A roundup of recent expansions, additions, new services and other news from firms across the country.
ALBANIA
T.A.L.I.S. Tax Audit Legal International Services, Tirana, has joined global accounting network HLB International. The firm was founded in 2006, and provides assurance, tax, consulting and financial advisory services.
CALIFORNIA
The Franchise Services Group of Armanino LLP, San Ramon, is participating in “Franchising Gives Back” to fight MS. (See the full story
CHILE
Guinazu & Asociados SpA, Santiago, has joined global accountancy network UHY. The firm has 32 staff, including three partners.
ILLINOIS
Lauterbach & Amen has been named to the Crain's Chicago Business 25 list of the largest accounting firms in the area. The firm also released its new Illinois Library Benchmarking Study.
LOUISIANA
The CPA Consultants’ Alliance announced its new officers at its annual meeting in New Orleans: Sarah Johnson Dobek, founder and president of Inovautus Consulting, will serve as president; Dustin Hostetler, shareholder at Boomer Consulting, as vice president/meeting chair; Gary Adamson, president of Adamson Advisory, as secretary/treasurer; Angie Grissom, president of The Rainmaker Companies, as membership chair; Rick Solomon, CEO of Thriving Firm, as deliverables chair; Carrie Steffen, president of The Whetstone Group, as marketing chair; and Terry Putney, CEO of Transition Advisors LLC, as immediate past president
MARYLAND
DeLeon & Stang CPAs and Advisors, Gaithersburg, was ranked No. 30 on Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Flexibility list.
NEW JERSEY
The New Jersey Society of CPAs announced that it will award more than $450,000 in scholarships this year, making it the largest professional scholarship program in the state. It will hold its 56th Annual Scholarship Award Ceremony April 21 at Pines Manor in Edison. The society will begin accepting applications for its 2017 scholarship program in the fall.
NEW YORK
The Rochester office of Freed Maxick has been named one of the Top Workplaces 2016 by the Democrat & Chronicle and WorkplaceDynamics. Separately, the firm applied “Augmented Reality” for its latest print advertisement in the Buffalo Business First print publication, allowing an enhanced experience for users who have downloaded the Layar app to view, so they can view a video corresponding to the print ad over the ad itself. … CohnReznick LLP, New York, released a report on IPO activity in the first quarter of 2016. There were a mere nine new offerings in Q1, compared to 40 in Q1 2015, and 81 in 2014. The complete
QATAR
HLB Nasser Al Khalifa, Doha, has joined global accounting network HLB International. Established in 2015, the firm provides audit, accounting and consulting services.
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