South African businesses review contracts after Barclays Africa drops KPMG

Josh White

June 07 2018

South African businesses review contracts after Barclays Africa drops KPMG

Barclays Africa Group Limited (BAGL) has dropped KPMG as its auditors because of its ties with the Gupta family and the related corruption scandal. Other companies fearing reputational damage are also reviewing their relationships with some large accounting firms in South Africa.

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Josh White

Special Projects Editor ITR

Josh covers transfer pricing, BEPS, tax disputes and other direct tax matters for ITR’s audience. He covers a range of tax issues in these areas and how companies are dealing with them, as well as the influence of politics on tax developments.

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