Porte Brown, a CPA firm based in Elk Grove Village, Ill., has Meador Stratton, LLP, based in Highland, Ind., the third acquisition by Porte Brown in 2011 and its first in Indiana. Porte Brown says it now employs more than 75 pepole and has doubled its size over the last five years through the acquisition of seven accounting firms.

The Reznick Group has acquired technical consulting firm Think Energy. The new entity, which will be called Reznick Think Energy, has technical experience in clean energy, sustainability, and energy efficiency, the new subsidiary will provide a range of services including investor due diligence, on-site renewable energy feasibility assessments, procurement management, technology assessment, and permitting support.

Delois Warren, a tax preparer based in Greensboro, Ala., has been barred from preparing federal tax returns for others by a federal court. Warren, who operates Branjalo Tax Service, was enjoined for claiming bogus earned-income tax credits and first-time-homebuyer credits for her customers.

Paychex has appointed Sanjay Hiranandani as VP of information technology operations. He was most recently SVP and chief technology officer of the former PAETEC Holding Corp., which was acquired earlier this month by Windstream. He reports to Michael Gioja, SVP of IT, product management and development, who was promoted to his position in July.