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The buoyant WA economy is creating plenty of opportunities for accounting firms, but their growth has been highly varied.

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Perth accountant Peter Moltoni has been hit with a $34.5 million tax assessment after the ATO took a close interest in disputed payments by his former client Pankaj Oswal.

Tech company I Synergy Group has wrapped up its first day of trading on the ASX after completing a $3.56 million initial public offering.

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Mervyn Kitay has been anointed as chief executive in waiting at Crowe Horwath Perth, Western Australia's eight biggest accounting firm, taking over from Geoff Kidd, who has run the partnership for the past 19 years.

Justin Audcent has joined accounting firm Crowe Horwath as principal, corporate finance.

Shares in accounting firm Crowe Horwath surged on the news it had finalised an acquisition proposal from Financial Index Wealth Accountants for about $137 million, following five months of negotiations.

Accounting firm Crowe Horwath has entered into exclusive takeover talks with a partnership between wealth management group Financial Index Wealth Accountants and private equity firm KKR Asset Management, snubbing rival bidder Anchorage Capital Partners.

More small-to-medium Western Australian business owners are delaying plans to sell as market conditions convince them to hang in longer in the hope they can increase revenue.

Northbridge dealership Centre Ford has gone into voluntary liquidation after the business which has operated for more than 30 years was unable to sell.

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WHK Group, the listed entity behind accounting firm Crowe Horwath, has received a merger proposal from SFG Australia, which owns accounting and financial planning firms including Western Pacific an

WA's role as the nation's economic powerhouse is no more evident than in the accounting sector, with strong growth a dominant feature of the past decade.

The major accounting practices are leading the way in employment growth, which is up almost a third since 2010.

Norville Crowe Horwath principal