Marcum acquired Croskey Lanni; Ascend added Blackman & Sloop and TSS; RKL eSolutions bought Techware; and the Willeford Group joined Hancock Askew.

The new advisory service follows Platform's acquisition of Walpole Financial Advisors.

The Top 25 Firm is expanding its footprint east of the Mississippi River to Ohio.

EisnerAmper will be adding Edelstein; Simon, Krowitz, Meadows & Bortnick joined Marcum; LMC acquired Vogel; and Crete secured additional funding.

Ernst & Young acquired Nuvalence; CliftonLarsonAllen bought Ronald Blue; Wipfli added Harbour Results; and Avantax acquired Integrated Tax & Wealth Strategies' wealth management business.

The annual rush to pay Uncle Sam means the Treasury doesn't need to issue as much short-term debt as in other months to fund the U.S. government.

The Chicago-based firm is expanding in Southern California in the third M&A deal it has announced this month.

Crete Professionals Alliance added Reid Tax & Advisory Services; and Financial Independence joined Level Four Financial.

The Top 100 Firm has merged in ITR Economics to boost its advisory capabilities.

The economic basics of supply and demand still rule the day: Your firm is worth what a buyer will pay.