KPMG the latest example of accountants being unaccountable (opens original article in a new tab)

KPMG faces scandal over alleged misuse of confidential audit information, joining a pattern of accounting firms evading consequences for unethical behavior.

• KPMG is accused of using confidential audit information to win business in Australia.
• Accounting scandals involving the Big Four firms have led to minimal consequences for the firms.
• Government contracts with KPMG are frozen for three months amid ongoing investigations.