Anglia, UK and previously held positions at the London School of Economics and the University of Bristol. He is the author of over 50 books and has also worked extensively in the IT, consulting, investment banking, automotive and forecasting sectors.



John Flower, now retired, was formerly Professor of Accounting at the University of Bristol and Director of the Centre for Research in European Accounting, Brussels.



Rod Sellers, OBE, FCA, has spent almost 50 years in senior financial and corporate roles in industry.