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.

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Crowe plans to add Belt Harris Pechacek; and PKF Smith Cooper acquired BLB Advisory.

Maxwell Locke & Ritter sold its wealth management unit to Creative Planning, and Wright, Ford, Young & Co. teamed up with Integrated Partners.

WithumSmith+Brown added a firm in Philadelphia that mainly serves nonprofit and government organizations.

The Top 25 Firm is adding a tax, assurance, advisory and real estate consulting firm in Birmingham, Alabama.

An unlikely pair of senators is teaming up to propose legislation to eliminate tax breaks for corporate M&A activity.

Private equity-backed platform Ascend has added a new member firm in San Diego, LevitZacks.

Private equity firm New Mountain Capital is taking a majority stake in Grant Thornton in the biggest deal to come along in PE firms' involvement in the accounting field.

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Arvo Tech, a tax strategy technology provider for small businesses, has acquired Mark Murphy & Associates and Lee & Associates.

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The Top 25 Firm has acquired a technology solutions provider in Pennsylvania.

Jackson Thornton acquired MST CPAs & Advisors; and HHM CPAs merged in Bizzell, Neff & Galloway.

Complex transactions in this industry can trigger accounting and reporting issues that may result in SEC letters, restatements and challenging conversations with investors.