Dictionary of Accounting Terms: big 4 accounting firms
big 4 accounting firms
four major public accounting firms, from the original eight, with many regional and local firms as well. The four are in the order of revenue in 2003: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte & Touche, KPMG, and Ernest & Young. The second-tier firms include BDO Seidman, Grant Thornton, and McGladrey & Pullen.
