Capital markets

Midsized to large CPA firms may be considering a private equity transaction, but there is much to be considered beforehand.

Accounting Today mourns the loss of our longtime columnist Dom Esposito. In this column, he and consultant Tony Zecca write about the trend of private equity firms investing in CPA firms.

Private equity firms are increasing their funding of accounting firms in a pair of deals announced this week, with Lightyear Capital partnering with Schellman & Co., and CVC Capital Partners investing in CFGI.

Two of the most generous tax loopholes are on the chopping block, the latest surprise in emerging tax increases.

The company plans to expand its enterprise offering and release additional AI capabilities for U.S. and European customers.

What are the rules of setting up an alternative practice structure when a private equity firm invests in a CPA firm?

The startup uses artificial intelligence to track cash flow and do bookkeeping.

Two senior Democrats are proposing a bill that would go further than President Joe Biden’s plan and potentially raise quadruple the revenue.

The Top 20 Firm received an investment from TowerBrook Capital Partners and is separating the non-attest side into an entity called Eisner Advisory Group LLC.

The company automates all aspects of cryptocurrency tax compliance, and is looking at a valuation north of $1 billion.

Proper, a San Francisco-based provider of automated accounting and bookkeeping services for real estate property managers, has scored $9 million in Series A funding from investors.

Stephen Schwarzman said the risk of an increase in U.S. capital gains taxes has led to explosive growth in potential targets for his alternative investment firm.

Vertex deepens partnership with Alfa to provide indirect tax solution for auto leasing companies.

Kruze Consulting does an after-action analysis of the results of its clients’ PPP decisions.

Even as they look to ramp up acquisitions, funds are worried about the potential impact of these much-discussed taxes.

Three Democratic senators introduced legislation that would stop the tax breaks used by private equity money managers and others.

Trullion's software uses artificial intelligence to read unstructured data and translate it into real-time financial reports.

Zeni, a bookkeeping and accounting finance startup that leverages artificial intelligence, officially debuted Tuesday.

Amid regulatory change, margin pressure and technological shifts, private equity firms need to rethink their approach to tax and finance functions. Petter Wendel, EY global tax private equity leader, shares how based on findings from the 2020 EY Tax and Finance Operate Survey.

Three House Democrats are pushing legislation that would repeal the carried-interest tax break used by fund managers to reduce the levies they owe to the Internal Revenue Service.