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Staff at LevitZacks, a 2025 Best Firm to Work For The deadline for submissions for Accounting Today’s and Best Companies Group’s annual ranking of the Best Accounting Firms to Work For is fast approaching, with the final date for signing up being this Friday, May 29. Processing Content The list,
The accounting profession has spent the past few years debating whether private equity represents an opportunity or a threat. The market may now be offering an opinion — and it deserves more attention than it has received. Processing Content CBIZ’s stock has declined significantly from its 2025 highs, yet the
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The American Institute of CPAs sent a list of nearly 200 recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service for the IRS’s 2026-2027 Priority Guidance Plan, including several matters related to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act such as the expanded cap on state and local tax deductions, as well as Trump