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Top 50 Firm Ascend announced the acquisition of Sweeney Conrad in Kirkland, Washington, expanding its presence in the region.

Two former bankers were convicted in Germany over Cum-Ex deals by Fortis Bank that caused €45 million ($52.7 million) of damage to the country's taxpayers.

Plus, Anders names a new partner class; Blue names new industry and service line leaders; and more firm and personnel news.

Plus, AvidXChange touts "Accounts Payable as a Service"; BillingPlatform announces features for insights, visualizations, API; and other accounting tech news.

Amanda Reynolds filed a complaint asking the court to determine whether pets can be recognized as non-humans dependents.

Networth2B, a small business accounting solutions provider specializing in local apps that stay on the user's device, announced the addition of new billing features for professional services providers.

Tax work has always required patience, judgment and a steady hand. What is different today is the speed of change and the pressure that comes with it.

The profession's most influential share how they would describe the typical accountant.

As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "How would you describe the typical accountant?"

Get down with PPP; go Huskies; and other highlights of recent tax cases.