CohnReznick adds 19 to partnership; the IRS appoints nine new members to Advisory Council; and more accounting news.
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GEORGIA
Legible, Atlanta, hired Vivian Fang as chief advisor of tax, accounting and policy, and Gabriel Brin as vice president of tax and accounting product.
KANSAS
Goering & Granatino, Overland Park, joined the BDO Alliance USA.
MAINE
Todd Desjardins, quality assurance principal at BerryDunn, Portland, was named to the Maine Board of Accountancy.
MICHIGAN
Kane Polakoff was hired as a principal in the managed services and outsourcing practice at CohnReznick, Detroit.
UHY Advisors, Farmington Hills, appointed22 new managing directors .
UHY Advisors, Farmington Hills, appointed
MISSOURI
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NEW JERSEY
Withum, Princeton, held its annual State of the Firm event Jan. 10 in person and via streamed presentation for a virtual attendance. The annual meeting was the first firm event to feature new managing partner and CEO Pat Walsh following his transition to the role on Jan. 1, included the announcement of the Withum Strength Award winners, and unveiled the firm's "
NEW YORK
CohnReznick, New York, elected to partner, effective Feb. 1: Raza Ashfaq, Claudia Bassett, Mike Bisson, Jessie Cahill, Roberta Chirco, Christian Ehn, Remi Franklin, Brad Hausman, Chris Livingstone, Brad Mainguy, James Matzdorff, Molly McCafferty, Aparna Mekala, Elena Mervine, Tony Pagano, Pasquale Pippo, Colin Rosenberg, Andrew Sciarra and Jaryd Tomlinson.
TEXAS
VIRGINIA
Laura Kobes was hired as a managing director in the Value360 transaction advisory services practice, Tysons.
Jacob Favaro was hired as a partner in the Richmond office at Brown Edwards, effective Feb. 1.
Jacob Favaro was hired as a partner in the Richmond office at Brown Edwards, effective Feb. 1.
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Internal Revenue Service appointed nine new members to the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council: Joseph Bender, partner, Difede Ramsdell Bender; Christine Freeland, president, Christine Z. Freeland CPA; Aidan Hunt, student, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; John Kelshaw, director of tax compliance, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service; Anthony Massoud, vice president of corporate finance and tax, Van Metre Cos.; Susan Nakano, senior manager of corporate tax, Discover Financial Services; Annette Nellen, professor of accounting and taxation, San Jose State University; Brayan Rosa-Rodriguez, senior policy analyst, UnidosUS; Brian Yacker, partner, nonprofit services, Baker Tilly; and to 2023 IRSAC chair, Martin Armstrong, vice president of payroll shared services, Charter Communications.
WISCONSIN
The National Association of Tax Professionals, Appleton, announced that the Tax Forums & Expo 2023 events will take place in three locations: in Baltimore Sept. 18-19, 2023; Las Vegas Oct. 3-4; and Orlando Oct. 18-19.
