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August 21, 2017 

Elizabeth Pittelkow, CPA, CITP, CGMA, DTM – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree

Elizabeth Pittelkow, CPA, CITP, CGMA, DTM Age: 35 Employer: ArrowStream, Inc. Title: Director of Accounting and Compliance City/State: Chicago, IL 60604 Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethpittelkow/ Twitter: @Pittelkow   Professional Associations/Memberships (please include any leadership roles):   AICPA: Council, Americas Regions Advisory Panel (formerly known as Business and Industry Executive Committee (BIEC)), Leadership Academy, Young Professionals Leadership Committee,...…

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August 21, 2017 

Cathy Iconis, CPA – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree

Cathy Iconis, CPA Age: 37 Employer: Iconis Group Title: CEO City/State: Atlanta, GA Website: www.iconisgroup.com Twitter: @cathyiconis   All of my free time goes to my family and kids. I volunteer with the kids’ schools, softball, and driving them from activity to activity. So, can professional Mom be my membership? And, I definitely consider that...…

Diana Rivera

August 21, 2017 

Diana Rivera, CPA, CGMA – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree

Diana Rivera, CPA, CGMA Age: 37 Employer: MBAF, Certified Public Accountants and Advisors Title: Director (Audit department) City/State: Miami, Florida Website: www.mbafcpa.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/cpambaf Professional Associations/Memberships (please include any leadership roles): AICPA – American Institute of Certified Public Accountants FICPA – Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants CCPA – Colegio de Contadores Públicos Autorizados de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Society of...…

 August 2017 Tax Channel

August 21, 2017 

August 2017 Tax Channel

Although taxpayers can claim valuable income tax write-offs for gifts of property to charity, they should not get greedy. If a taxpayer doesn’t have the proper records to back up the claims, most or all of the deduction may be denied.

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August 21, 2017 

Lindsey Curley, CPA, CGMA – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree

Lindsey Curley, CPA, CGMA Age: 32 Employer: Association of International Certified Professional Accountants Title: Senior Manager, Firm Services City/State: Raleigh, NC Website: Twitter: @lindscurley Professional Associations/Memberships (please include any leadership roles): NCACPA   I made the move to the Association in 2011 after getting my start in three small accounting firms, the first in high...…

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August 21, 2017 

Jason DeShayes, CPA, CGMA – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree

Jason Deshayes, CPA, CGMA Age: 36 Employer: Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) Title: Senior Manager – Firm Services City/State: Durham, NC Website: aicpa.org Twitter: taxguyjase Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA, NMSCPA, NCACPA, Alta Mira of New Mexico (Board President) I had a really solid 15 year career in public accounting.  In February 2017, our practice...…

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August 21, 2017 

Rebekah Brown, CPA – 2017 20 Under 40 Honoree

Rebekah Brown, CPA Age: 29 Employer: Maryland Association of CPAs & The Business Learning Institute Title: Manager, Membership Development & Engagement City/State: Towson, MD Website: macpa.org // blionline.org Twitter: @RJBrownCPA I grew up around the profession, but my career aspirations really started when I took my first accounting class at Ohio State. Accounting was in...…

 August 2017 Small Business Channel

August 21, 2017 

August 2017 Small Business Channel

The costliness of errors in valuation is one reason accountants and others performing valuations spend hours to earn professional accreditations, and it is one reason professional associations develop standards for business valuations.