Eide Bailly merges in Hamilton Tharp

The Top 25 Firm is expanding its presence in Southern California with its third M&A deal in a week.
Art of Accounting: The profession’s most important issue

Staff recruitment, training, retention and work conditions are neglected, but should be top areas of concern.
KPMG rolls out tool to model tariff impacts

Big Four firm KPMG announced its new Tariff Modeler solution, made to help users prepare for and respond to ongoing trade policy changes. It also announced a minority equity investment in Llamadex.
Beyond rainmakers: The new face of business development

Bringing in new clients is rapidly becoming a team sport at accounting firms.
DOGE downsizing, IRS commissioner switch complicate tax season

The IRS continued layoffs, changed its acting commissioner, and ended its Direct File program as Tax Day arrived.
13 firms combine to form Sorren

The new combination, backed by PE firm DFW Capital Partners, will create a $170 million Top 100 Firm with over 1,000 professionals.
Trump’s ex-IRS chief pushes back on Harvard tax attack

Donald Trump’s promise to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status prompted criticism from former IRS commissioner Charles Rettig.
What audit firms should know about tokenization risks

Asset tokenization, the creation of digital ownership representations for diverse assets on blockchain and DLT platforms, is a transformative force in finance.
GreenGrowth acquires retiring firm William Wong

GreenGrowth CPAs acquired William Wong and Associates in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, continuing its strategy of buying retiring firms.
Auditing and AI: from binders to bots
Audit has always been a profession steeped in precision and consistency, but when it comes to how we manage knowledge, the tools haven’t always kept up.