Practice Management

Carr, Riggs & Ingram, a Top 100 Firm that has mostly operated in the Southeast, is expanding to New Mexico and Texas by merging in RPC CPAs + Consultants, LLP, New Mexico’s largest CPA firm.

Armanino gets approved, KPMG wins an award, associations add international members, and other highlights from practices around the country and the world.

BerryDunn hires en masse; CohnReznick names a new New York City tax leader; and other personnel news.

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and the recent wildfires in California have affected millions of people and led to an outpouring of charitable gifts and donations, including contributions from businesses with employees in the path of the disasters.

Time to exhale, sit back and think ahead to what you want 2018 to look like at your accounting firm.

Firms are joining forces in Texas, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Cherry Bekaert LLP, a Top 100 Firm, is expanding its presence in the Washington, D.C., area by adding Berlin Ramos & Company PA, effective Nov. 1, 2017.

Accountants too often shoot themselves in the foot when it comes to talking to clients about fees, and Inovautus Consulting’s Sarah Johnson Dobek encourages them not to be afraid to stand up for themselves and their value to make these conversations less awkward.

Thanks to technology, we see clients less, but speak and interact with them more, maintaining and strengthening the relationship.

The Big Four firm’s CEO is keeping an eye on how technology is reshaping work, how demographics are reshaping the workforce, and how clients’ demands are shifting.