The four major financial accounting firms are PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Deloitte (DTT), KPMG and Ernst & Young (EY).

1, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC): composed of original Price Waterhouse and Coopers &; Lybrand) was merged from 1 July 9981.

2. Deloitte (DTT): Deloitte is headquartered in new york, USA. As early as 19 17, Deloitte had recognized the business opportunities in China. Set up an office in Shanghai, becoming the first foreign accounting firm to open a branch in this vibrant and prosperous big city.

3. KPMG: KPMG is a professional service organization with a global network, which specializes in providing audit, tax and consulting services.

The Swiss entity of KPMG International Cooperation Organization (hereinafter referred to as "KPMG International") is composed of independent members from all over the country, but all members are legally separated and different individuals. At present, KPMG China has 16 institutions in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Qingdao, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Chongqing, Tianjin, Foshan, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao Special Administrative Region (including KPMG Enterprise Consulting (China) Co., Ltd.).

4. Ernst & Young (EY): Ernst & Young set up an office in Hongkong as early as 1973, and became the first international professional service company to set up an office in Beijing with the approval of China Municipal Government on 198 1. From 65438 to 0992, Ernst & Young established Ernst & Young Huaming Certified Public Accountants in Beijing. At present, Ernst & Young has more than 6,500 professionals in China and branches in Beijing, Hongkong, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dalian, Wuhan, Chengdu, Suzhou, Shenyang and Macau.

The characteristics of the four major accounting firms:

I. PricewaterhouseCoopers

Features: the largest scale, the largest number of customers.

PricewaterhouseCoopers is the largest of the four companies, with 85% customers in the world's top 500 companies and the largest number of customers among the four companies. The projects it has taken over are also relatively large, with a relatively large business volume and a relatively rich annual income.

Second, Deloitte.

Features: The fastest growing area in China has a high degree of localization.

Deloitte is the fastest growing of the four China districts. More than 78% of Deloitte's customers are Fortune 500 companies, which has the most advantages in developing Japanese customers.

Deloitte has a relatively high degree of localization, and its English level is the lowest among the four universities. Unless it needs to communicate with foreigners, its emails are also in Chinese, and most of its official materials and training materials are bilingual.

Third, KPMG.

Features: the smallest scale, but high customer quality.

KPMG is the smallest company in the world and Chinese mainland. It has obvious advantages in the financial industry, and the market share of customers in the financial industry is the first. In addition, KPMG has the best customers, and more than 75% of KPMG's customers are Fortune 500 companies.

Four. ernst & young

Features: Minimum workload, most attention to employees' feelings.

Ernst & Young has the least workload, the least work pressure and the most holidays among the four schools. However, this does not affect Ernst & Young's performance. More than 80% of its customers are Fortune 500 companies.