PKF
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PKF is a global network of accountancy firms. Member firms operate under the PKF brand in over 125 countries worldwide. In 2010, PKF International was ranked the 10th largest global accounting network, with aggregate fee income of $2.4 billion for member firms in the year end June 2010). Over 21,474 staff including more than 2,198 partners are employed by PKF International member firms.
, Canada
, the United Kingdom
and the United States
joined together to create an international association. The four firms were:
In 1980, member firms decided to use Pannell Kerr Forster as their common brand name to create an international accountancy brand. In 2000, member firms decided to shorten their name to PKF. Member firms are now adopting this name in their home markets, or adding PKF as a prefix to the existing firm name.
There are over 245 member firms and correspondents in 440 locations in around 125 countries providing accounting and business advisory services.PKF International Limited is a network of legally independent member firms.
History
Pannell Kerr Forster was founded in 1969 when four accountancy firms from AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
joined together to create an international association. The four firms were:
- Pannell Fitzpatrick & Co (UK);
- Harris, Kerr, Forster & Co (USA);
- Campbell, Sharp, Nash & Field (Canada); and
- Wilson, Bishop, Bowes & Craig (Australia).
In 1980, member firms decided to use Pannell Kerr Forster as their common brand name to create an international accountancy brand. In 2000, member firms decided to shorten their name to PKF. Member firms are now adopting this name in their home markets, or adding PKF as a prefix to the existing firm name.
There are over 245 member firms and correspondents in 440 locations in around 125 countries providing accounting and business advisory services.PKF International Limited is a network of legally independent member firms.