KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

Marka Audit Bishkek, Bishkek, is the newest member of the mid-tier international accountancy network, HLB International.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

ACL, an audit and risk management solutions provider, launched ACL Analytics Exchange version 4. Visit acl.com to find out more.  

CALIFORNIA

Intuit Payroll tallied the numbers for its Small Business Indexes and found that small business employment in the U.S. has a slight increase. (See: “Intuit Finds Small Businesses Added 15,000 Jobs in February")  ... CompuPay, a BenefitMall Company that provides integrated payroll and tax filing services, formed a strategic partnership with San Diego Employers Association. CompuPay will be the preferred payroll service provider for the not-for-profit organization. 

ILLINOIS

CCH’s Global Tax Weekly – A Closer Look will now feature regularly published articles from global tax professionals at Grant Thornton LLP. The new partnership provides readers with additional insight on international tax topics along with current analysis of the latest tax developments impacting a wide spectrum of businesses and industries. The Global Tax Weekly is available electronically on CCH’s IntelliConnect.

INDIANA

Katz, Sapper & Miller LLP, Indianapolis, has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Indiana for the eighth consecutive year

NEW YORK

Deloitte LLP and PwC LLP each won four Association of Management Consulting Firms Awards. Ernst & Young LLP also received an AMCF Award for Value and Excellence in Consulting in new and digital media. … KPMG LLP, New York, has completed the acquisition the Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning practice of The Hackett Group. Financial terms of the deal, which were initially announced Feb. 20, 2013, remain undisclosed. … WeiserMazars LLP, New York, will take part in the five month program “The Good Bank” initiative –a global program led by The Economist Group, which will take advantage of experts’ collective intelligence to explore the specific factors that make a socially engaged bank a successful business.

PENNSYLVANIA

Siegal & Drossner PC now operates under the name SD Associates PC Certified Public Accountants & Business Advisors.

TENNESSEE

LBMC Technologies LLC, Nashville, received the 2013 Hyland Software Diamond Award for technical knowledge and support expertise. The LBMC Family of Companies also received three awards from the United Way 2012 Community Support and Volunteer Recognition Celebration. The firm won Top 25 Corporate Partner, Circle of Caring Award and Most Improved Campaign in the Finance Companies Segment

TEXAS

Looper Reed & McGraw has added Texas Tax Talk to its blogging network. Some recent blog headlines include:

Can I deduct My Losses From Hurricane Sandy

How Does the Obamacare Net Investment Income Tax Work

Identity Theft and the IRS: What Can You Do

What are the Basics of the 2012 American Taxpayer Relief Act …

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