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October 27, 2022 

Sarah York, EA – 2022 20 Under 40 Top Influencer Staff WriterKeeperwww.keepertax.com Sarah worked in public accounting for 8 years. She began her career in California as a staff accountant and associate advisor for an accounting and financial planning firm. She earned her Enrolled Agent license in 2016 and later moved to Oklahoma, where she...…

October 27, 2022 

Carl Mayes, CPA, CAE – 2022 40 Under 40 Honoree Senior Director – Audit & Accounting QualityAssociation of International Certified Professional Accountantswww.aicpa.org After starting out as an auditor in public accounting, I’ve spent the past 12 years serving the profession at the AICPA. I’ve led the Enhancing Audit Quality (EAQ) initiative since its inception, driving...…

October 27, 2022 

Dr. Sean Stein Smith, Ph.D, CPA, CMA, CFE, CGMA – 2022 40 Under 40 Honoree Assistant ProfessorCity University of New York (Lehman College)www.lehman.cuny.edu Sean is an assistant professor at the City University of New York – Lehman College. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, where he chairs the Accounting...…

October 27, 2022 

Joshua Lance, CPA, CGMA – 2022 40 Under 40 Honoree Managing DirectorLance CPA Groupwww.LanceCPA.com Joshua Lance is the founder and Managing Director of Lance CPA Group, a virtual CPA firm that focuses on providing accounting and consulting services to craft breweries and digital agencies. Before venturing on his own with a mission to help small...…

October 27, 2022 

The tax blotter is a roundup of recent tax briefs.

Ken Berry, JD

Accounting October 27, 2022 

Firsthand just released Vault’s ranking of the top 25 internship programs in the accounting profession for 2023.

Jason Bramwell

October 27, 2022 

Zachary Gordon, CPA – 2022 40 Under 40 Honoree VP-AccountingPropeller Industrieshttps://www.propellerindustries.com/ I started my career at Marks Paneth as an associate, working on a variety of clients across real estate, tech and others. Upon reaching that precipice, I decided to see the “other side of the table” and moved to private equity. During this period,...…

Accounting October 27, 2022 

The proposed ASU would give investors more information about a joint venture’s separate financial statements.

Jason Bramwell

Accounting October 27, 2022 

Under the new rule, pay would be returned if tied to a firm’s financial reporting error.

October 27, 2022 

Thomas Castelli, CPA, CFP – 2022 40 Under 40 Honoree PartnerHall CPA, PLLChttps://www.therealestatecpa.com/ NYSSCPA Emerging Leader Award (2022) Acted as a Tax Advisor to 250-300 clients in the real estate industry Primary contributor to process design and growth of Hall CPA’s $1.5MM+ tax planning service line that has an average NPS of 9.8/10 Producer/Co-Host of...…

October 27, 2022 

Brandon Gray, CPA – 2022 20 Under 40 Top Influencer Founder & CEOFirm360www.MyFirm360.com CPA, Shareholder – Banks, Gray and Crumpler, PLLC  14 years Founder and CEO of Firm360 since 2019 Volunteer Fireman/Assistant Chief 21 years Private aviation pilot See all of the 2022 “40 Under 40” and “20 Under 40” honorees.

Advisory October 27, 2022 

Sales growth slowed to 6.7% year-over-year in June. This is the smallest y/y rise in sales since February 2021.

Isaac M. O'Bannon