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KPMG International said Monday that its member firms around the world achieved a total of $22.7 billion for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2011.

Now that McGladrey & Pullen has completed its acquisition of RSM McGladrey from H&R Block, the reunified firm no longer needs to say that it operates in an alternative practice structure.

BDO International said Friday the worldwide revenue of its network of accounting firms increased 7.36 percent for the year ended Sept. 30, 2011, to $5.672 billion, mainly due to growth in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Accounting Today's Growth & Profitability Summit speaker Jeffrey Ma ended his keynote address in Las Vegas by discussing one very big blackjack hand.

Grant Thornton LLP plans to begin emphasizing growth as its new “brand focus,” positioning the firm as an organization that can help business clients grow despite the challenges of today’s economy.

Let’s face it, the accounting industry is changing and related conferences need to do likewise. Some of them are, for sure, but there simply has to be more than the lure of CPE.

Grant Thornton said Monday the firm has acquired Computer Technology Associates’ Health Solutions division and, in a separate announcement, has also launched a Japan Business Group.

The worst is over for accounting firms, said Allan D. Koltin, chief executive of Koltin Consulting Group, in his keynote address at the Thomson Reuters Users’ Conference for Professional Tax & Accounting Firms.

Most accountants involved in tax preparation are already involved in financial planning, even though they might not realize it.