Practice Management

Accounting firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram has acquired Cuthill & Eddy, a CPA practice based in Winter Park, Fla., in the Orlando area.

Two firms in central Pennsylvania have merged, with Robert J. Moyer, CPA, and the two members of his staff moving to the CPA Associates office in Altoona.

The House passed a bill extending the moratorium on Internet access taxes by seven years, putting the period on par with a recently passed Senate bill and sending the bill to President Bush for his signature.

The Internal Revenue Service said it is extending the filing deadlines for victims of the wildfires in Southern California.

The New York State Society of CPAs has offered its own solution for the problem of the expanding alternative minimum tax, as the issue continues to get debated in Washington.

Many firms conduct surveys and issue releases summarizing them hoping for the maximum press coverage. Grant Thornton is one of the “best” at it.

The U.S. Senate has voted to extend a moratorium on state and local taxes for Internet access for seven years.

Kellogg & Andelson Accountancy Corp. said it was acquiring Wien, Sales & Vizvary, a Beverly Hills-based accounting firm.

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has introduced a bill aimed at repealing the alternative minimum tax and cutting the top corporate tax rate while raising taxes in other areas, including on the salaries of hedge fund and private equity fund managers.

The Internal Revenue Service intends to improve international tax administration in an effort to reduce the tax gap.