Deloitte

Article summary

Deloitte is a multinational professional services network based in London, England. It is the largest professional services network in the world by revenue and number of employees, and is one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with EY, KPMG, and PwC. The Deloitte network is composed of member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ( ), a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The firm was founded by the accountant William Welch Deloitte in London, England in 1845 and expanded into the United States in 1890. It merged with Haskins & Sells to form Deloitte Haskins & Sells in 1952 and with Touche Ross in the US to form Deloitte & Touche in 1989. In 1993, the international firm was renamed Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu, later abbreviated to Deloitte. In 2002, Arthur Andersen's practice in the UK as well as several of that firm's practices in Europe and North and South America agreed to merge with Deloitte. Subsequent acquisitions have included Monitor Group, a large strategy consulting business, in 2013. Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk, tax, and legal services with approximately 470,000 employees globally, and operates in over 150 countries. In FY 2024, the network earned revenues of US$67.2 billion in aggregate. The firm has sponsored a number of activities and events, including the 2012 Summer Olympics.…

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1900 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1975 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1845 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. employees: 470,000 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. employees: 3,200 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. employees: 7,000 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. employees: 470,000 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. members: 2010, members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. publication date: 2018-05-16 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1900". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "1975". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1845". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the employees is "470,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the employees is "3,200 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the employees is "7,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the employees is "470,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the members is "2010, members". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the publication date is "2018-05-16". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
12. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377223026