To ensure independence for attest services -- including audits and reviews -- CPA firm McGladrey & Pullen will acquire the attest assets of Keller Bruner & Co. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"Joining RSM McGladrey provides us the additional natural resources we will need to continue our aggressive growth strategy to meet and exceed the needs of middle-market businesses in the greater Washington, D.C. area," said Mitch Gorochow, managing partner of Keller Bruner & Co.

The acquisition allows RSM McGladrey to expand its service offering to closely-held, owner-managed businesses, government contractors, financial institutions and not-for-profits in the Washington, D.C. area, the firm stated.

RSM McGladrey, the rollup outfit formed by Block's August 1999 acquisition of the non-attest assets of accounting giant McGladrey & Pullen, has been working on integrating the accounting firms previously acquired by Block's HRB Business Services unit.

Several of Block's prior acquisitions have already joined RSM McGladrey including: BDLS Business Services, Northbrook, Ill.; C.W. Amos Business Services, Baltimore, Md.; DMJK Business Services, Kansas City, Mo.; FERS Business Services, Chicago; RP Business Services, Blue Bell, Pa.; WS Business Services, Dallas.

-- SmartPros News Staff

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