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The combination is a powerful tool, as long as the taxpayer and their advisor are familiar with the interaction of these tax laws.

Accountants who guide business owners through the exit-planning process can not only deepen their relationships, but also create new revenue streams.

Offering these services gives firms a competitive edge, advances and deepens client relationships, and opens doors to new opportunities.

EY-Parthenon, the strategy consulting business of Ernst & Young, has acquired Quantitative Scientific Solutions (QS-2), a Washington, D.C-based technology consulting firm that specializes in scientific, engineering and analytics.

Accounting, like every client service career, is all about people, with a side of savviness for numbers thrown in for good measure.

The firm is merging in a regulatory compliance firm in Little Rock, Arkansas, ahead of a megamerger with another Top 20 Firm, Dixon Hughes Goodman.

Clients who demand a lot of time with constant calls about proposed transactions may need a special way to handle the billing for them.

Many of our clients pay us for the deliverables they must have, but they retain us because of the unspecified extras we give to them.

Economic development credits and incentives programs traditionally are applied to two areas: new investment and new jobs.

Clayton, Dubilier and Rice is acquiring PwC’s Global Mobility Tax and Immigration Services business; Sikich is buying PA Group USA; and Withum is merging in MM&Co.

Katz, Sapper & Miller acquired Noble Consulting Services; Herbein + Co. bought Tubiello-Harr & Associates; Armanino to merge in Holtzman Partners; and Avalara acquired Track1099.

Most firms pivoted to giving valuable advice during the pandemic, but only some of them got paid for it.

The greatest growth and margin opportunities for midsized CPA firms continue to be with the advisory and consulting services.

RubinBrown is combining with Liberty Technology Advisors; and Grimbleby Coleman is merging in Ristau & Co.

C Systems specializes in nonprofit tech services and association management systems, and Confluence Global is a Salesforce consulting partner.

CPA firms are becoming increasingly concerned about clients who have lax cybersecurity in place.

The Regional Leader has bought Breakpoint Technology, a data analytics and technology collaboration practice in Louisville, Kentucky.

Each generation leaves its mark on the way things are done, and accounting is no different.

Companies and their advisors first need to determine who has the authority to grant such tax benefits.

In the world of accounting, economic credits and incentives have been shrouded in mystery for some time.