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The New York State Society of CPAs’ (NYSSCPA) Rochester Chapter NextGen group, a committee of young accountants and new CPAs, alongside the Flower City Habitat for Humanity (FCHH), will host a celebratory open house at the newly-renovated Rochester home at 44 Miller Street at 4 p.m. on May 1, according to the State Society.

Now that busy season for many accounting firms is drawing to a close, more attention turns to expanding business and developing new business. While every firm has a different way of tracking growth and revenue, BKR International reminds firms of four growth benchmarks to pursue and track consistently to stay in front of your best business opportunities.

In the April issue of the Harvard Business Review, Deloitte unveiled their plans to move away from a more traditional performance management system, focusing instead on a system based on the individual team member and their strengths.

Now that the crush of the tax deadlines is behind you, it’s time to once again think about marketing. But not just any marketing – I want you to think about marketing to your top clients.

New York City’s Museum of Sex hasn’t paid any sales taxes for four years and is now facing an $82,192 tax lien from state tax authorities.

One in four Americans (25 percent) fell victim to information security breaches in the past year, according to a new survey from the AICPA conducted by Harris Poll. This statistic represents more than double the number of people (11 percent) who reported being victimized in a similar survey taken just over a year ago.

Even though the economy is doing relatively well this year, that doesn't mean the average person isn't still worried about their own financial outlook.

Deloitte will serve as one of this year's sponsors of the Glass Half Full event in Denver - an annual fundraiser presented by Greenhouse Scholars - the firm announced last Friday. Greenhouse Scholars is a non-profit that supports, inspires and drives exemplary but under-resourced college students to become community leaders with the potential to change the trajectory of lives and communities around the globe.

At this point, everybody has to have heard of WithumSmith+Brown. They have partners with genuine, unique personalities who always seem willing to help smaller firms (like mine) and the profession as whole. The personal brands of their partners are actually likeable – and as a result draw attention to their bigger, corporate-like firm.

The Web series Nacho Punch recently posted a funny new video for Tax Day satirizing trailers for romantic comedies, this one involving an accountant named Beth and a hapless taxpayer named Ben who fall in love over his taxes.