 In November 2012 HP announced an $8.8 billion write off due to "serious accounting improprieties" committed by Autonomy management prior to the acquisition.<ref></ref><ref></ref>

According to an independent panel formed to investigate irregular payments made by Olympus which reported in December 2011, KPMG's affiliate in Japan did not identify fraud at the company.<ref></ref>

In April 2013, Scott London, a former KPMG LLP partner in charge of KPMG's US Los Angeles-based Pacific Southwest audit practice, admitted passing on stock tips about clients, including Herbalife, Skechers, and other companies, to his friend Bryan Shaw, a California jewelry-store owner.<ref name=gpkpmg></ref> In return Shaw gave London $70,000 as well as gifts that included a $12,000 Rolex watch and concert tickets.<ref name=wsj9></ref> On 6 May, Shaw agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud.He also agreed to pay around $1.3 million in restitution, and to cooperate with the government as part of a plea deal with federal prosecutors.<ref name=R9></ref> This scandal led KPMG to resign as auditor for Herbalife and Sketchers.<ref></ref>

In 2015, KPMG was accused by the Canada Revenue Agency of tax evasion schemes