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The Enron scandal was an accounting scandal involving Enron Corporation, an American energy company based in Houston, Texas. Upon being publicized in October 2001, the company declared bankruptcy and its accounting firm, Arthur Andersen – then one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships in the world – was effectively dissolved.

In 1989, Arthur Andersen and Andersen Consulting became separate units of Andersen Worldwide Société Coopérative (AWSC). Throughout the 1990s, there was increasing tension between Andersen Consulting and Arthur Andersen.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the obstruction of justice conviction of Enron accounting firm Arthur Andersen, ruling unanimously today that a Houston jury received flawed instructions...

Arthur Andersen considered incorporation as a shield for the personal assets of partners not found directly negligent. The Big Six firms also pursued legislative changes that would limit their liability. Increasing Income in the 1990s. Arthur Andersen's fee income rose steadily in the mid-1990s, as did that of the other Big Six accounting firms.

” Arthur Andersen, who used to be one of the “Big Five” largest accounting firms in the United States, strayed away from accepted policies and stuck in a string of accounting scandals, finally closed its doors after 90 years of business.

How the Former Staff Of Arthur Andersen Is Faring Two Years After Its Collapse - WSJ News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and...

Andersen, founded in 1913, and with 85,000 employees in offices all over the world, is a more substantial enterprise than the 21,000-employee Enron ever was--despite the energy trader's mythical ...

Arthur Andersen fired its partner in charge of auditing the Enron Corporation today, saying he had ordered the destruction of thousands of documents and e-mail messages after learning that the...