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Wealth Management Firm Buys BerganKDV in ‘First of Its Kind’ Deal

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While private equity firms getting into bed with accounting firms has been all the rage lately , the Creative Planning/BerganKDV deal is believed to be the first involving a wealth management firm purchasing a large CPA firm. Yesterday’s] deal is a first of its kind in the accounting profession!

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Wealth Management Firm Buys BerganKDV in ‘First of Its Kind’ Deal

CPA Practice

While private equity firms getting into bed with accounting firms has been all the rage lately , the Creative Planning/BerganKDV deal is believed to be the first involving a wealth management firm purchasing a large CPA firm. Yesterday’s] deal is a first of its kind in the accounting profession!

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Friday Footnotes: How Are Firms Actually Using Data Analytics?; KPMG and BDO on the Move | 9.15.23

Going Concern

Audit Comments Raise Concerns About PCAOB’s Proposal To Expand the Scope of Audits and the Role of Auditors [ JD Supra ] In June 2023, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed sweeping amendments to its auditing standards. The administration did not present a budget for Internal Audit during the hearings.

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COVID-19 and the Wayfair impact on CPA advisory

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“What I am predicting in the next six months or so, states are going to become more aggressive in auditing remote sellers ,” noted Shaun. They’re going to do so under these economic nexus laws, which was what we were seeing with the Wayfair case with South Dakota’s economic nexus law.

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