Stuart Kessler, CPA, PFS, a former president of the New York State Society of CPAs and the Accountants Club of America, chairman of the American Institute of CPAs, founding partner of Goldstein Golub Kessler and senior tax director at CohnReznick, has died. Kessler was frequently named among Accounting Today’s Top 100 Most Influential People in the […]
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 11 — The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued the following news release: Stuart Kessler, CPA/PFS, has received the American Institute of CPA’s(AICPA) Stanley H. Breitbard Lifetime Achievement in Personal Financial Planning Award. This is only the third lifetime achievement award in personal financial planning ever given by the AICPA. The presentation took place at […]
By Edward Mendlowitz Published March 25 2019, 2:02pm EDT We are down to the last three weeks of tax season. Think about how many clients you will be helping, how much your younger staff will be learning, how many clients you will be speaking to, and how much money you will make. How much better […]
The following article was authored by Vince J. Love Concerning changes in the strict compliance with the Code of Professional Conduct in the Profession over the years. Published in the February 2019 issue of the CPA Journal. The Way We Were By Vincent J. Love The Lawyer’s duty is first of all to his client, and […]
A Short Conversation with J. Michael Kirkland, CPA, CGMA, Accountants Club of America President for 2018 – 2019 What is your vision for ACA in the coming year? I hope to grow this organization. As someone in the press said a few years ago, ACA is one of New York’s best kept secrets. I want […]
By Michael Cohn Published December 06 2018, 2:59pm EST Panelists at a discussion hosted by the Accountants Club of America on Thursday in New York see social media, texting and cybersecurity among the major trends for the coming year. Edward Mendlowitz, a partner at WithumSmith+Brown had a collection of his weekly Accounting Today columns, “Call Me […]
By Edward Mendlowitz Published December 10 2018, 2:23pm EST Last Thursday, I was on an authors panel hosted by the Accountants Club of America. Along with me was Becky Livingston, author of The Accountant’s Social Media Handbook, and Hitendra Patil, author of Accountaneur: The Entrepreneurial Accountant. The moderator was Accounting Today editor Michael Cohn, who wrote a pretty […]
By Danielle Lee Published October 25 2018, 4:40pm EDT The greater demand on corporations as they grow in size and influence, along with consumer and investor expectations, are creating the ideal environment for CPAs to serve as the business world’s conscience, said Jan Herringer, president of the New York State Society of CPAs. Speaking at a […]
Joanne Barry Executive director and CEO, NYSSCPA As head of one of the largest and most influential state societies, Barry is a major voice for strong professional education, vigilance in maintaining accounting’s integrity in its public service role, and more inclusion for women and minorities. Career Highlights: Executive director and CEO, New York State Society […]
By Daniel Hood Published August 31 2018, 10:26am EDT Amid all the worries about staffing shortages and succession issues; amid the din of doomsayers prophesying disintermediation by blockchain, artificial intelligence or worse; amid the clamor of ever-more demanding staff and clients; amid the tightening competition from within the profession and without; amid the endless pressure […]
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