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Tax Fraud Blotter: Win some, lose some
17+ hour, 58+ min ago (1197+ words) Concord, New Hampshire: Anthony Sanborn, a.k.a. Andy Sanborn, 64, pleaded guilty to theft of government funds. Sanborn is scheduled for sentencing on October 15. The charge of theft of government funds carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison and a fine…...
AI won't kill offshoring; it will supercharge it
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (648+ words) People often ask me if I'm afraid that artificial intelligence will make offshoring obsolete. It's not going to make offshoring obsolete; it's going to supercharge it. The biggest challenges of offshoring — time zones, cultural differences and communication barriers — are exactly…...
As AI replaces search, all roads lead to authority
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (808+ words) Generative AI is quickly replacing search as the go‑to source for inquiries about complex accounting services. One side effect of that change is that traditional accounting thought leadership is being rendered invisible—unless it shows up as citation‑worthy…...
Platform enters South Carolina
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (305+ words) Top 50 Firm Platform Accounting Group acquired The Hultquist Firm in Greenville, South Carolina, which will join as Milestone Advisors. Milestone is a tax, accounting and advisory firm servicing individuals and small to mid-sized businesses. The deal is Platform's first acquisition…...
Edgefield AI accounting training available to public
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (230+ words) AI-focused accounting consultancy Edgefield Group announced the launch of a subscription AI Learning Hub as well as its first slate of public-enrollment AI training courses, both based on the best practices the company teaches to its CPA firm clients. "We're…...
Behind the multiple in accounting firms
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (524+ words) The question we get asked most about accounting firm deals is, "What is the multiple?" While the multiple is a key factor in determining the purchase price in a transaction, it is not the most important element in optimizing the…...
Tax Fraud Blotter: Any port in a storm
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (1189+ words) Fort Myers Florida: Luis Emilio Hernandez, 45 of Naples, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for wire fraud and illegal monetary transactions. The court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $1,261,019, the proceeds of the…...
Vendors aren't losing sleep over vibe-coding — yet
1+ week, 1+ day ago (595+ words) The rise of apps coded by artificial intelligence is changing the dynamics between software vendors and the accounting firms that they have traditionally served. While the impact so far has been small, as only a minority of firms have truly…...
How financial tracking identifies property improvements
1+ week, 2+ day ago (723+ words) For accountants who are advising real estate clients, market shifts and rising maintenance costs have made it more important than ever to identify property improvements that are genuinely high-impact. Judgment about property improvements used to be defined by personal biases…...
Ascend acquires Kreischer Miller
1+ week, 2+ day ago (283+ words) Top 25 Firm Ascend acquired Regional Leader Kreischer Miller in Horsham, Pennsylvania. Kreischer Miller is a full-service accounting and advisory firm serving clients in the Greater Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas. It is an Accounting Today Mid-Atlantic Regional Leader with $59.6 million…...