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Dean Dorton and VonLehman to Combine on Jan. 1

CPA Practice

It’s not quite a “ mega merger ,” but a top 100 CPA firm and a top 200 CPA firm will be merging on Jan. Dean Dorton, based in Lexington, KY, and VonLehman CPA & Advisory Firm, based in Fort Wright, KY, announced their marriage on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of Dean Dorton.)

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

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Firms had two products, financial statements and tax, and then some went down the path of advisory and wealth management. Another interest for firm leaders, Koltin said, is that the current partnership model is built upon a risky premise of, “Come join us. “But Do they flip to venture capital, or to another CPA firm?