Firm Management
Stephano Slack and Morgenstern Waxman Ellershaw Combine
The merger puts top 400 firm Stephano Slack into New Jersey, adding to its existing offices in Wayne, PA, and Wilmington, DE.
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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
Moss Adams Admits 20 New Partners
The top 15 accounting firm promoted 20 to partner, five to managing director, and added an executive director.
Firm Management
ATA CPAs + Advisors Merges in Memphis Firm Whitehorn Tankersley & Davis
The merger with WTD, which became official on Jan. 1, adds 18 professionals to top 200 firm ATA CPAs + Advisors.
IRS
TikTok Ban Not Fully Enforced at the IRS, Report Finds
Hundreds of IRS-CI employees still had access to TikTok months after the app was banned from all government devices, TIGTA said.
Payroll
Dual Certifications Mean Big Bucks for Accountants
Accountants in the U.S. who are both CMAs and CPAs earn over $38,000 than their noncertified peers, a new survey revealed.
Firm Management
Honkamp Merges in St. Louis CPA Firm Schowalter & Jabouri
The new location will be the top 200 accounting firm's first in Missouri, adding to its other offices in Iowa and Wisconsin.
Taxes
IRS: Collection Notices Are Coming Back in 2024
The IRS has hit the restart button on sending out automated collection notices, ending a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Firm Management
Aprio Merges in Texas Accounting Firm Ridout Barrett & Co.
Aprio has gained more than 50 partners and professionals from RBC, which has offices in San Antonio and Austin.
Firm Management
PwC Buys Surfaceink
San Jose, CA-based Surfaceink is known for being a key hardware engineering partner for Apple after Steve Jobs' return as CEO.
Accounting
FASB Issues One Last Proposed ASU to Close Out the Year
The proposed rules issued by the FASB on Dec. 19 focuses on induced conversions of convertible debt instruments.
Accounting
FASB Makes 2024 GAAP and SEC Taxonomies Available
Taxonomies on GAAP financial reporting, SEC reporting, and DQC rules were released by the FASB on Dec. 18.
Firm Management
Calvetti Ferguson Adds Dallas CPA Firm Gummer Group
With the acquisition of Gummer Group on Dec. 1, Calvetti Ferguson's headcount in its Dallas office increased by 25%.