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CEO Corner
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Dear Hannah,
If you are a parent, grandparent, student or teacher, you know that this academic year comes complete with confusion, disruption and plenty of other changes. The only thing that hasn’t changed is that college is still expensive and the cost can be a barrier to many students who aspire to a career in accounting.
Our Educational Foundation offers students support to make it easier for them to stay in school, compete their degrees and join the profession. We do this entirely through the generosity of our members. Firms of all sizes provide the bulk of scholarship money with sponsorships ranging from $500 from small firms to $10,000 from some of our global partners. We made a few changes to the scholarship program last year and now, with such uncertainty in 2020, your donation will help students more than ever before.
Donations can be made here on our website. Firm leaders received our emails this week asking for their support this year—? please respond as generously as you can. Individual donations, of any size, round out our program and allow us to offer even more scholarships to deserving students. If all our members each gave only $10, we would almost double our scholarships!
Your continued support not only helps fill firms with qualified staff, but it also makes a huge difference in the lives of students who rely on scholarship support. And these students need your help now more than ever. One of last year’s scholarship winners said it best:
“It has not been easy to afford books, meals and other expenses from just my work study pay. This scholarship will make my transition from undergrad to grad school much, much smoother. Again, I would like to thank you all for your generosity. It not only helps students like me dream but also achieve.”
—Ishimwe Nadine Uwase, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Class of 2022, 2020 MSCPA College Diversity & Inclusion: Black/African American Scholarship Recipient
Please click here to donate and to learn more about the levels of sponsorship. Alternatively, you can contact Erica DeBiase at 617.303.2403 to make your contribution over the phone or mail a check to the Society, made payable to the MSCPA Educational Foundation.
I wish all of you a wonderful weekend and, for those who celebrate, a healthy and happy new year. Shana Tova!
Amy Pitter
MSCPA President/CEO
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Featured Virtual Conference
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Join us on Wednesday, October 28 for our Women's Leadership Virtual Summit! You'll hear keynotes from
Laura Gassner Otting,
founder and chief catalyzing officer at Limitless Possibility and a best-selling author,
Samantha Bowling CPA, CGMA,
partner at Garbelman Winslow CPAs and
Elizabeth Byland,
professor and director at Virginia Commonwealth University. We'll also present our 2020 Women to Watch Award winners. REGISTER
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Get Recognized in
SumNews!
Were you recently promoted, have a hobby outside of the office, or are you an expert on certain topic? Be recognized in an upcoming issue of SumNews magazine! The Society is always looking for members to highlight in the Rising Star and Member Spotlight sections of the magazine, and we love to feature articles on timely topics written from MSCPA members. For more information, contact Elizabeth Emanuelson.
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Upcoming Committee Meetings
- Taxation (9/22)
- Governmental Accounting & Auditing (10/9)
- Taxation (10/20)
- Regulated Investment Companies (10/21)
- Accounting & Auditing (10/21)
- Management of an Accounting Practice (10/22)
- Nonprofit Accounting & Auditing (10/22)
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Virtual Networking Events
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LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! Our first-ever virtual trivia night hosted by Trivia Hub is next Thursday! Assemble a team of up to six coworkers to answer questions about everything from sports to history, and from pop culture to food! Firms are encouraged to enter more than one team.
Don't have a team? No problem! Sign up as an individual and we will set you up with some fellow geniuses!
REGISTER
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Join us for a virtual happy hour! Sit back and enjoy craft brews and cheese pairings led by a craft beer expert from City Brew Tours. Network with fellow CPAs and accounting professionals as you identify the best tasting combinations from the comfort of your home. Cost is $50 for members and $70 for non-members. Your registration includes two craft beers, three gourmet cheeses, three chocolate treats and a koozie. All samples will be shipped to you prior to the event. The deadline to register is October 19.
Our virtual happy hour is sponsored by Brookline Bank and UMass Lowell Manning School of Business. REGISTER
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| Virtual CPE
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Compilation and Review Practice Guide (9/21)
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| Identify the performance requirements in the SSARS standards based on SSARS 21, 22, 23 and 24, effectively review engagements utilizing the guidance in AR-C Sections 60, 80 and 90, perform preparation engagements utilizing the guidance in AR-C Section 70 of SSARS 21 and more. REGISTER
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Professional Ethics Update (9/22)
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| Master the revised AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, identify ethical threats and safeguards associated with those in public practice and business, discuss recent changes, interpretations and non-authoritative guidance issued by PEEC and more.
REGISTER
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Construction Contractors: Accounting, Auditing and Tax (9/23)
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| Recall ways to provide efficient, high-quality audit services to construction clients, learn what other new developments may mean for you, your company or your clients, identify key concepts related to up-to-date GAAP accounting methods applicable to construction contractors and more. REGISTER
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Career Center
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You won't be-leaf these fall savings! Save 25% on your job posting or any posting package! Offer is valid through 11:59 p.m. on September 30, 2020. May not be combined with any other offer(s). Jobs expire within one year of purchase, so remember to use all your jobs in your package. Use code
LEAF
to redeem this offer. If you have any questions or need assistance, contact Kara Kieran.
