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Transition Advisors and Whitman Business Advisors announced that they have merged to form Whitman Transition Advisors, effective immediately, creating the largest M&A and consulting organization focused exclusively on CPA firms in the country. Firm services will include mergers & acquisitions, talent acquisition, owner succession consulting, partner retreats and business advisory

Doeren Mayhew & Co., a Top 100 Firm based in Troy, Michigan, has added Beene Garter LLP, a firm based in Grand Rapids, effective Jan. 1, 2022. The combination will strengthen Doeren Mayhew’s audit and tax services, and build its client base in the manufacturing, wholesale and distribution, construction and

Details: Citrin Cooperman, a Top 25 Firm based in New York, has merged in Massarsky Consulting, a copyright economics consultancy that works in the music industry helping music publishers and recording labels with valuations. As part of the deal, Massarsky Consulting partners Barry Massarsky and Nari Matsuura will join Citrin

Bumps ahead; Airbnb risks; the case for the CTC; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. No sugarcoating National Taxpayer Advocate (https://www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov/taxnews-information/blogs-nta/): Favorite opening of the week, in the wake of the Advocate’s recent report to Congress: “There is no way to sugarcoat the year 2021 in tax administration.”

Top 15 Firm BKD CPAs & Advisors announced that it has acquired Mesa, Arizona-based Schmidt Westergard. The combination, which was effective January 16, gives BKD a strong presence in the Phoenix market. “We carefully look for firms that are a strong strategic and cultural fit when making such moves,” BKD

The Growth Partnership has combined with Inside Public Accounting, bringing together the consultancy that administers the Rosenberg Survey of practice management at firms with a publication that does its own high-profile surveys and rankings of firms. Both organizations will now be working together to provide thought leadership and benchmarking surveys

Michael Tiberi and David Zabrecky were named partner and Jody Ingraham and Edison Uschold were promoted to principal at Legacy Professionals, Westchester. Sikich elected nine to partner: Joan Bell, technology, Denver; Matt Denton, audit, Chicago; Wade Kaesebier, tax, Springfield; Tom Magnor, tax, Milwaukee; Ryan Spohn, CFO, advisory, Chicago; Lara Stanton,

John Wiley & Sons has updated its annual J.K. Lasser series of tax guides with information for preparing tax returns this year. The guides explain the impact of some of the recent changes to tax laws like the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA).

American Institute of CPAs president and CEO Barry Melancon is warning of the backlog at the Internal Revenue Service that threatens to make this tax season a difficult one for tax professionals and their clients. During an online meeting with the Accountants Club of America on Tuesday, Melancon described the

The Internal Revenue Service said Monday that it will begin processing and accepting 2021 tax returns on Monday, Jan. 24, and the filing deadline will be Monday, April 18. “The January 24 start date for individual tax return filers will allow the IRS time over the course of the coming