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Can accounting firms move into sales tax advising?

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Many certified public accountants (CPAs), enrolled agents and other tax preparers and professionals that run accounting and tax preparation firms are constantly looking for new advisory avenues to service clients. government affairs at Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting wrote on Accounting Today. “It

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Honkamp Merges in St. Louis CPA Firm Schowalter & Jabouri

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Top 200 accounting firm Honkamp recently added one of the 20 largest CPA firms in the St. The Dubuque, IA-based firm merged with Schowalter & Jabouri on Dec. The new location will be the first office in Missouri for Honkamp, and the merger increases the firm’s headcount to about 300 employees.

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Reid CPAs Joins Forces With Crete Professionals Alliance

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Reid, ranked as one of the top 20 accounting firms on Long Island, has partnered with Tampa, FL-based accounting platform Crete Professionals Alliance. Historically, independent accounting firms have faced two options: remain independent with more limited resources or merge upstream and dissolve their identity.

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Bowers Merges in CPA Firm Kasperski Dinan & Rink

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Syracuse, NY-based accounting firm Bowers CPAs & Advisors has expanded its presence in Rochester after combining with Kasperski Dinan & Rink CPAs on Jan. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

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What Accountants Had to Say About the CPA Firm Business Model—and Why it Needs to Evolve

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After Duke Alexander Moore got a sneak peek at the questions he and the two other panelists would be asked during a session at the 2023 Unique CPA Conference, “Bridging the Gap,” there was a topic he knew nothing about, even as the owner of a tax and accounting business: the traditional accounting firm partnership business model.

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Accounting firms and sales and use tax advising: Perfect together?

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In our blog last week, we looked at how sales and use tax advisory services might be a good new field for CPAs and accounting firms. Mark Friedlich, CPA, vice president of U.S. Partnering with an expert allows CPA firms to expand offerings without having to do the work within the firm.

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How CPAs Can Compete in the AI Race

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The race to integrate Artificial Intelligence into the workflow of Certified Public Accountants is no longer a futuristic concept, but a current reality. Large accounting firms have made substantial strides in using AI to augment their services and deliver high quality outcomes.

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