Firms on the move: ICPAS hosts CPA Day of Service

Withum’s hospitality team, Orlando, released a free e-book, “Open for Business, Disaster Preparedness Guide,” a resource outlining best practices that resorts should consider before, during and after catastrophic events. The guide can be found on the firm website here.

CPAmerica International, Gainesville, announced ACPEN (Accounting Continuing Professional Education Network) as a new preferred provider for the association, giving member firms discounted pricing at the CPE network.

The Illinois CPA Society, Chicago, hosted its ninth annual CPA Day of Service on Sept. 28, with a record total of 1,474 volunteers participating in events around the state. Volunteer activities included community gardening, packaging food for families in need, collecting books and learning materials for children, and many more.

RSM, Chicago, announced an expansion, with the PGA Tour, of the Birdies Fore Love charitable giving platform through an on-course competition over the first eight events of the 2018-19 PGA Tour season. The top three players who accumulate the most birdies (or better), beginning with the Safeway Open in Napa, California, and concluding with The RSM Classic in Sea Island, Georgia, will be awarded with $300,000, $150,000 and $50,000, respectively, for charitable donations to children- and/or family-focused charitable organizations of choice. (Read the full story.)

Marks Paneth, New York, launched cybersecurity and risk mitigation services, including incident response, cyber risk assessments, business recovery plans and compliance with payment card industry and HIPAA regulations. The offerings are provided through an alliance with Sylint Group, a cybersecurity and digital data forensics firm.

EisnerAmper, New York, announced a partnership with risk and compliance technology company CENTRL to enhance the firm’s process, risk and technology division’s cyber consulting and assessment practice.