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Job Postings
- Tax Manager - Kemalian & Associates, LLP
- Tax Manager - Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company
- Staff Accountant - Berger, Katz, Weishaus & Lenza, P.C.
- Firm Administrator - Alkon & Levine, PC
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Per Diem Job Posting
- Experienced Auditor (One-Time Project) - Stone & Company, LLC
- CPA - Fineman CPA Group
- CPA - Betro and Company, P.C.
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| Member News
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Michael Bridges, CPA
Audit Manager, Sullivan Bille, P.C.
Meet Michael Bridges, CPA, audit manager at Sullivan Bille, P.C.! Read our interview with Michael from our September issue of SumNews
to learn about his recent appointment to the 2020 Class of the AICPA Leadership Academy. MEET MICHAEL
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O’CONNOR & DREW, P.C.,
Braintree, announced that the firm signed the CEO Action Pledge for diversity and inclusion (D&I). As a result, the firm has participated in unconscious bias training, applied for the AICPA Diverse Student Internship program and formed an internal focus group. The firm also announced that:
- DANIELLE ABDALLAH, CAITLIN MACNEILL, NICOLE MCSWEENEY, EMILY ROSANO, MADALYN STEVENS and
MARTIN WIEDERSHEIM
joined as entry-level staff;
- AARON BLUMENSTOCK, EMILY CONNOLLY
and
RAINA MALMBERG
joined as IT security analysts;
- ASHLEY BRUNO
joined as an experienced staff accountant;
- ANDREW CHARLES, CPA, CHRISTOPHER EVANS, CPA, MATT FEUERBACH, CPA, EMMA GASSETT, CPA and
PATRICK SCHROLL, CPA attended the MSCPA’s Emerging Leaders Virtual Summit in August;
- MELANIE DEAN, CPA is giving back to her community by working through her third budget cycle as a member of the East Bridgewater Finance Committee;
- RYAN MCDONELL, CPA
conducted a free webinar on the Paycheck Protection Program for OCD clients and MSADA members discussing loan forgiveness, recent guidance and possible future changes to the program;
- CHRISTINA MENDONCA, CPA, MSA
joined as a supervisor to service clients with outsourced controller and bookkeeping needs;
- EDUARDO MONTOYA
joined as a senior IT project manager;
- TIM RAMSEY, MST
joined as a staff accountant in the tax department;
- PATRICK SCHROLL, CPA,
forensic investigation and internal audit supervisor, recently passed the CFE Exam and met all other requirements to achieve his Certified Fraud Examiners certification;
- CATHERINE WACLAWIK
joined as a tax staff;
- The firm held their first virtual “Meet the Firm” event for accounting majors and recent graduates on September 10; and
- OCD Tech, the IT audit and security division of the firm was ranked number 20 on the top 25 list of the largest IT consulting firms in Massachusetts by the Boston Business Journal.
The division is also sponsoring and presenting at ISACA’s 2020 IT Audit, Risk, Security Expo & AGM on November 10.
SPINELLI CPA, PC,
Worcester, announced that
DIANE PERALTA, CPA joined as audit director.
WALTER & SHUFFAIN, P.C., Boston, announced the firm acquired
RUSSELL, BRIER & CO. LLP, Boston, effective September 1.
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Contact for Board of Accoutancy
Surrogacy Grants from Nonprofit
Thomson Reuters
PROFX E-Filing Down
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MEMBER BENEFIT: HR HOTLINE
This benefit gives members in charge of HR decisions a free, 30-minute, private consultation Laurie LaBrie, SPHR, SHRM-SCP. You can learn more about the hotline here.
Laurie will also answer non-confidential questions we submit to members on their behalf, and we will feature those questions and responses in our publications. If you have a question for her, please email Hannah Naranjo.
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LAST CHANCE TO ENTER THE WOMEN'S GOLF OUTING RAFFLE
Enter to win great prizes while supporting women in accounting! Proceeds will benefit the MSCPA’s Educational Foundation’s Scholarship Program. The raffle is in lieu of our Women’s Golf Outing, which raises over $10,000 in donations to the Foundation each year. The deadline to enter the raffle is next Wednesday, September 23. To enter the raffle and view prizes, click here. You can also donate directly to the Foundation by clicking here.
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This week's Legislative Brief offers updates on the Massachusetts FY21 budget, tax payments deferred to May 2021 for certain Massachusetts small businesses, the CPA license renewal, CPE deadline and more.
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Treasurer - Mission Hill Link, Inc
Board Treasurer - Lyracle
Treasurer - Friends of Spy Pond Park
CPA - The Loop Lab
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