While Ames Research compiles its list of auditors and fees, a few nuggets have slipped out.
PwC is flat and BDO and McGladrey are down. Is the SarbOx Boom over?
Average Fees Change,
FY06 to FY07 (Companies over $500 million)
Auditor….. Avg. Change
BIG FOUR
PwC….. 0.1%
D&T….. 10.3%
E&Y….. 8.9%
KPMG….. 3.0%
NEXT TIER
Grant Thornton….. 12.4%
Moss Adams….. 10.5%
Dixon Hughes….. 7.0%
Crowe Chizek & Co. ….. 4.9%
Porter Keadle Moore….. 2.7%
DECLINES
BDO Seidman….. -10.3%
McGladrey & Pullen….. -6.4%
Battelle & Battelle….. -3.7%
TOTAL….. 5.2%
