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Kreinces Rollins & Shanker LLC has reached an agreement to acquire the tax practice of Robert A. Samsel LLC of Lodi, N.J.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants are commemorating the second annual CFO Month, with a technology-focused theme to mark the rise of the “techno-finance chief.

Dan Heller, CPA, has joined Top 100 Firm EisnerAmper LLP as a partner in the private business services practice in its San Francisco office.

Capital markets executives at leading investment banks are projecting continued growth in initial public offerings on U.S. exchanges in 2014, according to a new survey by accounting and consulting firm BDO USA that projects $66 billion in IPO proceeds on U.S. exchanges this year.

The International Federation of Accountants is reiterating its call for global policymakers to focus on regulatory convergence, arguing that their failure to do so is stifling business confidence, economic stability and ambitions for a sustainable recovery.

After watching a weekend of football, it is obvious how important the fundamentals are to success. The teams that rely on the big play are inconsistent. Basic blocking and tackling aren’t that interesting, but without them, they will prevent teams from winning. The same is true with your performance as a professional accountant.

The Senate has confirmed Janet Yellen as chairman of the Federal Reserve by a vote of 56 to 26, succeeding Ben Bernanke, whose term ends on Jan. 31.

The newly approved commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, John Koskinen, said Monday that he would support voluntary certification for tax preparers if the Internal Revenue Service fails to win an appeal of a judge’s decision striking down the IRS’s Registered Tax Return Preparer regulatory regime.

Employees of Washington CPA and consulting firm Clark Nuber recently competed in the firm’s fifth annual Cook-Off Contest to raise money for local charity.

Ira Blecker will assist the firm’s founder, Sam Levy, with growth efforts.