Armanino hosts its annual Great Give day of service; Deloitte and the NJCPA release surveys; and more CPA news.
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December 17, 2021 2:29 PM
CALIFORNIA
Thomas Liu was hired as a partner in the tax department at Windes, Irvine.
Jeff Worsham was named a tax partner in the entertainment, music and sports practice in the Beverly Hills office, and Victoria Moss a partner in the Woodland Hills office, at Citrin Cooperman.
Armanino, San Ramon, held its annual Great Give day of service Oct. 28, returning to in-person volunteering for its 13th year of volunteer hours and philanthropic projects. Armanino set aside 12,000 hours for employees to volunteer. To date, the Armanino Foundation has donated more than $1,082,443 to a variety of charities through the annual event.
CONNECTICUT
The Financial Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, selected Derek Christensen, a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, as the recipient of its Emerging Scholar Award, a program established in 2021 to garner interest among emerging scholars in research relevant to accounting standard-setting. (Read the full story .)
FLORIDA
Beth Skarda was elected a shareholder at Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund, Pensacola, effective Jan. 1, 2022.
The Institute of Internal Auditors, Lake Mary, and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants signed a renewal of their existing memorandum of understanding.
The Institute of Internal Auditors, Lake Mary, and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants signed a renewal of their existing memorandum of understanding.
ILLINOIS
KENTUCKY
Dean Dorton, Lexington, was named by Forbes one of the most recommended firms for tax and accounting services in the United States.
NEW JERSEY
Anthony Mazza was hired as a partner in the financial services practice at Citrin Cooperman, Livingston.
NEW YORK
Mazars, New York, donated $100,000 to 10 local charities in honor of its 100th anniversary and as part of its annual giving initiative.
Deloitte, New York, released its 4Q21 survey of Fortune 500 CFOs, taking the pulse of North American financial executives' economic outlook.
The American Institute of CPAs, New York, honored Alan Sobel, managing member of SobelCo and president of the New Jersey Society of CPAs, with its Special Recognition Award for his leadership and innovation in bringing about a new law in New Jersey: the Pass-Through Business Alternative Tax Act. (Read the
EisnerAmper, New York, launched EisnerAmper Digital, previously the process, risk and technology solutions group, bringing together the firm’s risk advisory, digital and cybersecurity experts to help clients scale and reinvent critical financial processes.
Shakeel Hussain was hired as a partner in the White Plains office at Citrin Cooperman.
Steven Zelin, managing member at Zelin & Associates CPA, New York, was named to the board of directors of the Accountants Club.
PENNSYLVANIA
Drucker & Scaccetti, Philadelphia, appointed its next generation of leadership, effective Jan. 1, 2022, which will, for the first time in the firm’s history, consist of all non-founding shareholders and an all-women C-suite. The new management committee will be: chief business officer Dottie Leonardi, chief growth officer Rosalind Sutch, and chief knowledge officer Diane DeCesare. (Read the full story .)
TEXAS
Adam Klein was hired as a managing director in the health care advisory services practice at Weaver, Houston.
VIRGINIA
Megan Meador and William Clark, directors at Brown Edwards, Roanoke, were named to The Business Journal of Tri-Cities Tennessee/Virginia 40 Under Forty class.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Anya Naschak was promoted to director in the advisory services group at Marks Paneth.
Patrick McNamee was reappointed to the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board for a second and final five-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2022, and concluding Dec. 31, 2026.
Patrick McNamee was reappointed to the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board for a second and final five-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2022, and concluding Dec. 31, 2026.
