Firm Management
Hancock Askew Adds Nine New Partners
Hancock Askew admitted its largest new partner class in the top 200 accounting firm's 114-year history on May 31.
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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
Smith + Howard Adds VIP Search and VIP Solutions Groups
The acquisition will expand the top 200 firm's offerings to include office of the CEO search and staffing, as well as interim management.
Benefits
A Fourth Round of Stimulus Checks Is Not Coming to Senior Citizens
Misinformation about a fourth stimulus check being sent to senior citizens and the disabled has been circulating online for many months.
Firm Management
Wipfli Promotes 10 to Partnership
Ten professionals at top 20 accounting firm Wipfli will be able to add the title of “partner” to their LinkedIn profiles on June 1.
Taxes
IRS Proposal Lays Out Requirements for Clean Electricity Tax Credits
The proposed rules explain how eligible facilities can qualify for tech-neutral clean electricity credits under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Firm Management
Crowe Appoints Steve Strammello as CEO-Elect
The 30-year firm veteran will succeed Mark Baer as CEO of Chicago-based Crowe at the start of its fiscal year on Jan. 1, 2025.
Marketing
Stacy Dreher is AAM’s 2024 Marketer of the Year
Dreher, director of practice growth at James Moore & Co., received the award from the Association for Accounting Marketing on May 13.
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.
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.