The total amount of goodwill impairment recorded by U.S. public companies reached $78.9 billion in 2018, up a staggering 125 percent from the prior year, according to a new report.

Financial Executives International and its Committee on Corporate Reporting have released a new guide on internal control considerations for business combinations.

The firm is adding the accounting practice of Arnold H. Zippel; the legal practice will remain separate.

The firm saw year-over-year growth of 10.1 percent, up from 8.3 percent growth in 2018.

RSM US LLP, a Top 5 Firm based in Chicago, is adding Tate & Tryon, P.C., a Washington, D.C.-based accounting firm that focuses on providing nonprofit organizations with audit, tax, accounting outsourcing and advisory services, and its wholly owned subsidiary, T3 Information Systems, LLC, effective Jan. 1, 2020.

Friedman adds Markowitz, Fenelon & Bank; UHY Advisors unites with Becker & Rosen; Blue & Co. merges in Clarus Partners; Barone, Howard & Co. joins Dermody, Burke & Brown.

The mega-deal unites two Top 100 Firms and expands Marcum's presence in the Midwest and Florida.

It’s the factor behind most failed mergers, but firms aren't paying enough attention to it.

MKA is expanding in Florida by adding a firm based in Orlando.

The firm is doing its second M&A deal this month by adding two partners and nine other professionals from BPE&H.