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October 22, 2021 

AICPA Supports Disaster Retirement Savings Act

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) is signaling strong support for the bipartisan Disaster Retirement Savings Act (S. 2583), introduced by Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ). The bill would permanently remove penalties for ...

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October 22, 2021 

Hispanic Businesses are Expecting a Boom

The small business economy has survived every economic crisis thrown its way. Through collective resilience and a willingness to adapt, entrepreneurs in the United States have found ways to endure (and thrive) in times of struggle. No matter how hard ...

PTIN

October 22, 2021 

Tax Preparers: It’s PTIN Renewal Time

Anyone who prepares or assists in preparing a federal tax return for compensation must have a valid PTIN from the IRS before preparing returns. The PTIN needs to be included as the identifying number on any return filed with the IRS.

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October 21, 2021 

Elizabeth Pittelkow Kittner, CPA.CITP, CGMA, DTM – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree

Elizabeth Pittelkow Kittner, CPA.CITP, CGMA, DTM – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree VP of Finance and HR International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)https://www.iltanet.org Career highlights:  Passing the CPA Exam Working in public, corporate, and nonprofit accounting Attending AICPA’s Leadership Academy Earning my CITP and CGMA designations Achieving DTM status in Toastmasters Serving as a conference speaker...…

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October 21, 2021 

Shalin (Shawn) Parikh, CPA – 2021 20 Under 40 Top Influencer

Shalin (Shawn) Parikh, CPA – 2021 20 Under 40 Top Influencer Founder and Chairman of Entigrity www.my-cpe.comFounder and CEO myCPE www.entigrity.com Career highlights:  Shawn founded Entigrity in 2014 and today it works with 600+ Accounting firms in the United States and Canada. And have staffed 1200+ associates for them offshore. Entigrity has helped accounting firms...…

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October 21, 2021 

Rosie Brammer, CPA – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree

Rosie Brammer, CPA – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree OwnerRosie Brammer CPA LLCwww.rosiecpa.com Career highlights:  I was introduced to accounting at a young age helping as an administrative assistant for my dad’s accounting firm in California. When I moved to Oregon and worked various accounting roles to get through school,  I learned to love accounting...…

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October 21, 2021 

Susan C. Allen, CPA.CITP, CGMA – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree

Susan C. Allen, CPA.CITP – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree Senior Manager – Tax Practice & EthicsAICPAwww.aicpa.org Career highlights:  My career passion is to humbly serve the accounting and tax profession. Embracing technology and the progression of our profession, I aim to provide insights on emerging issues to help tax and financial professionals effectively serve...…

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October 20, 2021 

Megan D. Lewczyk, CPA, CMA, MAcc – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree

Megan D. Lewczyk, CPA, CMA, MAcc – 2021 40 Under 40 Honoree Owner Megan D Lewczyk, CPA, LLC http://megan.cpa/ Career highlights:  Graduated Summa Cum Laude (GPA 3.97), BSBA – General Business (minors: Accounting and Leadership Studies), University of Denver Master of Accountancy (GPA 3.95), University of Denver Previous IT Attestation and Risk Consulting Associate at...…

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October 20, 2021 

Evan Croen, MBA, MS – 2021 20 Under 40 Top Influencer

Evan Croen, MBA, MS – 2021 20 Under 40 Top Influencer Vice President, SoftwareBloomberg Tax & Accountingwww.pro.bloombergtax.com Career highlights: I serve as Vice President of Software in Bloomberg Tax and Accounting, leading product development and business efforts.  Most recently, I was instrumental in the company’s acquisition of Tax Prodigy. The acquisition was important to our...…