The Research Review of Accounting Firm Transformation

Zhaoyang Wang

1Economy& management school of Wuhan university, 2Hunan university of finance and economy, Wuhan/ Changsha China.

DOI: 10.4236/ib.2013.53B029                

Abstract

While China’s accounting firms are focusing on purely for the limited liability partnership, the study on the form of accounting firm organization becomes more and more warmly. We specifically analyzed the research achievement of accounting firm organization form in Britain and China, and put forward of the prospect and direction for the study on accountant firm transformation theory in our country.

Keywords

Limited Liability Partnership; Accounting Firm; Research Review

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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