Catalyst (Dublin, Ohio) articles from May 2006

Catalyst (Dublin, Ohio) archives from May 2006

Passing the ladder.(A message FROM THE CHAIR)
May 1, 2006... At the end of their term, many leaders look to pass a torch. I would like to pass a ladder. In the profession and the business environment we need to see farther than a circle of light around us. We need to look far to the horizon ahead....

Ohio proposal to change Streamlined Sales Tax compact defeated.(Ohio)
May 1, 2006... Ohio's attempt to become one of the 13 full-member states of the Streamlined Sales Tax compact took a step backward as an amendment to the agreement proposed by the state was rejected in April by a National Conference of State Legislators' task...

Private employer workers' compensation premiums to increase--Society members save on BWC payment.(Ohio)
May 1, 2006... The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) Oversight Commission approved an average 3.9 percent increase to private employer premiums for next fiscal year. The hike marks the fourth consecutive year rates have increased. The new rates...

Ohio's unemployment unchanged; national unemployment drops to 4.7 percent.(Ohio)
May 1, 2006... Ohio's job outlook is not showing the same promise as the national forecast. Ohio's unemployment rate remained stagnant at 5.3 percent in February, a half percent higher than the national average, according to data released by the Ohio...

GAO study finds serious errors by chain tax preparers.(National)
May 1, 2006... Serious errors by paid tax return preparers were the subject of Government Accountability Office (GAO) testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance. Despite the importance of paid tax return preparers in helping taxpayers fulfill...

California closer to resolving practice privilege issue.(National)
May 1, 2006... Legislation to implement changes to the California Practice Privilege Program is moving forward in the California Assembly. A unanimous Business & Professional Committee passed the bill in April and approved a measure which classifies it as...

Summing up.(Newsflash)
May 1, 2006... Accounting firms and flexible work arrangments Firms offering flex time hours 1993 46% 1997 57% 1999 63% 2004 66% Note: Table made from line graph. Firms offering work at home options 1993 19% 2004 31% ...

Companies weighing in on stricter SEC disclosure rules.(National)
May 1, 2006... As the comment period came to a close in April, The Wall Street Journal reported on the growing opposition to the SEC's new corporate pay disclosure rules. The SEC says the proposed rules for reporting pay will make companies more clearly...

Generation X lacks confidence in social security and pensions.(National)
May 1, 2006... Generation Xers expect Social Security and pensions will evaporate by the time they retire, according to a poll conducted by Harris Interactive for the AICPA. Generation X represents more than 29 million adults born between 1964 and 1980....

Driving business: Ohio's auto industry.(Cover story)
May 1, 2006... The automobile industry and the State of Ohio are close partners. The state's auto industry ranks second in the United States in automobile production, generating 1.7 million light vehicles each year and $20 billion in activity. Ohio also ranks...

Beyond borders: why Ohio leads the nation in breaking down barriers to interstate practice.
May 1, 2006... Last January, news swept the nation of a practice privilege requirement for any CPA with clients in California. Coupled with stinging retribution for those who didn't comply, these new regulations panicked CPAs across the nation. What is the...

Crossing the line: what CPAs need to know about the unauthorized practice of law.
May 1, 2006... Accountants are indeed a multi-talented group. Clients use CPAs for various services because CPAs have vast knowledge in many technical areas. However, CPAs need to be aware of just how far they can go with--and what kind of services they can...

The value in my membership.
May 1, 2006... Thank you for being a part of The Ohio Society of CPAs. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This is your organization and you are the lifeblood of The Ohio Society of CPAs. I have been honored...

Self-assessment exam.
May 1, 2006... Catalyst -- May/June 2006 Earn convenient CPE credit with the Catalyst CPE exam. Answer the 25 required questions based on content in Catalyst: The Leading Edge of Ohio Business and submit your answers to The Ohio Society of CPAs. Receive...

House votes to make audit work papers public.(Capitol Access)
May 1, 2006... Without any public review or testimony, on March 15 the Ohio House of Representatives added a provision to a pending open records bill (HB 9) that would make an independent accounting firm's work papers for audits of governmental entities...

Ohio Senate passes taxpayer statute of limitations.(Capitol Access)
May 1, 2006... The Ohio Senate approved Society-backed legislation (Sub. HB 390) that would create a statute of limitations on the collection of assessed taxes. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Mary Taylor, CPA, R-Green, an Ohio Society member and candidate for...

Who else knows where your children are?(Business Bytes)
May 1, 2006... Gone are the days of kids meeting each other at the sand lot. Talking with friends has gone electronic--known as online social networking. However, instead of sharing their information with a potential friend, kids may be sharing information...

The Professional Issues Updates--an exclusive event for Ohio Society members.(member connections)
May 1, 2006... Ohio Society members get an exclusive look at the ever-changing landscape of the accounting profession through the Professional Issues Updates. These programs are available at locations throughout Ohio as part of the Member Connections program....

CPAs "Speak Up" throughout Ohio.(Financial Fitness Ohio)
May 1, 2006... As part of the Financial Fitness Ohio initiative, The Ohio Society of CPAs has mobilized a Speakers Bureau that creates a direct link between CPAs and their communities. The Speakers Bureau provides opportunities for CPAs to tell the...

Young CPA makes big strides for profession.(member profile)(Interview)
May 1, 2006... Chris Dean has only been a CPA for three years, but in that short time he has become a strong advocate for the profession. As a senior tax associate at GBQ Partners LLC, a volunteer for Accounting for Kids Day (AFK) and recently a spokesperson...

