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June 13, 2021 

Armanino Acquires St. Louis Accounting Firm Brown Smith Wallace

Top-100 accounting and advisory firm Brown Smith Wallace is joining forces with Armanino LLP, effective August 1, 2021, officials from both firms have announced. The firm will carry the Armanino LLP name and maintain its current St. Louis operations.

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June 13, 2021 

AICPA Supports Bipartisan Accounting STEM Pursuit Act

The bipartisan Accounting STEM Pursuit Act was introduced earlier today by Representatives Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Victoria Spartz (R-IN). In a letter of support (attached) to Representatives Stevens and Spartz, the AICPA, Center for Audit ...

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Accounting June 11, 2021 

The Four Stages of Robotic Process Automation

This column is the second in a series on process automation.  The first article in the series can be found at http://cpate.ch/bt-rpa-1. Process automation starts with simple tracking and reporting of the activity with a workflow management system, which gets the activity data out of the old paper routing slips and into a structured format...…

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June 11, 2021 

Using Technology to Empower CPAs

Do you see the increasing use of automation, artificial intelligence, and other new technology and wonder what it might mean for your business? The fear of technology is a tale as old as time. Early technophobes thought the printing press would never ...

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June 11, 2021 

5 Ways Automation Elevates Your Accounting Department

Technology has become a significant part of our lives in today’s world. It changes how we shop, communicate with friends and family, and how we work. By implementing the right technology into your accounting department, your team can work smarter and ...

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June 9, 2021 

Home Values Up 11.6% Over Last Year

U.S. home values measured by Zillow's Home Value Index (ZHVI) reached $281,370 in April. Monthly appreciation has been growing since May, and April's 1.3% increase over March is the largest jump in Zillow data reaching back to 1996.

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June 9, 2021 

KPMG to Open New, 350 Person Office in Orlando

The KPMG Capability Center will initially offer controls testing and documentation and managed services for Advisory, tax compliance processes that support its Business Tax service offering, as well as sales activities.

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June 9, 2021 

FloQast Expands Globally With New Office in London

FloQast, which was recently named the leader in G2’s Spring 2021 Momentum Grid for financial close software, has doubled its customer base across EMEA over the past six months. As accounting and finance departments increasingly embrace digital ...