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The term descends via Big Six from Big Eight, the ancestor firms noted above apart from KMG having been numbered among the eight. The term Big Eight was coined in the 1980s to reflect the international dominance of the eight largest accounting firms. The Big Eight source their origins to mergers of regional accounting firms in the 1970s and preceding decades. The original Big Eight as coined in the 1980s were:
The Big Eight became the Big Six in 1989 when Ernst & Whinney merged with Arthur Young to form Ernst & Young in June, and Deloitte, Haskins & Sells merged with Touche Ross to form Deloitte & Touche in AugustSee August (album) for the album by Eric Clapton. August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days. Named in honor of Augustus Caesar. The month reputedly has 31 days because Augustus wanted as many days as Julius Caesar's Ju. The Big Six became the Big Five in July 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting when Price Waterhouse merged with Coopers & Lybrand to form PricewaterhouseCoopers. In the wake of the 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap Enron scandal, Arthur Andersen was effectively removed as one of the Big Five, reducing the Big Five to the Big Four.