Maryland

The Top 50 Firm acquired Owings Mills, Maryland-based Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn, expanding the firm's Mid-Atlantic presence.

The law, effective Oct. 1, 2026, will create a third pathway that allows candidates to earn their CPA license with a bachelor's degree, two years of experience and passing the CPA exam.

The bill creates an alternative path to CPA licensure, and it awaits the signature of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, after which it will go into effect on Oct. 1, 2026.

The Maryland Association of CPAs celebrated its 125th anniversary on Feb. 12, 2026.

The Maryland Association of CPAs visited the state capital in Annapolis to lobby for changes to CPA licensure and other laws.

Platform Accounting Group, based in Holladay, Utah, has added Riibner and Associates, based in Kensington, Maryland, in the latest of a string of M&A deals.

Hill, Barth & King has expanded to Maryland by acquiring McLean, Koehler, Sparks & Hammond.

A federal appeals court has ruled unconstitutional a provision of a Maryland law that prevents companies from displaying a digital ad tax charge on a bill.

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP has added a firm with offices in North Bethesda and Columbia, Maryland, expanding its presence in the U.S. Capital region.

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Kahn, Berman, Solomon, Taibel & Mogol in Hunt Valley, Maryland, is adding Varanko & Black CPAs, another firm in Baltimore County, effective Jan. 1, 2025.

The board announced 369 accounting and auditing students will receive $10,000 in scholarships as part of its PCAOB Scholars program.

The Top 50 Firm announced that Tobin & Collins and Squire, Lemkin + Co. would merge with it effective June 1. 

The American Institute of CPAs received a $120,000 grant from the Maryland Department of Labor to expand its Registered Apprenticeship for Finance Business Partners in the state.