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CEO Corner
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Dear Hannah:
Thank you to the 800+ of you who attended Federal Tax Camp this week! We've heard wonderful feedback from you about this conference, and I hope the information from our tax guru Sue Smith, CPA will help you have a smooth busy season!
At the Society, Tax Camp signifies that the end of the year is fast approaching. Many of us look at the New Year as a fresh start. One of my goals in 2020 is to do more to help you learn and network in your career. Coming together with your peers to share ideas, challenges and resources is one of the most valuable aspects of membership, and that's why I'm so excited for our Firm Administrator/Operations Manager Luncheon on January 24! We're bringing back this popular event so members can get a jumpstart on 2020 by hearing about industry trends that are impacting their firms, discussing best practices and lessons learned ahead of busy season and meeting with MSCPA staff to discover how their firms can get involved in the year ahead. I strongly encourage all firm administrators and staff who manage firm operations to attend this two-hour lunch, which will take place at McLane Middleton in Woburn. To learn more and to register, please click here.
This is just one of the many events to come in 2020. You can learn about all our upcoming events and programs here. Many of our plans are still in the works, so check back often (you can also find updates in future issues of Friday@Five)!
Have a great weekend!
Please note: We're currently experiencing issues with our phone system. If you call and get our general voicemail, please leave a message that's specific about the issue you're calling about and the person you'd like to speak with. We apologize for any inconvenience and are working on resolving the issue.
Amy Pitter
MSCPA President/CEO
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Help Students Become CPAs!
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Your contribution the MSCPA's Educational Foundation will help provide scholarships and CPA Exam vouchers to worthy accounting students across the state. Join these firms, companies and individuals who have already pledged their support, and help fuel the accounting pipeline with motivated, qualified and diverse talent! The deadline to give to the 2020 Scholarship Program is December 31, 2019. DONATE
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Small Firm Roundtables (1/13 - 1/24)
Our Small Firm Roundtables return one month from today! Join us at a location near you! To register for a specific location, click on the link below. If you would like to request a specific location that isn't currently listed, please contact Jill Foley.
Topics of discussion are based on your feedback, so please submit specific questions and agenda items you'd like to see covered to Jill Foley.
Attendees will earn two CPE credits.
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Featured Conferences
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Networking Event
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South Shore Breakfast Forum: Federal Tax Update (12/19)
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Jason Goloboy, CPA, principal at Kevin P. Martin & Associates (KPM), and Deborah Rogers, CPA, a staff account at Waldron H. Rand & Company, P.C., will give a federal tax update at the Chateau Restaurant in Braintree from 7:20 - 9:00 a.m. REGISTER
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Preparing Individual Tax Returns for New Staff and Para-Professionals (1/9)
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Discuss complicated issues of filing status and dependency exemptions, learn about Schedules A, B, C, D, E and SE, complete comprehensive problems related to Schedules A, C and D, review IRA contributions, self-employed retirement plans, child-care credits, the adoption tax credit and more.
REGISTER
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Tax Forms Boot Camp: LLCs, Partnerships and S Corporations (1/10)
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Gain a comprehensive understanding of the preparation of both S corporation and partnership/LLC tax returns. Along with the underlying laws and regulations, discover the connections and alterations of these widely held entity structures and more. REGISTER
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Featured Member Benefits
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Harlem Globetrotters (12/26)
The world famous Harlem Globetrotters return to the TD Garden on Thursday, December 26 for two exciting performances at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
To purchase, click here and use promo code
GLOBBIE240.
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Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol (Now - 12/29)
Set during the 1930s in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, this incredibly heartwarming and truly unforgettable production imagines Ebenezer Scrooge as the owner of a mining company where his callous greed blinds him to the joys and gifts of the season.
To purchase, click here and enter promo code
GMEM.
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| Member News
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CARL LAGRECA, CPA, Lynnfield, passed away on November 23. He was president of
FORMAN, ITZKOWITZ, BERENSON & LAGRECA, P.C.,
Waltham, until the company merged with
DGC (DICICCO, GULMAN & COMPANY), Woburn, in 2016. A longtime member of the Audit Committee at East Boston Savings Bank, LaGreca was elected as lead independent director in January 2018. He also served as a member of the National Guard for six years. Our thoughts are with the LaGreca family and his friends and colleagues at this time.
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ARTHUR VIGEANT CPA, Marlborough, announced that ARTHUR VIGEANT, CPA, was re-elected by his peers as the mayor of Marlborough.
BAKER NEWMAN NOYES,
Woburn, announced that
CHRIS GIALLONGO
and
JEFF ROGERS, CPA joined as senior managers in the tax practice. The firm also announced that:
- JIM GUARINO, CPA, CFP, PFS joined as a managing director in the tax practice; and
- DREW NAGUS, CPA
joined as a principal in the audit practice.
DGC (DICICCO, GULMAN & COMPANY LLP),
Boston/Woburn, announced that
MATTHEW MULRONEY, CPA, MST
joined as a partner in the commercial business group.
S&G LLP, BUSINESS CONSULTANTS AND CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS,
Worcester, announced the acquisition of
WINER CPA, P.C., Framingham, in December.
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Health Reimbursement
IT Company for CPAs
OnPoint PCR - Gotta Check Out AuditFile
Noprofit Return
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LOOKING TO BUY OR SELL A PRACTICE?
Learn critical information about the merger and acquisition (M&A) process that will help you determine your next step! Posting classified ads are a great, cost-effective way to get the word out and engage with an audience of CPA professionals! Ads are included in the next available issue of
SumNews and posted on our website for potential buyers or sellers to view online. For more information, click here or contact Kristin Wells.
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Board Member - Merrimack River Watershed Council
Audit Committee Member - Massachusetts Association of Realtors
Board Member/Treasurer - Groundwork Somerville
CPA - NABvets, Inc. #0102
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Tax and Audit Seniors/Supervisors - LCMG CPAs
Tax & Accounting Manager - Bookkeeping & Business Service
H.N.W. Tax Manager - Kevin P. Martin & Assoiciates (KPM)
Tax Supervisor - Kevin P. Martin & Assoiciates (KPM)
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Tax Season Per Diem Preparers - Levine Caufield Martin & Goldberg PC (LCMG)
Seasonal Tax Reviewer - Karen M. Saporito, CPA
Tax Preparers (Tax Season and Beyond) - Greene Rubin Miller & Pacino
Tax Preparer - Thomas R. Pope, CPA, PC
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