Firm Management

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January 8, 2015 

Accounting Firms Decosimo and Elliott Davis Complete Merger

The accounting firms of Elliott Davis and Decosimo are pleased to announce that the merger between the two firms is complete, effective January 1, 2015. The combined firm, Elliott Davis Decosimo, is one of the top accounting, tax and consulting ...

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January 7, 2015 

Merger Season Continues as Wipfli Adds Two Accounting Firms

Wipfli LLP, one of the top 25 accounting and consulting firms in the United States, has announced the acquisition of two firms, Helena, Montana-based Galusha, Higgins & Galusha, PC (GHG)and Philadelphia-based Elko & Associates, Ltd. (Elko).

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January 7, 2015 

Baker Newman Noyes Merges with William Steele & Associates

The Northeast U.S. accounting firms of Baker Newman Noyes (BNN) based in Manchester, N.H. and William Steele & Associates, P.C., based in Boston, is complete. The combined team will operate from BNN’s existing downtown Manchester, N.H. office, serving cli

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January 7, 2015 

New York Accounting Firms Merge

The accouting firms of Nussbaum Yates Berg Klein & Wolpow, LLP and Want & Ender CPA, P.C. have merged effective January 1, 2015. The name of the combined firm will be Nussbaum Yates Berg Klein & Wolpow, LLP.

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January 6, 2015 

Becker Announces Updates to CPA Exam Review Course

Accounting education provider Becker Professional Education has announced the latest updates to its CPA Exam Review course and products. The enhancements include significant increases in multiple-choice questions and simulations, new lectures and ...

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January 5, 2015 

Kennedy and Coe Finalizes Merger with Matson and Isom

The California accounting firm of Kennedy and Coe has finalized a merger with Matson and Isom, effective January 1, 2015. The new firm, K-Coe Isom, has approximately $56.3 million in revenue and a staff of 360 people, and is about the 60th largest firm...

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January 5, 2015 

How to Create a Specialty Niche at Your Firm

When Peter Freuler took over his father’s Kissimmee, Fla., CPA practice in 2005, it was highly dominated by 1040s, which included filing 700 individual returns and 125 business returns. At that time, his firm’s revenue was approximately $245,000. Today, his firm has more than doubled its revenue to reach $525,000 in 2013.

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December 22, 2014 

UNLV Business Students Win AICPA Accounting Competition

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has announced that students from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas have earned first place in the 2014 AICPA Accounting Competition. Their top finish in the competition earned a $5,000 award for ...

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December 19, 2014 

The Top 10 Workplace Trends for 2015

Trends in the workplace can have a great effect on productivity and worker satisfaction, according to a new report. And that doesn't just mean whether people are congregating around the water cooler or if thin or wide ties are in style.