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| | BDO merges in PBTK → | By Michael Cohn 2 min read | BDO USA, a Chicago-based Top 10 Firm, has added Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kern, CPAs, a firm based in Las Vegas, expanding BDO’s presence in Nevada and Utah. | | Receipt Bank acquires data quality specialist Xavier → | By Ranica Arrowsmith 1 min read | The software detects errors and anomalies in complex business data within accounting software, aimed at reducing the frequency and the cost of fixing them for accountants and bookkeepers. | | Trump tax break fails to deliver for communities, study finds → | By Noah Buhayar 2 min read | President Donald Trump recently highlighted the “opportunity zone” tax breaks he signed into law in late 2017 as a reason his administration “has done more for the Black Community than any president since Abraham Lincoln,” but a new study casts doubt on the program's effectiveness. | | In the blogs: Phases on stun → | By Jeff Stimpson 3 min read | Reopening and depreciation; cutting your AR; butts in seats; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers. | | |