York, Pa.-based Stambaugh Ness was recently awarded the 2017 BDO Alliance USA service award, which honors a member firm that has made significant contributions to the alliance.

During the award presentation, Martin McLaughlin, BDO Alliance USA’s managing director of operations, shared highlights from the winning nominations, referring to the firm as a “trusted partner” that gladly shares its expertise and assistance to other firms. The nominating firms have benefited significantly from the cooperative spirit exhibited by Stambaugh Ness, he said.

Steven Hake, Stambaugh Ness president and CEO, says, “As a member firm of the BDO Alliance USA for more than 12 years we have not only enhanced our client service offerings, but have also benefitted from working one on one with other member firms who share similar goals.”

PrimeGlobal announces the addition of Aoyama Sogo Accounting Firm Co. to the association’s Asia Pacific region.

Tokyo-based Aoyama Sogo Accounting Firm is a leading provider of financial, accounting, taxation and consulting services to local and international companies operating in the Japanese market. The firm was established in 1999 by founding partners Kazuhiro Matsuzawa and Masaki Aguni, the firm’s current CEO and COO, respectively. Their staff of 150 provides one-stop, proactive financial, accounting and taxation services to support day-to-day business operations in Japan. The firm serves more than 500 client companies and organizations engaged in diverse industries around the world.

PrimeGlobal is comprised of over 300 highly successful independent public accounting firms in 85 countries.

PrimeGlobal has announced the addition of Audit Gestion Conseil to the accounting association’s Europe, Middle East and Africa Region.

Audit Gestion Consei, formed in 1973, has five locations in France. Its main office is in Saint Apollinaire. The firm employs over 75 people, including eight chartered accountants/statutory auditors providing services to approximately 1,700 clients.

Audit Gestion Conseil is member of France Defi, which is the first French group of chartered accountants and approved independent auditors. PrimeGlobal is comprised of approximately 300 highly successful independent public accounting firms in 85 countries.

PrimeGlobal, the accounting association, has announced the addition of two firms to its membership:

• Gómez Romo y Asociados of León, Guanajuato, Mexico, has joined its Latin America and Caribbean Region. The firm, of 35 staff, offers professional services including accounting and auditing, payroll, business consulting and tax advisory services, among others, and advises that their professional associates are experts in each of the areas of the Accompaniment Program for Foreign Investors.
• Full-Go & Co. CPAs of Taipei, Taiwan, has joined its Asia Pacific Region. The firm employs 12 certified accountants and 80 other financial professionals, and has four branch offices in Changhua, Taichung, Tainan and Taoyuan, Taiwan. The firm operates primarily in Taiwan, Mainland China and the United Kingdom, representing both public and private companies. Of the firm’s more than 900 clients, Full-Go assists approximately 600 of them with visa/international matters.

PrimeGlobal is comprised of approximately 300 successful independent public accounting firms in 85 countries.