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RSM US LLP, a Top 5 Firm based in Chicago, is adding Tate & Tryon, P.C., a Washington, D.C.-based accounting firm that focuses on providing nonprofit organizations with audit, tax, accounting outsourcing and advisory services, and its wholly owned subsidiary, T3 Information Systems, LLC, effective Jan. 1, 2020.

Private sector employment growth slowed down in November, according to payroll giant ADP.

The tax software maker has named Davis Bell as its new CEO, succeeding founder Kurt Avarell, and raised new funding from its existing investors after a series of reverses this past year.

Auditing costs are going up for companies, in part due to new accounting standards for revenue recognition and leases, according to a new survey.

Friedman adds Markowitz, Fenelon & Bank; UHY Advisors unites with Becker & Rosen; Blue & Co. merges in Clarus Partners; Barone, Howard & Co. joins Dermody, Burke & Brown.

Chairman William Duhnke said the board is also doing more outreach to audit committees.

The Internal Revenue Service is seeking information from more taxpayers who hold virtual currency like Bitcoin, but in a ruling last week, a judge ordered the IRS to limit its summons for information from one cryptocurrency exchange, Bitstamp

The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department released their final regulations on two major international tax provisions, the Foreign Tax Credit and the Base Erosion and Anti-abuse Tax (BEAT), which was included as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The mega-deal unites two Top 100 Firms and expands Marcum's presence in the Midwest and Florida.

Deloitte is making use of robotic process automation to help its auditors and clients with their financial statements.

The Internal Revenue Service updated its guidance for business travelers and their employers on the per diem rates for substantiating expenses, in light of the changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy announced the members of its board of directors for 2019-20 and honored some of its members during its annual meeting in Boston last month.

The board issued an ASU Tuesday to tweak its credit losses standard to deal with some of the issues raised by stakeholders.

The executive director of the Association for Accounting Marketing is retiring at the end of the year for unspecified health reasons.

MKA is expanding in Florida by adding a firm based in Orlando.

The service intends to make the criminal background checks and tax compliance checks it performs more consistent, with more up-to-date fingerprint information from the FBI.

The firm is doing its second M&A deal this month by adding two partners and nine other professionals from BPE&H.

Final regulations confirm that individuals who take advantage of the increased gift and estate tax exclusion amounts that are in effect from 2018 to 2025 under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act won’t be adversely affected after 2025.

DHG is expanding in the Washington, D.C., area with its latest M&A deal.

CBIZ and its auditing firm Mayer Hoffman McCann have been promoting a culture at their offices across the U.S. to attract accountants and other financial services professionals as the firm competes with the Big Four for talent.