Skoda Minotti Technology Partners has merged with Westlake, Ohio-based DataServ. Deal terms were undisclosed.

Top Sage partner Blytheco has effectively sold its Sage 300 ERP practice to Topsfield, Mass.-based VAR BrainSell Technologies.

WebsterRogers LLP has merged the practice of Charles Talbert III, CPA, into the firm.

The accounting and management consultant firm, Bowman & Co. LLP has acquired the practice of Robert A. Stewart. The deal went into effect May 1, 2013.

A roundup of accounting firm mergers and acquisitions from the previous month

The Bonadio Group has bolstered its internal audit team with the acquisition of Independent Audit Associates, of Rutland, VT. The deal is expected to close on May 1, 2013.

Elliott Davis has expanded its footprint in North Carolina with the addition of Lunsford & Strickland, PA.

Some companies enhanced this or partnered with that, all well and good, but notable Sage family mergers and the fact that Microsoft may actually be going after accountants deserves more discussion.

Net@Work has officially launched a nonprofit reseller practice with the purchase of Huckstep & Associates -- one of top Sage North America's top nonprofit partners.

Top 20 Firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP is expanding its presence in the New York City market by merging with local Top 100 Firm Holtz Rubenstein Reminick LLP.

BAASS Business Solutions and Axis Global Partners have merged, creating what will likely be an $18 million firm and the largest Sage reseller deal this year.

Marcum LLP has merged in Cornerstone Accounting Group, an accounting and assurance firm that focuses on the real estate industry.

Tax season 2013 is over and the M&A frenzy will pick back up again where it left off. So, what is your practice worth?

Wastvedt & Co. has acquired the San Diego-based accounting firm, Advantage Tax and Accounting Services. Deal terms were undisclosed.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has acquired select assets of the TaxWorks software line from RedGear Technologies, the customers of which will be transitioned to UltraTax CS—part of the CS Professional Suite.

Accounting firm REDW, one of the Top 10 Regional Leaders in the Southwest, has joined forces with Phoenix-based RCG Plan Administration LLC, a third-party administrator and record-keeper for small and midsized business and native American retirement plans.

A roundup of accounting firm mergers from the previous month

During the recent Microsoft Convergence 2013 user and partner event we caught up with Jim Bowman, president and chief executive of SBS Group and inquired about their status as a top reseller, Master VAR and the state of the reseller partner profession in general.

Decosimo has acquired the Huntsville, Ala.-based cost accounting and federal compliance solutions group Solvability.

Microsoft Dynamics Master VAR Tribridge took the opportunity during the Convergence 2013 user and partner event to announce the addition of two new affiliates to its network, CBR Technology and MIC Business Solutions.