KPMG operates as a global network of independent member firms offering audit, tax and advisory services, working with clients, helping them to mitigate risks and grasp opportunities. Member firms' clients include business corporations, governments, public sector agencies and not-for-profit organizations. They look to KPMG for a consistent standard of service based on leading professional capabilities, industry insight and local knowledge. KPMG member firms are in 155 countries. Collectively they employ more than 174,000 people across a range of disciplines.