M&A roundup: Deals in North Carolina and California

LBA Haynes Strand acquires Cherry Bekaert’s Asheboro practice; and Fineman West merges in Jager.


Global ethics for accountants

Diane Jules, deputy director of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, discusses how IESBA has been developing its Code of Ethics and technology for accountants to use around the world.


Art of Accounting: The worst CPE topic ever

Last month I gave one of the best continuing professional education programs I ever did about the worst topic ever.


Marcum merges in OGH

The Top 100 Firm based in New York, has expanded its presence in South Florida by adding a firm in Miami.


The human-technology balance that accounting needs

Artificial intelligence and machine learning aren’t the next big thing — people are.


Ex-Brixmor Property CEO, CFO charged in accounting fraud

The former executives were charged with manipulating income at the New York-based shopping-center owner.


Blumshapiro merges in Cowan Bolduc Doherty

The Top 100 Firm has expanded in Massachusetts to bolster its presence in New England.


GAAP vs. IFRS for property, plant and equipment

In the area of fixed assets and the resultant depreciation there are some major differences between the GAAP rules codified in ASC Topic 360 and the IFRS rules in IAS 16.


Kamala Harris’ 2020 health care plan would undo part of tax law

The presidential candidate says she would fund her health-care plan by rolling back one of the few changes in Trump’s tax law that Democrats actually wanted.


KPMG U.K. fines top $16M in 2019 amid industry crackdown

Accounting giant KPMG was fined 3.5 million pounds ($4.24 million) for misconduct over reports on Bank of New York Mellon Corp.