Accounting Today articles from July 2004

Accounting Today archives from July 2004

Bill threatens FASB's independence.(Financial Accounting Standards Board.)
July 12, 2004... WASHINGTON -- The long-simmering controversy over accounting for stock option compensation has flared up again as the House Financial Services Committee advanced legislation that could override a new standard that has been proposed--but not yet...

Repeal of export tax rumbles on.(American Jobs Creation Act )
July 12, 2004... WASHINGTON -- By a comfortable 251-178 margin, the House has passed H.R. 4520, the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004--a measure that would repeal an export tax incentive regime that the World Trade Organization has ruled to be illegal. ...

Integration key to Best's success.
July 12, 2004... KISSIMMEE, FLA. -- After amassing some 40 products and 13,600 resellers worldwide through 17 acquisitions, Best Software and its U.K.-based parent Sage Group still face the challenge of integrating their products and partners. However, if...

The 45-file system.(Action Idea)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... If you're as disorganized as we are, consider consultant Brian Tracy's "45-file" system for organizing your time and responsibilities. All you need are 31 manila folders, 14 hanging files--and a little discipline. First, number the manila...

SEC OKs internal control standard.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... WASHINGTON -- The Securities and Exchange Commission gave its approval to a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board standard related to internal control reporting and disclosure. Auditing Standard No. 2 addresses the work required to...

Judges uphold Andersen conviction.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... HOUSTON -- Two years after Arthur Andersen's trial and conviction on a single count of obstruction of justice, three circuit court judges unanimously upheld a Houston jury's decision and denied the accounting firm's appeal to reverse the...

MHM continues expansion in Ohio.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... AKRON, OHIO -- CPA firm consolidator Mayer Hoffman McCann, with offices in 16 states, now has another in Ohio with the acquisition of Akron-based Spector & Saulino. MHM started its national expansion effort in 2002. The firm already had en...

i2 settles fraud charges for $10m.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... WASHINGTON -- I2 Technologies Inc., a Dallas-based developer and marketer of enterprise supply chain software and management solutions, settled charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission related to improper revenue recognition....

Correction.(Correction Notice)
July 12, 2004... In "Web Cites" (June 21-July 11, 2004, p. 5), we listed an old Web address for Creative Solutions. The more up-40-date URL is www.creativesolutions.thomson.com.

Oversight board OKs rules for certain foreign auditors.(Top of the news: the complete chronicle of news and trends shaping the profession)
July 12, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Some, but not all, foreign accounting firms that audit U.S. corporations will be inspected by their home country regulators, rather than by U.S. officials, under new rides approved by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board...

Annual fraud on European sales tax to exceed $100b.(Accounting abroad: report from Europe)
July 12, 2004... BRUSSELS -- Fraud on value-added tax in Europe is robbing the citizens of the European Union of a massive $100 billion to $120 billion a year--perhaps 10 percent of the entire potential levy. According to the European Federation of...

Crowe Chizek expands to East Coast.(Top of the news: the complete chronicle of news and trends shaping the profession)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... INDIANAPOLIS -- Top-ranked CPA and business advisory firm Crowe Chizek & Co. has expanded to the East Coast with the opening of a New Jersey office. The New Jersey office initially will serve financial institution clients in New Jersey,...

Government.(Web Cites)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... * Consumer price index--www.stlouisfed.org/ If you're looking for the CPI, you can download files with it courtesy of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. * FedWorld information network--www.fedworld.gov Wow! If the government...

One of the Points of Light.(Footnotes)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... ONE OF THE POINTS OF LIGHT: KPMG received an award for Excellence in Workplace Volunteer Programs from the Points of Light Foundation for its INVOLVE program, which encourages the firm's 18,000 staff members and partners to volunteer locally....

Compensation for planners: more than just a paycheck.(Top of the news: the complete chronicle of news and trends shaping the profession)
July 12, 2004... Financial planners are an odd breed. When they join accounting firms, they cross over the clear definitions typically reserved for auditors and tax experts, drawing from the skills of each specialty and adding their own unique brand of...

GASB's new Statement 44 beefs up statistics section.(Top of the news: the complete chronicle of news and trends shaping the profession)
July 12, 2004... NORWALK, CONN. -- The Governmental Accounting Standards Board issued a new statement on economic condition reporting that will give citizens and analysts a better idea of changes and trends in a government's economic condition. Or will the...

Autographs, anyone?(Opinion: the free and open forum for the tax and accounting community)
July 12, 2004... Last year, I was sitting at a restaurant--OK, in truth it was actually the bar of a restaurant--in Century City, Calif., when a young man and woman seated next to me began whispering and looking in my direction. I heard the woman say, "Ask...

CalCPA fights financial illiteracy.(Commentary)
July 12, 2004... Knowledge is power. As CPAs, we have a thorough understanding of the ways individuals can increase their wealth. We know the advantages of 401(k)s, how to maximize tax deductions and the importance of a budget. But think back to high...

