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Ohio Accounting Firm’s Somber Tribute to Partner Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide: ‘Her Contributions Have Been Immeasurable’

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On Thursday, August 24, 42-year-old Melissa Dunham was found dead in her Stark County, Ohio home along with her husband Jason, 46, and their three children Renee Dunham, 15, Amber Dunham, 12, and Evan Dunham, 9. Uniontown police called it a “domestic dispute that turned deadly” and are investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide.

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The Largest Accounting Firm in Kentucky Thinks a Tower Will Win the Talent War

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MCM has six offices in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky; Indianapolis and Jeffersonville, Indiana; and Cincinnati, Ohio, and is #74 on INSIDE Public Accounting’s Top 500 list with revenue of $67,507,604. The post The Largest Accounting Firm in Kentucky Thinks a Tower Will Win the Talent War appeared first on Going Concern.

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What Private Equity Means for Accounting Firms: Thought Leaders Explore Pros and Cons

CPA Practice

Audit firms cannot be owned and operated by non-CPAs, therefore firms that accept majority outside investment, or are hoping to attract it in the future, generally must organize their audit/attest practice independently from their tax/advisory/consulting side, allowing for PE investment in the latter. Or is this smoke and mirrors?

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Accounting Firm Leaders Cite ‘Rising Salaries’ As The Second Biggest Problem Facing Their Firms

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. “Rapidly rising compensation rates in our industry — and poaching from large, national firms” are serious problems for firms, according to Erica Ishida, president and COO of Ohio’s Apple Growth Partners. Like automation, succession planning, and how to get more Papa John’s coupons.

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Dean Dorton and VonLehman to Combine on Jan. 1

CPA Practice

Dean Dorton, based in Lexington, KY, and VonLehman CPA & Advisory Firm, based in Fort Wright, KY, announced their marriage on Tuesday. The firm will operate as Dean Dorton and provide accounting, business advisory, and professional services to clients from offices in North Carolina, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky.

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Eide Bailly and Apple Growth Partners to Join Forces Next Month

CPA Practice

One hundred and twenty-five staff and 24 partners from top 300 accounting firm Apple Growth Partners will join Fargo, ND-based Eide Bailly on June 24, expanding the top 20 firm’s footprint across the Great Lakes region. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

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Sikich Goes Shopping in Cleveland, Acquires Thornhill Financial

CPA Practice

Top 30 accounting firm Sikich has signed an agreement to acquire the operating assets of Thornhill Financial, a Cleveland-based accounting firm that provides tax, audit, and financial advisory services. We’re proud of our reputation as one of the top professional services firms in the country.

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