Honkamp, a Regional Leader based in Dubuque, Iowa, merged in Schowalter & Jabouri, one of the 20 largest CPA firms in the St. Louis metro area, effective Dec. 2, 2023.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants approved an exposure draft on ethics and independence standards for sustainability reporting and assurance and a final ethics standard for tax planning and related services.

The board's target team shared the results of its in-depth exploration of emerging audit risk.

If finalized by the board, the chapter would represent the completion of the FASB's Conceptual Framework.

The IRS is forming a centralized oversight strategy for digital assets, but implementing it has been frustrated by delays in the regulatory approval process.

NASBA and the AICPA have revised their rules for continuing professional education.

The board released a staff report outlining its inspections plans and highlighting key risks.

The Top 100 Firm is merging in San Antonio- and Austin-based Ridout Barrett & Co.

The Houston-based firm has acquired local CPA firm Gummer Group.

The Big Four firm shared its outlook on generative AI in the coming years, saying accountants should prepare for major changes or else be outcompeted.