Andersen Consulting was paying Arthur Andersen up to 15% of its profits each year (a provision of the 1989 split was that the more profitable unit – whether AA or AC – pay the other the 15 percent), while at the same time Arthur Andersen was competing with Andersen Consulting through its own newly established business consulting service line called Arthur Andersen Business Consulting (AABC).
Andersen Consulting đã trả Arthur Andersen lên tới 15% lợi nhuận mỗi năm (một điều khoản khi chia rẽ trong năm 1989 là đơn vị sinh lợi hơn - dù là Arthur Andersen hay Andersen Consulting - thanh toán 15% cho đơn vị kia), trong khi đó Arthur Andersen cạnh tranh với Andersen Consulting qua dịch vụ tư vấn kinh doanh riêng được gọi là Arthur Andersen Business Consulting (AABC).