Regional CPA and business advisory firm WithumSmith+Brown has merged with Morristown N.J.-based Gershon, Pierce, Lissak & Co. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1984, GPL provides financial planning and tax compliance services, estate and trust administration, litigation support, joint defense funds administration, and forensic accounting services. The union adds seven partners and 26 staffers to WithumSmith+Brown and brings the firms partner total to 27. In 2004, WS+B posted revenues of roughly $31 million. The marriage with GPL marks the second merger in as many months for WSB. In January, it merged in another New Jersey firm, Mendlowitz Weitsen, which added three principals and 10 staff members.
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Investors mostly favor the continued use of quarterly reporting and rejected the SEC's recent proposal for a semiannual reporting option, according to a survey.
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Plus, KPMG names new int'l leaders; a new director of enforcement at the PCAOB; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.
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Firms are sourcing new solutions from field staff to expand their tools and upskill their professionals. But they aren't just throwing together programs and calling it a day.
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Plus, Canopy announces Canopy Close Automation in open beta; MYCPE ONE rolls out managed cybersecurity services for businesses; and other news.
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The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee report calls for sustained IRS funding, human-centered design, fraud prevention and preparer regulation.
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Disbarred lawyer; frozen bank accounts; bridal shop scam; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
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