In one of the biggest M&A deals of the year, the Top 10 Firm announced a major expansion in the Northeast.

Bansley & Kiener, without admitting wrongdoing, agreed to pay $2.5 million to address allegations that lax oversight contributed to the 2017 collapse of Washington Federal Bank for Savings.

The online marketplace lets public accountants sell individual practices and clients, as well.

The firm will acquire Mark M. Jones & Associates, giving it more than 140 staff.

The board’s proposed ASU offers specific guidance on certain recognition and timing issues.

The International Accounting Standards Board is looking into the standards for consolidated financial statements, or group accounting.

The top firms are getting larger, stronger and better by gobbling up small and midsized firms, making it tougher to compete for talent and clients.

The Top 100 Firm is expanding by acquiring Hochschild, Bloom & Co.

The Atlanta-based Top 100 Firm has combined with New York City-based Tarlow & Co. CPAs.

The Top 100 Firm has merged in Albuquerque’s Atkinson & Co.

Three Top 100 Firms announced deals on Dec. 1, while the Income Tax School was acquired.

The International Accounting Standards Board began a consultation process in preparation for possible changes in the accounting standards for mergers and acquisitions.

Intuit Inc., the software company behind TurboTax and QuickBooks, won antitrust approval for its $7.1 billion takeover of personal finance website Credit Karma Inc.

Baker Tilly is acquiring Brown Adams Agbayani; ABIP CPAs & Advisors is combining with Parr & Associates; and Benning Group is merging in Boeke & Associates.

The Big Four firm has agreed to acquire the assets of a digital transformation company that's part of the Amazon Web Services Partner Network.

Between the pandemic, aging CPA firm owners and staffing tensions, many in the accounting profession anticipate a huge uptick in firm mergers and acquisitions over the next 24 months.

Two Pennsylvania firms are combining forces.

While conventional wisdom tells us that bigger is better, that’s plain and simple nonsense when it comes to midsized CPA firms and a convenient excuse for less than stellar growth by a firm’s partner group.

Hancock Askew adds S. Mark Hand; Baratz & Associates merges in Robin, Kramer & Green; and DMJ acquires Roberson CPA Firm.

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