Discovering personal and professional rewards--one sole practitioner's experience.(off the Beaten path)
May 1, 2006... A few years ago, I began developing a program to bring together sole practitioners and CPAs in small firms. It took time and determination, but the experience of getting the program started and watching it grow has been incredibly rewarding....

Tax specialists take the spotlight during call-in shows.(Members Only)
May 1, 2006... CPAs and tax professionals in Akron, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus took time out of the busy tax-preparation season to answer the public's questions at tax assistance call-in programs in February and March. Ohio Society Member...

Save on auto and homeowner insurance with new member benefit.
May 1, 2006... Ohio Society members can now save up to 15 percent on auto insurance and 10 percent on homeowner insurance. The savings are possible through a new member benefit program with Liberty Mutual called the Group Savings Plus[R] discount program....

Annual meeting to include comprehensive Bylaws revisions.
May 1, 2006... The current bylaws of The Ohio Society of CPAs were approved by the members of The Ohio Society in 1997. Advances in technology, changes in the profession's ethics enforcement program, and changes in Ohio law led the Executive Board of the...

See what you missed at the Society's member in industry conference.
May 1, 2006... Watch video from this popular CPE event, including economist and presenter Kenneth Mayland's take on the economy, energy prices and interest rates. Also, hear what members had to say about the conference. All videos are available at the...

GBQ Partners LLC.(Columbus)
May 1, 2006... Sara L. Goldhardt, CPA' has been promoted to manager at GBQ Partners LLC. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Plante & Moran, PLLC.(Columbus)
May 1, 2006... Plante & Moran, PLLC has been named to Fortune magazine's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for the eighth consecutive year.

Bober, Markey, Fedorovich & Company.(Akron)
May 1, 2006... Bober, Markey, Fedorovich & Company has added four accountants to its firm. In the accounting and advisory department, Andrew Allman has joined as a staff accountant, Debra Bauer, CPA has joined as a supervisor and Steve Swann, CPA, CFE, has...

Brott Mardis & Co.(Akron)
May 1, 2006... Elizabeth A. Dixon, CPA has joined Brott Mardis & Co. as a senior accountant. Phillip D. Hann has joined the firm as a staff accountant. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

SS & G Financial Services, Inc.(Akron)
May 1, 2006... Joyce Johnson, CPA has joined SS & G Financial Services, Inc. as an associate of the entrepreneurial services group. Carolyn H. McNerney, CPA also of SS & G Financial Services, Inc., has been appointed to the Accounting and Review Services...

Brockman, Coats, Gedelian & Co.(Akron)
May 1, 2006... Douglas H. Mathey, CPA has joined Brockman, Coats, Gedelian & Co. as a senior manager.

Hill, Barth and King LLC.(Boardman)
May 1, 2006... Hill, Barth and King LLC (HBK) has announced the merger of Presque Isle Capital Management with HBK Source Advisory LLC.

Hall Kistler & Company LLP.(Canton)
May 1, 2006... Franklin Arner, CPA, Keith A. Arner, CPA, CVA, and John J. Skakun, CPA, have been promoted to partners at Hall Kistler & Company LLP. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Howard Wershbale & Co.(Cleveland)
May 1, 2006... New staff accountants in the accounting and auditing services group at Howard Wershbale & Co. include: Steven C. Anderson, Melissa A. Fundzak and Shawn M. Gaspar. Roger B. Nudelman, CPA joined the firm's tax services group as manager, and Allen...

Howard Wershbale & Co.(Cleveland)
May 1, 2006... Stanley J. Olejarski, CPA senior principal at Howard Wershbale & Co., was honored by The Cleveland Society of Poles, a fraternal organization of business leaders of Polish heritage, at the 43rd Annual "Good Joe" Polish American Heritage Award...

Stout Risius Ross, Inc.(Cleveland)
May 1, 2006... Jeffrey J. Mordaunt, CPA has been promoted to managing director in the valuation and litigation advisory services group of Stout Risius Ross, Inc.

Skoda, Minotti & Co.(Mayfield Village)
May 1, 2006... Amy J. Gibson has joined Skoda, Minotti & Co. as a senior staff accountant in the firm's tax planning and preparation department, and Melanie A. Longa has joined as a staff accountant in the firm's accounting and auditing department.

Kamphaus, Henning & Hood, CPA, Inc.(Cincinnati)
May 1, 2006... Kevin Carothers, Mitch Geers, CPA and Christie Imfeld, of Kamphaus, Henning & Hood, CPA, Inc., have been certified as QuickBooks ProAdvisors.

Barnes Dennig & Company, Ltd.(Cincinnati)
May 1, 2006... David L. Phelps, CPA has been promoted to director at Barnes Dennig & Company, Ltd. Jason P. Rammes, CPA, a director with the firm, has been appointed to the 2006 PKF North American Network Construction Committee. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Kentner Sellers.(Dayton)
May 1, 2006... Geneva F. Dennison, CPA has joined the tax department of Kentner Sellers, CPAs, and Ron A. Moore, CPA was promoted to supervisor at the firm. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Battelle & Battelle.(Troy)
May 1, 2006... Jay Moeller, CPA received the 2006 A. Robert Davies MD Memorial Outstanding Young Man Award, which recognizes the achievements of young men under the age of 40, living in the Troy area, who have distinguished themselves through civic, work and...

CPE and events.(Calendar)
May 1, 2006... Event Spotlight Columbus 5/16/06 Not-for-Profit Conference The Midwest Hotel & Conference Center, Columbus This day-long event offers relevant updates and information on accounting, tax and operational issues and...