Allan is widely quoted in industry and news publications and is a much sought-after speaker on topics involving the accounting profession. View his recent activity below.
Articles, News & Events by Year
| Article/Speech Title | Publication/Conference | Date |
|---|---|---|
| "The Top 100 People: 25 Tips for the Future" | Accounting Today | December 14 |
| "Tate & Tryon Merges with RSM" | Inside Public Accounting | December 5 |
| "RSM to Merge in Tate & Tryon in Washington" | Accounting Today | December 4 |
| "RSM Acquires D.C. Accounting Firm Tate & Tryon" | CPA Practice Advisor | December 4 |
| "The Top 100 People: Personal Accomplishments" | Accounting Today | December 4 |
| "Koltin Speaks on Future of the Accounting Profession and Growth of Advisory/Consulting Services" | National Life CPA Symposium | November 14 |
| "Koltin Speaks on Best Practices of High Performing Firms" | BDO Alliance MP Roundtable | November 8 |
| "Wipfli Adds Chicago-Area Firm Klein Hall" | Milwaukee Business Journal | November 5 |
| "Klein Hall Joins Wipfli" | Inside Public Accounting | November 4 |
| "M&A Roundup: Wipfli Grows in Illinois" | Accounting Today | November 2 |
| "Wipfli Acquiress Chicago Accounting Firm Klein Hall" | CPA Practice Advisor | November 1 |
| "For 2019, Koltin Named Third Most Influential in Accounting Industry" | Inside Public Accounting | November 2019 |
| "For 20th Straight Year, Koltin Named to IPA's Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting Industry" | Inside Public Accounting | November 2019 |
| "State of the Accounting Industry" | Engineered Tax Services CPA Leadership Podcast | November 2019 |
| "When Trust is Not Enough" | IL CPA Society Insight 2019 Special Feature | November 2019 |
| "Strategy Guides BDO Expansion" | Public Accounting Report | November 2019 |
| "Best Practices of High Performing Firms and Partners" | McGehee Group Conference | October 28 |
| "Taking Your Firm to the Next Level - Best Practices of High Performing Firms & Partners" | 2019 HLB International Conference | October 22 |
| "CPA Firm Incomes Gain 8% in New MAP Survey" | CPA Trendlines | October 6 |
| "Koltin Participated in a CPA Leadership Podcast" | Engineered Tax Services | October 2 |
| "#MeToo Brings New Expectations" | Journal of Accountancy | October 1 |
| "Koltin Named by IPA as Most Recommended Consultant for 16th Straight Year in Its Annual Survey of Firms" | Inside Public Accounting | October 2019 |
| "When the Governor Calls" | On Balance of WICPA | Sept/Oct 2019 |
| "Seattle's 7th Largest Accounting Firm is Merging with Giant BDO USA" | Seattle Business | September 30 |
| "BDO Makes Inroad in Seattle Area with Peterson Sullivan Merger" | Inside Public Accounting | September 30 |
| "BDO Acquires Seattle Accounting Firm Peterson Sullivan LLP" | CPA Practice Advisor | September 30 |
| "BDO Expands in Pacific Northwest with Peterson Sullivan" | Accounting Today | September 30 |
| "As Accounting Industry Consolidates, Wipfli Growing and Expanding Expertise by Being a Good Partner" | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | August 16 |
| "RBF Joins its Accounting Practice with Withum" | CPA Practice Advisor | August 5 |
| "Wipfli Acquires Small Chicago-area Firm" | The Biz Times Milwaukee | August 1 |
| "Accounting Firm Wipfli Acquires Chicago-area's Patke & Associates" | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | August 1 |
| "Wipfli Acquires Accounting Firm Patke & Associates" | CPA Practice Advisor | August 1 |
| "Wipfli adds Patke & Associates" | Accounting Today | August 1 |
| "Wipfli Builds Hedge Fund Niche with Acquisition of Patke & Associates" | Inside Public Accounting | August 1 |
| "Massachusetts-based Firm RBF Joins Withum" | Inside Public Accounting | August 1 |
| "Withum Merges in Rucci Bardaro & Falzone" | Accounting Today | August 1 |
| "Carr Riggs & Ingram Merges in Laurel, Miss. Firm" | Inside Public Accounting | July 25 |
