Practice Management

Crowe Horwath LLP has announced that it plans to add the Microsoft Dynamics automotive consulting team of ExtOrg to its roster.

New York-based Tinari Economics Group has agreed to join the New York and New Jersey regional CPA firm Sobel & Co. as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Warren Averett LLC has merged with Atlanta-based Gifford, Hillegass & Ingwersen and Pender Newkirk & Company of Tampa, Fla.

The Internal Revenue Service has begun accepting electronic signatures on requests for tax transcripts.

BlumShapiro has merged with the Providence, R.I.-based firm Sullivan & Company.

SS&G has merged with Chicago-based Silver, Lerner, Schwartz & Fertel. The new addition comes with 45 professionals, which doubles SS&G’s numbers in the Chicago market.

Herbein + Company, Inc. has acquired the internal audit, risk management and compliance service provider, Financial Outsourcing Solutions, for an undisclosed amount.

Every investor is familiar with the legal caveat, “past performance is not a guarantee of future results,” but the warning is apt for business owners and credit officers evaluating their potential trade partners’ creditworthiness too.

Family businesses in the U.S. are more confident about their growth prospects than their global peers—93 percent versus 81 percent—and are poised to capitalize on new opportunities, according to a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

T100 Firm ParenteBeard LLC recently added the health care management consulting firm Presscott Associates Ltd. to its practice.