Accounting

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August 22, 2017 

Brian Walgamott, CPA – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree

Brian Walgamott, CPA Age: 39 Employer: Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A. CPAs Title: Senior Manager, Tax Services Department City/State: Tallahassee, Florida Website: www.thf-cpa.com Twitter: @thfcpa Professional Associations/Memberships Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants o   Healthcare Industry Conference Committee Graduate, Opportunity Tallahassee Class 35, Leadership...…

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August 22, 2017 

Amanda L. Sexton, CPA, ABV, CFF, CFE – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree

Amanda L. Sexton, CPA, ABV, CFF, CFE Age: 32 Employer: Markowitz, Fenelon & Bank, LLP Title: Accountant/Valuation Analyst City/State: Riverhead, NY Website: www.mfbcpa.com Twitter: N/A Professional Associations/Memberships AICPA Member NYSSCPA – Suffolk Chapter: 1) President 2) East End Committee Co-Chair 3) Membership Committee Co-Chair NYSSCPA – Statewide: 1) Former Nominating Committee Member 2) Former Business...…

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August 22, 2017 

Garrett Wagner, CPA.CITP – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree

Garrett Wagner, CPA.CITP Age: 36 Employer: Thaney & Associates Title: Business Therapist City/State: Rochester, NY Website: www.thaneycpa.com Twitter: garrettwagner37 Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA member New York State Society of CPAs Member President of the Rochester Chapter of the New York State Society of CPAs NextGen committee I strive to create lasting change and real impact with...…

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August 22, 2017 

Dr. Sean Stein Smith, CPA, CMA, CGMA, CFE – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree

Dr. Sean Stein Smith, CPA, CMA, CGMA, CFE Age: 29Employer: Lehman College (CUNY)Title: Assistant ProfessorCity/State: New York City (Bronx), New Yorkhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sean-stein-smith-dba-cpa-63307444/ Listen to this podcast   Professional Associations/Memberships (please include any leadership roles): NJCPA – He is a member of the NJCPA Content Advisory Board, Student Programs & Scholarship Committee, Emerging Leaders Council, Nonprofit Interest...…

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August 22, 2017 

Ben Pechan, CPA, CCIFP – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree

Ben Pechan, CPA, CCIFP Professional Credentials (CPA, EA, MBA, etc if any): CPA, CCIFP Age: 32 Employer: Smith & Gesteland, LLP Title: Chief Financial Officer City/State: Madison, Wisconsin Website: www.sgcpa.com Twitter: Professional Associations/Memberships: WICPA (Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants)– Accounting Careers Board Member CFMA (Construction Financial Management Association) – Vice President, Membership   My...…

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August 22, 2017 

Christine Boeckel, JD, LLM – 2017 20 Under 40 Honoree

Christine Boeckel, JD, LLM (Taxation) Age: 33 Employer: Bloomberg BNA Title: Deputy Editorial Director, State Tax City/State: Arlington, Virginia Website:  https://www.bna.com/ Twitter: @Boeckel_Tax I began working as a State Tax Law Editor at Bloomberg BNA in 2011, where I focused on maintaining and updating Bloomberg BNA’s State Tax Portfolios and Navigators. As an editor I...…

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August 22, 2017 

Melisa Galasso, CPA, CGMA – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree

Melisa F. Galasso, CPA, CGMA Age: 36Employer: Galasso Learning Solutions LLCTitle: OwnerCity/State: Charlotte, NCWebsite: www.galassolearningsolutions.comTwitter: @hoffmamf, @galassolearning Listen to this podcast   Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA – Technical Issues Committee Member, Leadership Academy Alum (2014) NCACPA – Past Chair A&A Committee, Past President Charlotte Chapter, Charlotte Women Initiative Co-Chair VSCPA – LEAD Task Force Member, Digital...…

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August 22, 2017 

Kevin Bong – 2017 20 Under 40 Honoree

Kevin Bong Age: 27 Employer: AuditFile, Inc. Title: Co-founder  City/State: San Francisco, California Website: www.auditfile.com Twitter: @auditfile_team   Kevin is a co-founder of AuditFile, where he works closely with Steven Bong to execute the Company’s vision for designing a simple-to-use, sophisticated audit automation solution that empowers firms to prepare for the future of auditing. AuditFile received...…

 The New Year’s Resolution

August 22, 2017 

The New Year’s Resolution

In the weeks before my resolution, I researched everything I could find about this new pricing strategy called Value Pricing. I felt bad about charging catch up clients too much because I figured they would just go elsewhere and I would lose out on ...

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August 22, 2017 

Meredith Root Elmore, CPA, MBA – 2017 40 Under 40 Honoree

Meredith Root Elmore, CPA, MBA Age: 28 Employer: Liscio, Inc. (CXO) & Rootworks (Director of Operations) Title: CXO (Chief Experience Officer) City/State: Bloomington, IN Website: liscio.me Twitter: @MeredithRoot Professional Associations/Memberships (please include any leadership roles):   – Intuit’s Account Council   – Rootworks, Director of Operations   I’ve been a member of Intuit’s Accountant Council for 2...…

Steven Bong Auditfile

August 22, 2017 

Steven Bong – 2017 20 Under 40 Honoree

Steven Bong Age: 30 Employer: AuditFile, Inc. Title: CEO City/State: Walnut Creek, CA Website: www.auditfile.com Twitter: @AuditFile_team   Steve is a co-founder and head of development for AuditFile, which introduced the profession’s first complete, cloud-based audit automation solution. Prior to starting AuditFile in 2011, Steve used his degree in statistics from UC Berkeley as an analyst in the financial services...…

 AICPA Supports New Credit Union Audit Report Policy

August 22, 2017 

AICPA Supports New Credit Union Audit Report Policy

The American Institute of CPAs supports the National Credit Union Administration’s focus on the overall integrity of audit report submissions, and recently worked with the regulatory body to remove obstacles to the implementation of a new policy designed