Accounting Today

AUGUST 1, 2025

ILLINOIS Marc Chase was hired as private equity practice leader at Grant Thornton, Chicago. The Illinois CPA Society announced it is hosting its annual education event for accounting and finance professionals, ICPAS Summit, at the Donald E. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 27, 2025

CALIFORNIA Evan Staggs Evan Staggs was hired as a partner in the tax practice at Weaver, Woodland Hills. ILLINOIS Joseph Bigane Joseph Bigane III was named the recipient of the Illinois CPA Societys 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award. All rights reserved. IDAHO Heath Alloway was hired as a growth partner at Sorren, Meridian.

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JULY 25, 2025

ILLINOIS Jennifer Witts was hired as a partner in the client advisory services practice at CohnReznick, Chicago. All rights reserved. Nomination information is available here. FLORIDA Stefano Comotti was appointed chair of the global board of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Lake Mary, for 2025-26.

Rhode Island

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JUNE 26, 2025

Illinois: Attorney Matthew E. Hartford, Connecticut: Tax preparer Clyde Gibson Jr., 43, has pleaded guilty to tax fraud. From at least 2015 into 2024, Gibson was a tax preparer under the name Build Understand Destroys LLC. He prepared thousands of federal returns, many of which claimed false deductions.

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Accounting Today

JUNE 13, 2025

ILLINOIS Elliot Findlay was named the new chief operating officer and a member of the executive committee at Grant Thornton, Chicago, succeeding Jim Peko, who is now the firms CEO. All rights reserved. The investment will support NABAs flagship initiatives, which include Pathway to College and Accelerated/Accounting Career Awareness Program.

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AUGUST 8, 2025

ILLINOIS Mary Joyce and John Betz were promoted to partners and Cindy Becker and Brianna Matura to principals at Friedman + Huey, Frankfort. All rights reserved. Andre Chammas was hired as a partner in the private client services practice at CohnReznick, Miami.

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JULY 28, 2025

By Michael Cohn 5h ago Practice management Katz, Sapper & Miller adds MichaelSilver Katz, Sapper & Miller, a Top 50 Firm based in Indianapolis, has formally entered the Chicago market by adding MichaelSilver, an advisory, tax and assurance firm in Deerfield, Illinois. All rights reserved.

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AUGUST 5, 2025

Last December, it added Midwest Advisors, formerly known as Philip+Rae & Associates, in Naperville, Illinois, and Crossroads Advisors, formerly Peachin Schwartz + Weingardt, in Indianapolis. All rights reserved. Last month, Platform added AKM Advisors , a firm based in New York. in Modesto. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

New Jersey

Accounting Today

JUNE 9, 2025

There were corporate tax provisions which were permanent, (02:20): And there were the individual and estate provisions, which under that law are scheduled to sunset at the end of this year. You had a lot of Republicans from the high tax states, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, California. All rights reserved.

Washington

Accounting Today

JULY 10, 2025

Dolton, Illinois: Tax preparer Byron Taylor, of Homewood, Illinois, has pleaded guilty to preparing and filing false individual income tax returns for clients and for himself. He owned and operated We Are Taxes and boasted that "Everyone Gets a Check!" All rights reserved.

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Accounting Today

JULY 21, 2025

Grand Prairie, Texas: Four tax preparers convicted of defrauding the IRS of nearly $8 million have been sentenced to a combined 105 months in prison. Adenisimi pleaded guilty last year to falsely preparing returns and admitted to fraudulently obtaining two Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling $760,415. All rights reserved.

Rhode Island

Accounting Today

AUGUST 5, 2025

NYC Local Law 144, for example, has different requirements for measuring bias than the state laws requiring bias assessments in Colorado and Illinois. All rights reserved. Even when the objectives align, the specific requirements may still vary across jurisdictions: For example, various U.S.

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JULY 28, 2025

By Michael Cohn 5h ago Practice management Katz, Sapper & Miller adds MichaelSilver Katz, Sapper & Miller, a Top 50 Firm based in Indianapolis, has formally entered the Chicago market by adding MichaelSilver, an advisory, tax and assurance firm in Deerfield, Illinois. All rights reserved.

Michigan

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JULY 11, 2025

GEORGIA Shelly Carmichael Smith + Howard, Atlanta, launched two new tax practices: site selection + incentives, led by Shelly Carmichael, and state and local income tax consulting, led by Brandee Tilman. ILLINOIS Jason Van de Loo was appointed CEO at Choreo, Chicago. All rights reserved. Read the full story.)

Oklahoma

Accounting Today

JULY 28, 2025

By Michael Cohn 5h ago Practice management Katz, Sapper & Miller adds MichaelSilver Katz, Sapper & Miller, a Top 50 Firm based in Indianapolis, has formally entered the Chicago market by adding MichaelSilver, an advisory, tax and assurance firm in Deerfield, Illinois. All rights reserved.

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AUGUST 4, 2025

The Trump administration in April paused $790 million in research funding for the Evanston, Illinois-based school because of potential civil rights violations. All rights reserved.

Rhode Island

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JANUARY 23, 2023

At least five of the 13 states where groceries were taxed as of last Jan. 1 passed laws to reduce, eliminate or ease the pinch—Kansas, Virginia, Illinois, Tennessee and Idaho. They’re needed as part of the revenue system, or because [elected officials] would rather cut other taxes,” such as the income tax, Auxier said.

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