Carr, Riggs & Ingram added DK Partners; LGA merged in Ziner & Murphy; Adams Brown acquired Stafford & Westervelt; and Stephano Slack merged in Boyer & Boyer and Kimmel, Lorah & Associates.

Franklin Alliance, a venture capital-backed company that helps small and midsized firms scale, acquired Cincinnati-based Howard, Nunn & Bloom. Randy Crabtree and Jon Segal also joined its advisory board.

Eide Bailly adds Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer; Brown Edwards acquires Sheldon & Co.; and LGA merges with Cohen Cohen & Co.

Hill, Barth & King has expanded to Maryland by acquiring McLean, Koehler, Sparks & Hammond.

Grant Thornton Advisors has expanded its rapidly growing multinational platform by merging in Kevane Grant Thornton in Puerto Rico.

The Regional Leader is expanding its presence in Western Michigan, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Top 75 Firm Sax acquired SCL Consulting in Maryland, effective Nov. 14, 2025, strengthening its client advisory services and growing its Mid-Atlantic footprint.

Mauldin & Jenkins merged in LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors; Ascend's TSS Advisors added John G. Burk & Associates; Ascend's Walter Shuffain Advisors integrated Richardson & Co.; Cross Financial joined Crete Professionals Alliance.

The Top 50 Firm acquired two more firms in Tennessee and Michigan.

Springline Advisory acquired Infinity Globus and Smart Accountants, both based in Ahmedabad, India, expanding the firm's international reach.

Grant Thornton International is considering a possible minority stake sale of its Indian unit or a merger with its operations in the U.S. or Europe.

Borrowers who receive discharges of their student debt under the Income-Driven Repayment program could be facing tax bills as high as $10,000 next year.

Crete Professionals Alliance added Acuity; and Mercer Advisors acquired Beach Freeman Lim & Cleland.

Aprio is uniting its Aprio Firm Alliance with the Professional Services+ Alliance it inherited from RSM US to create a combined Aprio Alliance.

Citrin Cooperman merged in KBFM; Brown Edwards acquired DesRoches; and Pinion added Gifford & Cox.

The Regional Leader firm based in Rochester, New York, has acquired a firm also headquartered in Rochester.

CFOs must consider what falling rates might mean for their balance sheets, borrowing strategies and overall business positioning.

The Top 10 Firm agreed to add Grant Thornton Poland to its multinational platform, expanding its presence in Europe.

Several investors in the accounting software provider are pushing the company to explore a potential sale following reported takeover interest by SAP.

The deal expands the firm's franchise services group with a number of restaurant and food franchise clients.