Chicago (Aug. 15, 2003) -- Global accounting and business advisory firm Grant Thornton became the first major firm to register with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Accounting firms that audit public companies must be registered with the PCAOB — created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act — by Oct. 22.
According to Accounting Today’s Top 100 Firms list, Grant Thornton generated $400 million in revenues in 2002.
-- WebCPA staff