Firm News: Oct. 11. 2013

NORWAY

Expat Norway, Dataplan AS and PAA Tax Legal Consulting in Moldova have joined the international accountancy networks HLB International.

CALIFORNIA

CheckAlt, a Check 21 application company, has launched a new payments solution designed for credit unions and community banks called CheckAlt Batch.  The solution addresses the challenges many banks and financial services firms face when processing Check21 files from multiple origination points such as ATMs, mobile, branch, merchant, and teller transactions. 

FLORIDA

Averett Warmus Durkee CPAs, Orlando, started to provide tax preparation tips for personal and business use twice a month. AWD serves a number of industries, including timeshare resort development and management. 

LOUISIANA

Traina & Associates of Baton Rouge and their provider ACL GRC were honored with the 2013 GRC Value Award in the Audit Management Category by GRC analyst firm GRC 20/20. The Inaugural GRC Value Awards recognize real-world implementations for Governance, Risk Management and Compliance programs and processes that have returned significant and measurable value to an organization.

MARYLAND

Hertzbach & Co., P.A, Baltimore is celebrating their 65th Anniversary.

MICHIGAN

H&S Companies has joined Practicewise, a results-focused group of CPA firms that share resources, experience and service specialties. Practicewise is a group of non-competitive CPA firms formed by Eide Bailly.

NEVADA

Alterity, Inc. will exhibit as a sponsor at the Intacct Advantage 2013 Conference, which will include Intacct customers and partners. The conference will start Monday, October 21 and end Friday, October 25 and will be held at The M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

NEW JERSEY

NEWARK – HLW International, Newark,  The United States Green Building Council New Jersey Chapter will be honoring Panasonic Corporation of North America at this year’s Annual Gala & Awards Dinner. The event will take place on October 9, 2013 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. For more information on attending the event, please visit www.usgbcnj.org/events.

NEW YORK

PwC’s Investor Resource just released a new survey. “Through the investor lens: perspectives on risk & governance.” According to PwC’s new report, investors are looking at risks differently than in the past. The financial crisis that affected capital markets across the globe demonstrated that companies—and even whole economies—can be rocked to their core when the connections between lending practices, securitization programs, and capital and funding levels are not clearly understood and monitored. For more information or to download a copy of PwC’s full report, please visit: PwC’s 2013 Investor Survey. PwC has also been named a leader in worldwide business consulting services for the retail industry according to the analyst firm's recently published report, "IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Business Consulting Services for the Retail Industry 2013 Vendor Analysis." … Starting in January 2014, NYU School of Law will begin offering a new, online degree for experienced accountants and other non-lawyer professionals—a Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.) in Taxation. …   KPMG conducted a survey which shows that increase in backlogs and margins lead to renewed optimism in the global construction industry.  You can find the complete synopsis of the survey at KPMG website. … Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte, CPAs, P.C., Albany, donated three new iPads to the local U.S. Marine Corps to assist their efforts in collecting donated toys to give to children in need this holiday season.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Scott & Co. LLC, Greenville, has been ranked No. 4 overall in South Carolina’s Best Places to Work 2013 competition.

TEXAS

Karlins, Ramey &Tompkins, Woodland, has been named a finalist for the Lone Star College Montgomery Small Business Development Center’s Small Business of the Year Award.

 

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