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CEO Corner
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Dear Hannah,
I am pleased to announce that our 2019 Women to Watch Award winners have been selected! The Women to Watch Awards recognize outstanding women in the accounting profession and are given in two categories: Emerging Leaders (fewer than 15 years in the profession) and Experienced Leaders (15 or more years in the profession). There were many exceptional nominees this year, making it a very difficult decision for our judging panel. Congratulations to the following seven winners:
Emerging Leaders
- Rebecca Connolly, CPA, manager, Burkhart, Pizzanelli, PC
- Danielle Donovan, CPA, MSA,
supervisor, Walter & Shuffain, P.C.
- Kristen Longobardi,
audit & assurance manager, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Experienced Leaders
- Mon Chau, partner, Investment Management Practice, Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Laura McNeil, CPA, tax partner, PwC
- Laura O'Brien, CPA, MSA, principal, ALL CPAs
- Amy Phelan, CPA,
shareholder, tonneson + co
The winners will be recognized at the Women's Leadership Summit on Thursday, October 24 at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf. The Summit will also feature presentations from Kim Drumgo, director of diversity and inclusion at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants and award-winning speaker Terri Tespicio, whose TEDx talk "Stop Searching for Your Passion" has more than 5 million views to date. To learn more about the Summit and to register, click here.
Congratulations again to this year's winners! Have a great weekend!
Amy Pitter
MSCPA President/CEO
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Cannabis Networking Group
We're considering creating a networking group for our members in the cannabis industry. If there is enough interest, we'll create the group in the fall. The format would depend on the interest level. Some possibilities include:
- Regional roundtables;
- Virtual networking groups; and
- Forming a new committee and/or a HUB community for those in this industry.
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MSCPA Career Fair & Graduate School Expo — Firm Exhibitors (9/27)
Connect with approximately 200 accounting students from colleges throughout New England at the MSCPA's Career Fair and Graduate School Expo on September 27 at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf. Recruit interns and entry-level candidates as well as professionals-in-transition. If your firm/company has open positions or internships available and would like to exhibit this event, please sign up here. For questions, please contact Kristin Wells. SIGN UP
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Per Diem Job Postings
- Seasonal Tax Preparer - ALL CPAs
- Senior Accountant - Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company
- Seasonal Experienced Tax Preparer - Chiuve & Company, P.C.
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| Future CPAs
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Invest in the future of the accounting profession! Your contribution the MSCPA's Educational Foundation will help provide scholarships and CPA Exam vouchers to worthy accounting students across the state. To learn more about the Foundation, click here. To make a donation, click here.
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Networking Event
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Join Accountex USA in Boston (9/5 - 9/6)
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This leading independent accounting technology expo and conference is coming to the Hynes Convention Center in September! Explore 100+ accounting technology solution providers and attend 50+ conference sessions from industry experts, all while earning CPE credits. Use promo code MSCPA to register for FREE! REGISTER
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UFR Training and State Compliance (8/21)
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Learn the finer points of preparing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Uniform Financial Statement, define the Schedule B program and the types and requirements as outlined in the Audit & Preparation Manual, including Chapter 257, look at statistics from the 2016 UFR database and review many common filing mistakes. REGISTER
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Audit Staff Essentials Level 1 -
New Staff: Core Concepts (9/18 - 9/19)
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Understand the purpose and phases of an audit, learn the different types of procedures performed during each phase and the functions of common working papers, including the trial balance, lead sheets and financial statements, identify key concepts and techniques of interpersonal behavior and communication and more. REGISTER
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Financial Storytelling: The Key in Growing Your Organization to the Next Level (9/26)
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Learn how to present financial information to your organization and how to translate accounting/financial language into plain English through similar and understandable context, examine the value of using charts and pictures in financial presentations, understand why storytelling is an effective method of getting your recommendations and next steps across to your audience and more.
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Member News
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AAFCPAs,
Westborough/Boston/Wellesley, announced that the firm's annual summer outing #DunkTankChallenge raised $1,500 for immunotherapy research. The firm also announced that:
- MR. ANDERSON
earned the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) credential;
- BRITTANY BESLER, CPA, JD, MBA presented "Bylaws and Issue Spotting: A Consultation for Nonprofits" in collaboration with Lawyer's Clearinghouse's Pro Bono Consultation Series in July;
- KERRIE DUPRÉ, CPA
will serve as board president of Huntington's Disease Society of America, RI Chapter;
- JOSHUA ENGLAND, JD, LLM
and
DAVE MCMANUS, CPA, CGMA
presented a tax strategizing session for the benefit of the regional Vistage group of CEOs in June;
- MATT HUTT, CPA, CGMA and
COURTNEY MCFARLAND, CPA, MSA, in collaboration with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers (The League), presented guidance on 340B basics and program compliance;
- Partners of the firm bonded over Wheelchair Build for Charity, donating to AAFCPAs' client WCI – Work, Community, Independence and the Beaumont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center; and
- The firm was a proud sponsor of the 11th
annual
Boston Business Journal
"CFO of the Year" Awards.
DGC (DICICCO, GULMAN & COMPANY LLP), Boston/Woburn, announced that the firm will hold an A&E Ownership Transition Seminar on September 25.
CHAD DAGRACA, CPA and
DAVID SULLIVAN, CPA,
co-leaders of DGC's A&E practice, will share insights based on their experience advising A&E firms, and discuss best practices, tax efficient strategies, common leadership structures and evaluating alternative structures for succession plans.
FREDERICK HAYNES, CPA,
Natick/Chatham, passed away in May. He was the president of his company,
LIVINGSTON AND HAYNES, located in Wellesley. Our thoughts are with the Haynes family and his friends and colleagues at this time.
LGA,
Woburn, announced that
CAROL-JEAN HIGGINS, CPA, PFS
joined as a tax manager and
LORI MACINTOSH
will join as an administrative operations coordinator on August 21. The firm also announced that
ROBERT HART, CPA, WAYNE KARACEK, CPA and
FRANK STORNIOLO, CPA were promoted to partners.
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Cloud Backup
IRC Section 1061
Message from the Massachusetts Society of CPA's Accounting and Auditing Committee
CAAS/Managed Accounting Services
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Did you know you can get a sneak peek of who's coming to our conferences and some networking events? Click on the "see who's coming" link right on our registration pages and start getting to know your fellow members before the event even starts!
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MEMBER BENEFIT:
HEALTHWORKS
FITNESS CENTER FOR WOMEN
MSCPA members have access to discounts to over 100 group exercise classes per week (included in membership), state-of-the-art cardio and strength training equipment, complimentary towel service and much more. All female members (and female spouses/domestic partners of members) receive a monthly discount of $10 off of prevailing rates at each single Healthworks location, $20 off monthly dues with an All Healthworks Club Membership.
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Board Treasurer - The Longwood Players
CPA - American Legion Post
Treasurer for Board of Directors - Engaging Schools
Finance Committee - Conway School of Landscape Design
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