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 Thomson & Company, a full-service CPA firm in Phoenix, Arizona offering comprehensive accounting, tax and business advisory services to clients across the Southwest, is merging with Frost, PLLC, a leading agriculture, food processing, and family business accounting firm with offices in Little Rock and Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Raleigh, North Carolina. The merged firm will be known as Frost, PLLC, and will continue to operate out of all current locations.

With many African governments tightening up on their labour, tax and immigration policies, companies employing expatriates increasingly need to up their game

The Hochman Practice Group, formerly of Rosen Seymour Shapss Martin & Company LLP (RSSM), based out of New City, NY has joined Grassi & Co.—a Top 100 Accounting Firm with offices in New York City and Jericho, NY—and will operate under the Grassi & Co. name going forward.

Mid-tier firm Moore Stephens has announced 12 new partners nationwide, including seven external appointments.

Moore Stephens North America member firms continue to represent the profession well, with 10 making INSIDE Public Accounting's 2014 Top 100 list of firms. The following MSNA firms achieved the Top 100 distinction: Carr Riggs & Ingram (22) Citrin Cooperman (25) Armanino (28) Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt (39) The Bonadio Group (50) Blue & Co. (53) SC&H Group (59) Doeren Mayhew (62) Grassi & Co. (78) Decosimo (88) “We are very proud that our member firms continue to excel in a business environment that faces daily challenges, both domestically and internationally,” said Steven Sacks, executive director of MSNA. “Their success, in turn, makes our organization successful.” The complete list of 2014 IPA Top 100 firms is available here.

Moore Stephens Africa is proud to announce the inclusion of new correspondent firm, PNA Chartered Accountants, into the Moore Stephens network. PNA Chartered Accountants is a medium-sized firm of professional accountants and registered public auditors situated in Harare, Zimbabwe, providing a wide range of quality professional services, some of which include external audit, HR consulting, tax advisory, wealth management and assurance services.

Moore Stephens Melbourne is delighted to welcome three new partners to their office. These strategic appointments reflect the region's commitment to client growth and prosperity through their investment in top talent.

Moore Stephens International is very pleased to announce, that Toronto-based firm Segal LLP, has joined the Moore Stephens North America (MSNA) association, which is a member of the MSIL network. 

Government has been warned that investors need certainty on issues of mining assets, nationalisation and state involvement in the private sector.

Moore Stephens International member firm, SC&H Group, has formed a strategic partnership with Corporate United, where SC&H will offer Contract Compliance Audit Services (CCAS) to the more than 230 member companies of Corporate United. 

Three prestigious accolades Moore Stephens Isle of Man (“MSIOM”) has been named “Accounting Firm of the Year” and “Firm of the Year” by ACQ magazine. As part of ACQ magazine’s Global Awards 2014 the firm’s managing partner, Clive Dixon, was also recognised as “Leading Private Advisor of the Year”.

If you supply some form of e-service, you will almost certainly be affected by new VAT rules being applied across Europe. Your first priority should be to understand the new importance attached to the place of supply, says Moore Stephens partner Scott Craig.

Moore Stephens North America member firm, Grassi & Co. is  joining forces with Zetlin & De Chiara LLP  to host the second annual A&E Market Outlook Briefing: Planning for 2014 and Beyond on Tuesday, April 8th from 8:00-10:00am at the Center for Architecture’s Tafel Hall. At the event, the results of the 2014 A&E Market Outlook Survey, which was completed by leading architecture and engineering firms in the New York Metro area, will be revealed.

Moore Stephens North America member firm DMCL Chartered Accountants is pleased to welcome Don Furney, CPA, CA to the partnership.  Don joins our 10 member tax department as a tax advisory partner with particular emphasis on international tax planning for our multinational clients; corporate structuring and reorganizations and tax planning for our high tech clients.    Don brings more than thirty years of experience in Canadian and international tax for public and privately held companies and their shareholders in a number of industries, including real estate, technology and digital media, consumer and industrial products, and shipping.  He has extensive experience advising on Canadian inbound and outbound tax structures with particular emphasis on U.S. and Asian businesses and entrepreneurs investing in Canada

Grassi & Co. welcomes Tony Panebianco, Director, Familty Wealth Strategies and Bill Franzon, Tax Principal.

Ten member firms of Moore Stephens North America are listed on Accounting Today’s 2014 “Top 100 Firms” list, and two others were named “Firms to Watch.”

Moore Stephens has made representations to Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) about changing the way in which the written-down values of vessels are calculated under the UK tonnage tax rules, which it considers are not realistic in terms of their interaction with the capital allowances regime.

Moore Stephens North America (MSNA) announces the election of Lou Grassi as board chair of MSNA. Grassi is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of New York City-based Grassi & Co, an independent member firm associated with Moore Stephens. He previously served as vice chair.

Moore Stephens Queensland today announced the merger of the formerly independently run Moore Stephens Gold Coast office, effective Monday 20th January 2014.

DMCL Chartered Accountants is pleased to announce that Matthew Gosden, CPA, CA was admitted to the partnership effective January 1, 2014.