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Timothy McPoland has been named the new managing director and chairman of the board of Top 100 Firm Freed Maxick CPAs.

Mike Lynch, the founder of U.K. software company Autonomy, accused Hewlett-Packard Co. of damaging his career with false statements in the fallout from the two companies’ $10-billion merger that has been marred by a massive writedown and allegations of accounting fraud.

Toshiba Corp. said it has identified 30 more executives involved in an accounting scandal that has already led to resignations of three former presidents and reduced reported profit by about $1.3 billion.

Regional CPA firm Eide Bailly plans to merge in Arizona CPA firm Beckman & Kunkin on Nov. 2.

HBK CPAs & Consultants has signed a merger agreement under which Norman, Jones, Enlow & Co. of Columbus, Ohio, will join its firm.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board released a document Thursday describing its main objectives, focus and scope when inspecting audit firms this year.

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Accountingfly, the online career community for the accounting profession, announced today that they will host the 7th Annual Meet the Firms (MTF) Week from Oct. 19-23. The online event looks to connect accounting students with accounting firms across the country, share valuable insight into careers, and deliver individual resumes to more than 7,500 accounting employers.