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BDO Insights

Please see below selected intelligence about BDO.

 

 

June 2016

 

 

 

 

 

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January 2016

 

 

  • BDO International expanded its global network with the appointment of BDO Francophone West Africa. The addition of BDO FWA provides BDO with a local presence in Ivory Coast, Niger and Togo, allowing it to better serve its local and international clients’ interests in West Africa. The firm will specialise in IT consulting and business advisory services and serves local and international companies as well as international development and local governmental agencies across West Africa.

 

 

December 2015

 

 

 

 

 

November 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 2015

 

 

  • BDO announced the appointment of Tokyo XBorder Tax Co. (TXB) as its new tax firm in Japan. TXB will change its name to BDO Tax and become a BDO Member Firm on 1 October 2015. Established in 2002, Tokyo-based BDO Tax Co. will commence with three partners and 40 staff, specialising in international tax, expatriate tax, transfer pricing, bookkeeping, tax inheritance, payroll and social insurance services. BDO Tax Co. will provide complementary services to those offered by the existing two BDO audit firms operating in Japan, BDO Toyo & Co and BDO Sanyu & Co.

 

 

 

August 2015

 

 

  • BDO Italy in a press release announced: "On July 23rd 2015 the aggregation among the businesses and professionals of Mazars and BDO in Italy took place, creating a single structure adhering to the BDO international network." Such aggregation represents the real alternative to the Big Four in the Italian market of auditing and professional service, the release continued. BDO International said they had nothing to add to this press release. At Mazars the situation was described slightly differently. "An independent, inappropriate and non-coordinated initiative was undertaken by part of the Mazars Italian partnership and part of the BDO Italian partnership, which has led to the announcement that the Mazars teams in Italy would be joining the BDO franchise in Italy," a spokesperson told International Accounting Bulletin. No Mazars team will join a competitor or operate under dual brand in Italy or elsewhere, the spokesperson continued.

 

 

 

July 2015

 

 

  • The US affiliate of BDO International had fiscal 2015 revenues of $1.05 billion for the year ended 30 June, up 26% over last year’s $833 million in revenues. Consulting and Advisory led the firm’s 2015 growth, up 51.4%; followed by Tax, up 17.5%; and Assurance, up 17.5%. Assurance continues to represent a little more than half of revenues at 52%, with Tax at 32% and Consulting/Advisory now 16%. Advisory revenues for BDO International were 24% at the end of Fiscal 2014, but the fiscal year for BDO USA and BDO International aren’t lined up, and the latter doesn’t close until 30 September. Revenue growth for BDO’s US firm has increased by more than 70% in the last three years. BDO added 30 new partners effective July 1 – 22 of the partners are in the Assurance line, 7 are in tax, and 1 in the firms national office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • In Australia, BDO announced the appointment of 22 new partners in its Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Cairns offices. The firm now has 166 partners across 10 offices. BDO’s new co-CEO’s David Garvey and Grant Saxon commented to the AFR on the firm’s re-jigged leadership strategy. David Garvey said, “This new leadership structure takes away a layer of administration and allows us to be much more nimble in our decision-making processes, while also being more direct and transparent with the partners."

 

 

 

June 2015

 

  • Nina Gross was named Global Forensics Practice Leader in the firm's Washington, DC office. Gross plans to expand BDO’s Global Forensics practice, providing investigation, anti-corruption compliance, anti-fraud training, due diligence and forensic technology services. Prior to joining BDO, Gross held leadership roles at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, leading the firm’s FCPA Consulting Services practice in Washington, DC and establishing its Global Anti-Corruption Training Academy. She also served as Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs under Chairmen David Ruder and Richard Breeden at the US Securities & Exchange Commission - details.

 

 

May 2015

 

 

 

 

 

April 2015

 

 

  • Outgoing Ryanair CFO Howard Millar was confirmed as chairman of BDO Ireland. "It's now mandatory that auditors have to be changed every 10 years and this is going to create an opportunity that wouldn't have been there before," claimed Millar. "This is going to benefit a firm of this size. It's going to really affect how accountancy and taxation services are offered." Millar says he sees parallels between the accountancy firm and Ryanair.  "I think there's a real opportunity for BDO to shake up things. Are they going to knock out one of the Big Four? I don't think so, but we have to start at some point. The economy is on the move - more expansion, more transactions, more mergers and acquisitions, that will all create increased opportunity."

 

 

 

December 2014

 

 

 

  • The US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board inspected 23 of BDO's audits last year and spotted weaknesses in 65% of them, including a failure to test controls over goodwill, reserves and receivables, as well as a failure to test a client's method for calculating the revenue and value of certain financial assets.

 

 

 

November 2014

 

 

  • BDO USA expanded its financial and consulting capabilities in Texas by acquiring the local practice of UHY Advisors. The UHY practice, through offices in Houston and Dallas, provides a range of services, with a particular focus on clients in energy, manufacturing, distribution, professional services, healthcare and real estate. This transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close at the beginning of December -  more details.

 

 

 

  • The transformation of Ireland's accounting sector continues. Dublin firm BDO is closing in on Ireland's Big Four accounting giants, with plans to add 150 experienced staff. BDO says it is poised to benefit from new EU accounting rules.

 

  • BDO USA acquired SS&G, a leading Midwestern US accounting and consulting firm. SS&G’s more than 375 staff, including 36 partners, from SS&G, Inc and its SS&G Parkland subsidiary will join BDO. SS&G has offices in the Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, Cincinnati and Chicago, and provides a full range of accounting and consulting services to clients in manufacturing, distribution, restaurants, healthcare, nonprofit services, real estate, technology and other industries. The combination is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed on 1 January 2015.
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