AAM names executive director; IAASB appoints new board members; and more CPA news.
On the move: RKL rehires former associate as partner
November 5, 2021 2:07 PM
CALIFORNIA
Kruze Consulting, San Francisco, released new data on travel, salary and rent expenses from more than 450 venture-funded startups that found the economic recovery is on the upswing based on recent travel spending reaching or surpassing pre-pandemic levels.
ILLINOIS
RSM, Chicago, released its most recent “Technology, Media and Telecom Industry Outlook,” available
INDIA
SBS and Co., Hyderabad, joined MGI Worldwide.
INDIANA
Oak Street Funding, Indianapolis, a First Financial Bank company specializing in loan products and services for lines of business including CPAs, announced it is doubling the lending limit for customers to support mergers and acquisitions, successions, technology investments and growth-focused initiatives.
KENTUCKY
Rhonda Clark was named executive director of the Association for Accounting Marketing, Lexington, where she was most recently association manager, starting Jan. 1, 2022.
NAMIBIA
Windhoek Accounting and Taxation, Windhoek, joined Andersen Global as a member firm of the international association.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
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Anchin, New York, promoted, to partner: David Bechman in the litigation, forensic and valuation services group; Vincent Gatto to tax partner and member of Anchin Private Client; Brent Lessey to tax partner in the consumer products group and the transaction advisory services practice; and Adam Pizzo to assurance partner in the technology group; to accounting and audit directors: Reed Ellison in the architecture & engineering and construction industry group and Jerico Mascarinas in the consumer products group; to senior manager: Xiao Jing Fei in the tax department; Rebecca Long and Kevin McHale in real estate; and Brendan Kurpis and Danielle Montesano in the architecture, engineering and construction group.
The International Auditing and Accounting Standards Board, New York, announced appointments and reappointments, effective Jan. 1, 2022, appointing: William Edge, chair, Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board; and Warren Maroun, professor, School of Accountancy, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; and reappointing: Kai Morten Hagen, technical director at Den norske Revisorforening (Norwegian Institute of Public Accountants); Sachiko Kai, technical director, Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants; and Eric Turner, former director, Canadian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board.
BKR International, New York, partnered with the American Institute of CPAs Foundation to promote the foundation’s centennial anniversary and capital campaign, making a monetary commitment to the foundation’s capital campaign and actively encouraging its member firms to participate.
PENNSYLVANIA
TEXAS
Jon Karp, partner at Whitley Penn, Dallas, was named the 2021 Chairman for the Texas Business Hall of Fame.
VIRGINIA
The Virginia Society of CPAs, in partnership with Virginia Business magazine, released the annual Economic Expectations Survey, which revealed a little more than half of Virginia CPAs are very or somewhat optimistic about the U.S. and Virginia economies for 2022. (The results are available here .)
Meadows Urquhart Acree & Cook, Richmond, launched a social media campaign onFacebook and LinkedIn with the hashtag #AccountantsAreFun during the month of November.
Meadows Urquhart Acree & Cook, Richmond, launched a social media campaign on
WASHINGTON
Sweeney Conrad, Kirkland, promoted 20 employees: Jamie Gardner and Sara West to senior audit manager; Nick Hardy, Catherine Hendrickson and Keri Marsh to senior tax manager; David Halfhill, Shirley Huang, Courtney Krehoff and Connor Tidd to tax manager; Ben Allen and Madison Oraivej to senior audit associate; Sherry Browne, Brenda Licata and Ann Stryker to senior administrative assistant; Judi Davila to senior client accounting services associate; and Nicholas Deehring, Nestor Fiallos, Ben Gardner, Tan Khuu and Michael Ripley to senior tax associate.
WISCONSIN
The National Association of Tax Professionals, Appleton, announced a joint project with Drake Software, Taxes Today, a series of free roundtable video discussions with experts from Drake and the NATP discussing complex tax topics and industry news.
