Ron Baker Inducted into CPA Practice Advisor Accounting Hall of Fame

Small Business October 22, 2026 

The firms best positioned for growth won’t necessarily be those that offer the most services or employ the largest teams. They’ll be the ones that recognize which work requires their expertise.

Nellie Akalp

Mergers and Acquisitions October 22, 2026 

WilliamsMarston, a national accounting, tax, technology, transaction, and valuation advisory firm, has acquired the NetSuite Services practice from Charted, a provider of ERP-native accounts payable automation software.

Jason Bramwell

Accounting October 22, 2026 

The American Institute of CPAs has awarded its highest honors—the Gold Medal Award of Distinction and the Honorary Gold Medal—to Kimberly Ellison-Taylor and Gene Dodaro, respectively.

Technology October 22, 2026 

Dext announced the launch of AI Connector, its new Model Context Protocol, giving accounting and bookkeeping practices access to their practice data through Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot.