Practice Management

BlumShapiro has merged in accounting, tax and business consulting firm Needel, Welch & Stone, expanding the firm’s presence in Massachusetts.

Two months after penetrating the Pacific Northwest region by acquiring LeMaster Daniels, CPA and business advisory firm LarsonAllen acquired Kennewick, Wash.-based Hansen NvO, effective immediately.

The Internal Revenue Service opened its 21st season of electronic filing Friday with a reminder to taxpayers that e-file remains the best way to get fast refunds and ensure accurate tax returns, particularly following several tax law changes in December.

The Internal Revenue Service opened its Free File program Friday for the ninth year, offering free tax preparation and electronic filing to taxpayers.

CCH has expanded its research resources with the CCH Expert Treatise Library, with the initial treatise covering the taxation of compensation and benefits.

Atlanta accounting firms Windham Brannon and Tarpley & Underwood have agreed to combine, expanding the services and client base for the two firms.

Henry Bloch, the “H” in H&R Block, needs no introduction to accountants, or the millions of taxpayers whose returns have been prepared by the firm — and the industry — he spawned.

The Internal Revenue Service issued guidance Thursday that will allow more small tax-exempt organizations to file a simpler tax form containing less information than they would have been required to file previously.

The Treasury Department launched a pilot program Thursday to provide tax refunds on prepaid debit and payroll cards.

Southwest regional CPA firm Weaver has merged with L.T. Hawthorne & Associates Inc., expanding the firm’s services for the petroleum and renewable fuel industries.