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%
