KPMG

==== 2011 ====
In August, KPMG conducted due diligence work on [[Hewlett-Packard]]'s $11.1 billion acquisition of the British software company [[Autonomy Corporation|Autonomy]]. In November 2012 HP announced an $8.8 billion write off due to "serious accounting improprieties" committed by Autonomy management prior to the acquisition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accountancyage.com/aa/news/2226169/kpmg-conducted-due-diligence-of-deloitte-audit-at-autonomy |title=KPMG conducted due diligence of Deloitte audit at Autonomy |work=Accountancy Age |date=20 November 2012 |first=Rachael |last=Singh |access-date=8 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908020850/http://www.accountancyage.com/aa/news/2226169/kpmg-conducted-due-diligence-of-deloitte-audit-at-autonomy |archive-date=8 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hardy |first=Quentin |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/h-p-takes-big-hit-on-accounting-improprieties-at-autonomy/ |title=Hewlett's Loss: A Folly Unfolds, by the Numbers |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=20 November 2012 |access-date=8 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725010737/http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/h-p-takes-big-hit-on-accounting-improprieties-at-autonomy/ |archive-date=25 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

According to an independent panel formed to investigate irregular payments made by [[Olympus Corporation|Olympus]] which reported in December, KPMG's affiliate in Japan did not identify fraud at the company.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/business/global/banks-aided-in-olympus-cover-up-report-finds.html |title=The Culture Was Corrupt at Olympus, Panel Finds |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=6 December 2011 |access-date=8 September 2014}}</ref>