Friday, 1 October, 2021 - 15:00
BDO confirms move to city
Accounting and advisory network BDO has confirmed it is moving from its Subiaco offices into the Perth CBD at the end of the year.
BDO is one of the largest full service accounting and advisory networks in Australia and globally.
BDO in Western Australia is the result of the merger between BDO and Horwath's practices in 2007. The bulk of PKF's Perth practice switched to BDO in 2010 (the auditors went to Deloitte and PKF has since restarted as PKF Mack & Company).
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Accounting and advisory network BDO has confirmed it is moving from its Subiaco offices into the Perth CBD at the end of the year.
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