Firm News: Jan. 10, 2014

CALIFORNIA

HMWC CPAs & Business Advisors donated more than 100 toys to Toys for Tots during the holiday season. In addition to the holiday fun, the firm's partner Curtis Campbell’s son, Jason Campbell, a high school senior, performed at the House of Blues event, House of 80's, with his band Fusion Beat. The firm partnered up with the Marine Division of Toys for Tots to collect toys. The firm donated the toys through the House of Blues at Downtown Disney, which sponsored a Toys for Tots program.

GEORGIA

Ronald Blue & Co. has consolidated the division into a full service CPA firm, and has renamed it Ronald Blue & Co. CPAs and Consultants LLP. Ronald Blue & Co. CPAs and Consultants provides tax and accounting services for individuals, closely held businesses and nonprofit organizations around the country through offices in Atlanta, Phoenix, and Orange County, California.

ILLINOIS

Crowe Horwath LLP, Chicago, has made the Vault.com Top Internship list.

MARYLAND

AVF Consulting Inc., of Baltimore, has launched a new website that reflects its focus on providing nonprofit clients with expertise in implementation and support of financial management and fund accounting software. At www.avfconsulting.com, the website – which includes a new logo, new structure and a new blog – is focused on providing clients and the entire nonprofit community with information relevant to accounting practices and solutions, while also demonstrating the deep knowledge and experience of a staff that oversees the software implementation process for clients.

MASSACHUSETTS

Roselli, Clark & Associates has been retained by The Board of Selectmen to provide the town’s auditing services for the next three years. According to town counsel Michael McCarron, the Audit Selection Committee also received proposals from Sullivan, Rogers & Company LLC; Powers & Sullivan, LLC; and Guisti, Hingston, & Co. … Deloitte, Boston, has made the Vault.com Top Internship list.

MICHIGAN

Plante Moran, Southfield, has made the Vault.com Top Internship list.

MINNESOTA

Eide Bailly LLP, Minneapolis, has made the Vault.com Top Internship list.

NEW JERSEY

CPA Associates International, Inc. announced the election of its new North America leadership for the 2014 Association year. For a full list of its new officers and members of the North America Board of Directors visit CPAAI.com

NEW YORK

KPMG Corporate Finance LLC served as the exclusive financial advisor to Madison-based American Family Mutual Insurance Company for its recent $660 million acquisition of Homesite Group, Inc. KPMG CF provided assistance to American Family with the valuation, strategic and transaction structuring considerations for the transformational deal, which will allow the company to expand its customer base and geographic footprint. … KPMG has completed the acquisition of Atlanta-based, analytics solutions company, Link Analytics. The firm also made the Vault.com Top Internship list. … The New York State Society of CPAs plans to tackle philanthropy's 2014 challenges at its 36th Annual Nonprofit Conference held on Thursday, Jan. 9 in Rochester and again Thursday, Jan. 16 in New York City.

OHIO

Rudler PSC, of Cincinnati, has been accepted into the accounting network of BKR International.

PENNSYLVANIA

PwC, Philadelphia, has made the Vault.com Top Internship list.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Elliott Davis, Greenville, has made the Vault.com Top Internship list.

VIRGINIA

The National Society of Accountants Scholarship Foundation is accepting scholarship applications from promising accounting students across the country. The Foundation awards scholarships to undergraduates who are U.S. or Canadian citizens majoring in accounting at an accredited two- or four-year college or university in the United States. Scholarship applications are due March 31, 2014. To apply, review application guidelines and for additional information visit the NSASF website.

WASHINGTON

Moss Adams LLP, Seattle, has made the Vault.com Top Internship list.

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