Statement No. 99 is not the answer.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
July 12, 2004... By now, I expect that everyone has read, studied and accepted the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 99 as the answer to fraud. Wrong! Notwithstanding its lengthy content, this statement will not prevent fraud. There is simply no...

Creating a marketing machine.(Practice Management)
July 12, 2004... CPA firm marketing has traditionally focused on marketing tools (newsletters, public relations, advertising, brochures, etc.), rather than systems and processes that nurture a true marketing culture and cause the firm to become a "marketing...

Court bars NADN from selling tax scams, gives DOJ access to client list.(Taxing Issues)(National Audit Defense Network,)
July 12, 2004... COURT BARS NADN FROM SELLING TAX SCAMS, GIVES DOJ ACCESS TO CLIENT LIST: The Justice Department scored another victory in its war on tax scams when a federal bankruptcy court barred a Las Vegas-based telemarketing firm from selling abusive tax...

IRS warns churches to stay out of politics.(Taxing Issues)
July 12, 2004... IRS WARNS CHURCHES TO STAY OUT OF POLITICS: The major political parties are on notice that tax-exempt organizations, including churches, are prohibited from directly of indirectly participating in any political campaign. In a letter to the...

Fisher to head CCH Tax and Accounting sales unit.(Taxing Issues)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... FISHER TO HEAD CCH TAX AND ACCOUNTING SALES UNIT: CCH Tax and Accounting has named Dave Fisher director of sales for the CCH Tax and Accounting publishing sales organization. He succeeds David Campion. Fisher, who joined CCH in 1995, most...

IRS examination program undergoes re-engineering.(Tax practice: the special report on news and trends for the tax professional)(Internal Revenue Service )
July 12, 2004... The Internal Revenue Service Examination Re-engineering Project--the organization's first comprehensive revamp of its audit process in 50 years--has resulted in new procedures for determining the scope of the examination, practitioner...

House, Senate getting closer on shelters and governance.(Tax Strategy)
July 12, 2004... With the recent focus in the media on abuse of the tax laws and the continuing Internal Revenue Service crackdown on tax shelters, pressure is building in Congress to provide the IRS with some additional tools to address abusive tax shelters...

Treasury, IRS clarify treatment of costs of timber fertilization (Tax practice: the special report on news and trends for the tax professional).(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Costs incurred by a timber grower for post-establishment fertilization of an established timber stand are deductible expenses, according to new guidance announced by the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service. ...

Smith & Wollensky taps BDO.(Change Of Auditors)
July 12, 2004... SMITH & WOLLENSKY TAPS BDO: Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Inc., operator of such upscale restaurant brands as Smith & Wollensky, Park Avenue Cafe, Manhattan Ocean Club and Maloney & Porcelli, named national firm BDO Seidman as its new...

Biomerica names PKF.(Change Of Auditors)(Pannell Kerr Foster)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... BIOMERICA NAMES PKF: Biomerica, a Newport Beach, Calif-based medical technology concern, along with its Lancer Orthodontics Inc. unit, named PKF as its new independent accountant, according to an 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange...

Comprehensive Care dismisses Eisner.(Change Of Auditors)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... COMPREHENSIVE CARE DISMISSES EISNER: Comprehensive Care Corp., a Tampa, Fla.-based administrator of behavioral and substance abuse programs, dismissed incumbent auditor Eisner LLP and replaced it with the local firm of Kirkland, Russ, Murphy &...

Material Technologies retains Farber & Hess.(Change Of Auditors)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES RETAINS FARBER & HESS: Los Angeles-based Material Technologies, a researcher and developer of technologies for metal fatigue detection and monitoring, hired Farber & Hass LLP as its independent accountant. Farber replaces...

The corporate conscience and the triple bottom line.(Assurance: technical developments, professional issues and engagement changes)
July 12, 2004... The movement has already started: the triple bottom line, or, as some refer to it, the "10-K of the corporate conscience." And it has a fair amount of impetus behind it. Here's the theory: Business serves several purposes in the...

Auditing's devolution: gatekeeping to enabling.(The Spirit Of Accounting)
July 12, 2004... The reason for public accounting's existence always has been auditing, because most everything else that CPAs do can be done nearly as well by lawyers, bookkeepers, information technologists and management consultants. But what is today's...

Tiburon MP says U.S. investable assets poised to boom by 2010.(PFP Briefs)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... TIBURON MP SAYS U.S. INVESTABLE ASSETS POISED TO BOOM BY 2010: The U.S. market for consumer wealth is poised to triple by 2010, making it a great time to be in the financial advice business, according to the managing partner of market research...

Kelly establishes student scholarships.(PFP Briefs)(Kelly Financial Resources)
July 12, 2004... KELLY ESTABLISHES STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS: Kelly Financial Resources, a business unit of global staffing provider Kelly Services Inc., is providing student interns the opportunity to compete for three individual scholarship awards totaling $5,000...

