KPMG Overview: KPMG is one of the Big Four international public accounting firms. KPMG has a complex organizational structure with a number of independent member firms divided among functional and/or regional lines. Member firms are organized as partnerships. Its main lines of business include:
- Audit
- Advisory (Consulting)
- Tax
Size: KPMG operates in over 140 countries. These figures are as of June, 2007:
- Employees (worldwide) = 123,000
- Employees (U.S.) = 19,600
- Partners (worldwide) = 7,000
- Partners (U.S.) = 1,600
- Offices (U.S.) = 93
Positives and Negatives: See discussion under the public accounting firms overview.