| "CRI Merges in Wm. F. Horne & Company" | Accounting Today | July 24 |
| "Top 20 Nationally Ranked Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI) Expands Operations in Mississippi" | MENAFN - Newswire.com | July 24 |
| "Koltin Delivers Keynote on Disruption, Changes and Opportunities in the Accounting Profession" | CBIZ-MHM Annual Conference in San Antonio | July 16 |
| "Meeting the Challenge of Artificial Intelligence" | CPA Journal | July 3 |
| "Koltin Delivers Keynote on Best in Class - Common Success Traits of High Performing Firms & Partners" | The Rainmaker SuperConference | June 18 |
| "Bober Markey Fedorovich Launches Cyber Security Practice" | Crain's Cleveland Business | June 18 |
| "Koltin Delivers Keynote on How to Build a Consulting and Advisory Practice" | AICPA ENGAGE Conference | June 11 |
| "Koltin Delivers Keynote on the State of the Accounting Industry - Best Practices of High Performing Firms" | National Life CPA Symposium | June 8 |
| "Time to Tackle Technology" | Accounting Today | May 30 |
| "Jennifer Wilson Inducted into CPA Practice Advisor Accounting Hall of Fame" | CPA FMA | May 22 |
| "Armanino Expands to Orange County with Bolar Hirsch & Jennings Deal" | Yahoo Finance | May 7 |
| "Armanino Acquires Bolar Hirsch & Jennings, Expands to Orange County" | CPA Practice Advisor | May 7 |
| "Armanino Adds Bolar Hirsch & Jennings" | Accounting Today | May 7 |
| "Armanino Expands to Orange County with Bolar Hirsch & Jennings Deal" | Inside Public Accounting | May 7 |
| "Convergence Coaching Partner and Co-Founder Jennifer Wilson Inducted into CPA Practice Advisor Hall of Fame" | CPA Practice Advisor | April 27 |
| "How to Make a Winning Speech" | Journal of Accountancy | April 8 |
| "Jennifer Lee Wilson Inducted into Accounting Hall of Fame" | CPA Practice Advisor | March 15 |
| "Brian Renstrom Brian Renstrom is the Man in the Middle at BlumShapiro" | Boston Business Journal | 3/7/2019 |
| "Major Changes Ahead in M&A" | Accounting Today | 2/4/2019 |
| "Overheard at Winning Is Everything 2019 Conference" | Inside Public Accounting | 2/2019 |
| "Koltin Moderates Session on Upstream Mergers" | Winning Is Everything Conference | 1/25/2019 |
| "Koltin Moderates Session on M&A - Acquirer's Perspective" | Winning Is Everything Conference | 1/24/2019 |
| "Koltin Moderates Panel on Attracting High-Level Lateral Talent" | Winning Is Everything Conference | 1/24/2019 |
| "Koltin Delivers Keynote on State of the Industry and a Look to the Future" | Winning Is Everything Conference | 1/23/2019 |
| "AI is Expected to Hit Profitability in 2019" | Accounting Weekly | 1/23/2019 |
| "Baker Tilly Merges in Montgomery Coscia Greilich" | Accounting Today | 1/22/2019 |
| "Baker Tilly Expands Further into Texas Market with Merger" | Inside Public Accounting | 1/22/2019 |
| "Baker Tilly Acquires Dallas Accounting Firm MCG" | CPA Practice Advisor | 1/22/2019 |
| "Baker Tilly and MCG Combine, Accelerating Growth in Texas" | BusinessWire | 1/22/2019 |
| "Koltin Addresses Los Angeles MAP Roundtable on Partner Compensation" | CalCPA LA MAP Meeting | 1/16/2019 |
| "CPAs Reveal Their Favorite Mentors" | Journal of Accountancy | 1/14/2019 |
| "Howe Riley & Howe Joins Wipfli" | Inside Public Accounting | 1/3/2019 |
| "Wipfli Adds New Hampshire Accounting Firm" | Milwaukee Business News | 1/3/2019 |
| "Wipfli Acquires Accounting Firm Howe Riley & Howe" | CPA Practice Advisor | 1/2/2019 |
| "New Hampshire-based Firm Howe Riley & Howe Joins Wipfli" | BusinessWire | 1/2/2019 |
| "Wipfli Acquires New Hampshire Accounting Firm" | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | 1/2/2019 |
| "Wipfli Merges in Howe Riley & Howe" | Accounting Today | 1/2/2019 |
| "Milwaukee-based Wipfli Acquired Howe, Riley & Howe" | Public Accounting Report | 1/2019 |
| "IPA's Most Recommended Consultants Share Insights for 2019" | Inside Public Accounting | 1/2019 |
| "2018 in M&A: Trends Converge to Create a Changed Landscape" | Inside Public Accounting | 1/2019 |