Editor's Note
They say summer is the season for marriages, and our continuing
news of accounting firm mergers, listed in the Firm/State News
section of this e-newsletter, would seem to testify to that
fact. New firm combinations mean changes in the workplace. Not
only do firm members have to embrace a new group of colleagues
as their own, but cultures must merge, and clients must be made
to feel their interests will continue to be well-served.
There's much more to the merger than signing papers and moving
desks. Our best thoughts go out to those firms who have decided
it is in their interests to join forces.
Best regards,
Gail Perry, CPA
Managing Editor
AccountingWEB, Inc.
editor@accountingweb.com
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Within our profession there is a long standing tradition of
maintaining the highest level of ethical principles in our
professional and business practices. This is evident in our
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On July 8th, the IRS met with several major accounting firms
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Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Deloitte & Touche,
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Indianapolis accounting firm Katz Sapper & Miller, has
announced plans to merge with another Indianapolis firm, Heaton
and Eadie, effective August 1, 2008. The newly-combined firms
will operate as Katz, Sapper & Miller.
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