Deloitte & Touche LLP is Microsoft's independent auditor, responsible for reviewing the company's financial statements and internal controls, with shareholders ratifying this choice annually, while other "Big Four" firms (KPMG, EY, PwC) might audit Microsoft's partners for licensing and compliance.
Deloitte & Touche LLP is Microsoft's independent auditor.
EY serves as Apple's auditor and has done so since 2009, according to Apple's 10-K filing for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2025. In 2024, Apple paid EY $30 million in fees for the year ending September 28, 2024, up from $25 million the year before.
From MBSA:
At Microsoft's expense, Microsoft may verify Customer's and its Affiliates' compliance with this Agreement at any time upon 30 days' notice. To do so, Microsoft may engage an independent auditor (under nondisclosure obligations) or ask Customer to complete a self-audit process.
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
Nvidia is audited by the San Jose branch of PwC.
He resigned from the board in 2020. Over time, Gates reduced his role at Microsoft to focus on his philanthropic work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest private charitable organization, which he and his then-wife, Melinda French Gates, co-chaired from 2000 until 2024.
Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditors of the Company to serve for the 2025 fiscal year.
Walt Disney company and PWC. We begin with Disney, in 2023 one hundred years old. At $180 billion, it is the largest entertainment corporation in the world and its auditor, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) is one of the Big 4 global accountant partnerships.
Our internal control over financial reporting as of January 28, 2023, has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm who has also audited our consolidated financial statements, as stated in their report which appears on this page.
independent audit of the Company's consolidated PricewaterhouseCoopers is well qualified and has served financial statements and internal control over financial as our independent registered public accounting firm reporting in accordance with standards established by since 1946.
The effectiveness of the Firm's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.
EY will become the official auditing firm of Alphabet (Google), shareholder's meeting.
Dell Technologies board members re-elected, PwC ratified as auditor.
Samil PwC had been auditing Samsung Electronics for over four decades since the 1970s until 2019. But a revision to the country's accounting-related law forced Samsung Electronics to sign Deloitte Anjin as its external auditor from the fiscal years of 2020 to 2022.
IBM periodically audits its customers through third parties such as KPMG and Deloitte. These audits can be disruptive and sometimes lead to significant license compliance exposure. We provide immediate support, helping you to navigate the audit process to ensure optimal results, whichever audit phase you are in.