Charles Dickens once famously wrote: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” as part of the opening to his famous novel, A Tale of Two Cities. That quote applies today when you consider how the shockwaves from The Great Recession have buffeted the financial landscape for almost a decade at […]
The Accountants Club of America is pleased to announce that Salvatore A. Collemi,our 2nd Vice President, has been elected to the New York State Society of CPAs Board of Firectors for a three year term.
I have always loved accounting and tax season, but I have worked with many people who did not. They resented many of the working conditions and had a closed-in feeling that heightened their dislike of my great profession. I resolved that when I had my own practice I would not create that type of atmosphere. […]
American Institute of CPAs president and CEO Barry Melancon said the AICPA is pushing the Internal Revenue Service to improve its services for both taxpayers and CPAs while preparing to become a more international organization. During a wide-ranging speech Tuesday in New York at a meeting of the Accountants Club of America, Melancon gave an […]
On October 23rd Ed spoke at the Nassau Chapter Practice Continuity and Succession on Succession and Retirement Planning for CPA Firms. Ed worked in a small firm environment before joining WSB and developed several very successful firms. He has authored sixteen books and edited four others, and has written hundreds of articles for business and […]
The pace of change in the CPA profession is getting faster, and not enough accountants are ready, according to New York State Society of CPAs executive director Joanne Barry featured in Accounting Today.
Joanne Barry, Executive Director of the New York State Society of CPAs, was less sanguine. “The profession is changing, and is faced with disruption on multiple fronts, but instead of engaging the opportunities that come with them, it’s almost as if the profession is waiting for directions. News flash: We’re not going to get any.” […]
Joe Yagar has been named a 2015 Five Star Wealth Manager.
Peter Frank was the recipient of the Outstanding Discussion Leader award from the Foundation for Accounting Education (FAE).
Joanne Barry has been featured on Accounting Today’s “Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting” for the past three years. September 2014 “While the New York society may have recently relocated to a location near its century-old original headquarters, Barry is much more focused on the future, positioning her society as forward-thinking on issues ranging […]
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