Marketing
Becca Johns and Sarah Dobek Inducted Into the AAM Hall of Fame
The Association for Accounting Marketing unveiled its 2024 winners of the individual Marketing Achievement Awards on May 14.
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Jason Bramwell is senior staff writer for CPA Practice Advisor. He has nearly 25 years of professional writing experience, the last nine covering the accounting profession. He most recently was a staff writer and editor at Going Concern, and he previously spent five years as a staff writer and editor at AccountingWEB. He can be reached by email at jbramwell@cpapracticeadvisor.com.
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Firm Management
Canadian Firm Melo Enters U.S. Market By Acquiring Michigan CPA Practice
Ontario-based Melo has made its first foray into the U.S. by adding Edward, Ellis & Associates, a CPA firm with two offices in Michigan.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Hg Buys AuditBoard in $3 Billion Deal
The private equity firm said it will help AuditBoard expand its cloud-based risk management platform, as well as its global reach.
Marketing
Association for Accounting Marketing Names the Category Winners of the 2024 Achievement Awards
Sixteen awards were doled out for exceptional accounting marketing during the AAM's annual Summit event on May 14.
Auditing
CAQ Asks PCAOB to Extend Comment Period on a Pair of Proposed Standards
The Center for Audit Quality asked for an extra 60 days to review and provide feedback on two proposals with a June 7 comment due date.
Payroll
Intern Hiring Is Stable For 2024, Report Says
Eight out of 10 employers are expected to maintain or increase the number of interns they bring in, according to a NACE survey.
Taxes
IRS Extends Free File Program Through 2029
The five-year extension agreement between the IRS and Free File Inc. will continue the program through October 2029.
Auditing
PCAOB Slaps Audit Firm MaloneBailey With $400,000 Fine
The top 200 accounting firm was sanctioned on May 21 for what the PCAOB calls “pervasive quality control violations.”
Taxes
Tax Professionals Should Use the Most Current Version of OIC Booklet, IRS Says
The most recent version of Form 656-B, Offer in Compromise Booklet, was released by the IRS in April.
Firm Management
Grant Thornton Sheds 350 Employees, Delays Start Dates for New Associates
This latest round of layoffs comes almost exactly a year after Grant Thornton let 300 people go, mostly from tax and advisory.
Firm Management
Forvis Set to Acquire ConTech360 Later This Year
The deal, which is expected to close in the fall, is aimed at strengthening the construction industry practice at the top 10 accounting firm.
Firm Management
Eide Bailly to Merge in Edward White & Co. Next Month
The top 20 accounting firm said it was merging with Woodland Hills, CA-based CPA firm Edward White & Co., effective June 1.