Blandin named president, CEO of ITP.(PFP Briefs)(Investor Protection Trust)(Chief executive officers)(Don M. Blandin)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... BLANDIN NAMED PRESIDENT, CEO OF ITP: The board of the investor Protection Trust appointed Don M. Blandin as president and chief executive officer of the Washington-based investor education organization. Blandin, a nationally known expert...

Herbst to oversee FPA learning program.(PFP Briefs)(Financial Planning Association)(Bob Herbst)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... HERBST TO OVERSEE FPA LEARNING PROGRAM: Bob Herbst, formerly of the American College, recently joined the Financial Planning Association as director of learning. In his new role, Herbst will oversee career development, professional development,...

AICPA partners with Labor in ERISA education effort.(Financial planning: news and strategies for the personal financial planner)
July 12, 2004... NEW YORK -- As part of its ongoing financial literacy efforts, the American Institute of CPAs recently partnered with the Department of Labor in a national campaign to educate employers and service providers about their fiduciary...

Holding period rules for capital gains and dividends.(Financial Planning Tax Tactics)
July 12, 2004... A single day can make a big difference in the rate at which the capital gains and dividends of a non-corporate taxpayer such as an individual, an estate or a trust will be taxed. Thus, if a capital asset is sold one day too soon, the...

Workers see outsourcing as a threat to the economy, not them.(Financial planning: news and strategies for the personal financial planner)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... NEW YORK -- While the majority of workers said that the offshore outsourcing of jobs is bad for the U.S. economy, they don't think their own jobs will be impacted, according to a survey by staffing firm Hudson. Of 2,814 workers polled, 66...

Envision sets up mobile subsidiary.(Financial planning: news and strategies for the personal financial planner)(Enlighten Mobile)
July 12, 2004... AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Envision Consulting Group, a Best Software reseller for both the MAS 500 and SalesLogix lines, has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary specializing in mobile business applications for enterprise-level and customer...

Kroll expands European services.(Financial planning: news and strategies for the personal financial planner)(Thierhoff, Illy & Partner)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... NEW YORK -- Global risk consulting concern Kroll Inc. widened the European presence of its Corporate Advisory & Restructuring Group, luring aboard two KPMG executives from that Big Four firm's corporate recovery practice in France and...

Lawmakers fight contract for Accenture.(Financial planning: news and strategies for the personal financial planner)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Just as consulting giant Accenture began popping the champagne corks to celebrate the award in early June of a $10 billion homeland security contract, lawmakers passed a measure to void 1110 engagement because the firm is not...

Vision HRM buys Serenic.(Tech Briefs)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... VISION HRM BUYS SERENIC: Nonprofit accounting software maker Serenic Software has been acquired by Vision HRM, a Canadian company, in a deal that is more of a merger than a purchase. Vision HRM, based in Edmonton, Alberta, paid just over $1...

ATX'S new opportunities for accountants.(Tech Briefs)(Cash Command )(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... ATX'S NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCOUNTANTS: ATX, a maker of accountant-centric software and content, is offering two business-user versions of its Total Accounting Office called Total Command and Cash Command, and plans to launch a reseller...

Best reseller SWK bought by tech spin-off.(Tech Briefs)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... BEST RESELLER SWK BOUGHT BY TECH SPIN-OFF: Trey Resources Inc., a recent spin-off from voice and speech recognition technology maker iVoice Inc., has purchased Best Software reseller and Accounting Today Technology Pacesetter SWK Inc. Terms of...

Accountants, other pros get their own domain.(Tech Briefs)(EnCirca Inc)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... ACCOUNTANTS, OTHER PROS GET THEIR OWN DOMAIN: Accredited Internet domain registrat EnCirca Inc. (www.encirca.com) has made available registrations for the .pro domain, which is designed to give all professionals a distinctive and secure...

Resellers react to changes at Microsoft Biz Solutions.(Technology: news and trends in information systems and electronic commerce)
July 12, 2004... REDMOND, WASH. -- As Microsoft enters its new fiscal year it has made clear its commitment to Microsoft Business Solutions through significant managerial shifts at that business unit--changes that, for the most part, are being well received by...

The beginning steps to Web presentation development.(Consultant Concerns)
July 12, 2004... Our world has changed due to that little invention called the Internet. It's been around for years and new "tools" pop up every day that will assist us in using the power of the Net to our best advantage with both current and prospective...

Is trial balance software really necessary?(Software Review)
July 12, 2004... Trial balance software is very much a niche product. That's really saying something, considering that the accounting market is itself a niche market to start out with. As a class of software, trial balance is a bit hard to pin down. In many...

You need to be proactive in hiring, retaining staff.(Boomer's Blueprint)
July 12, 2004... I have previously written about the coming retirement of the Baby Boom generation and the pending staffing crisis in the accounting profession. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Baby Boomers comprise 60 per cent of the prime...

Audit tools.(Software)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... PPC's Single Audit Compliance Program Creator combs through the hundreds of pages of the OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement to create a concise, easy-to-use checklist that is tailored to each individual client. Answer a few questions...

A shot in the ARM.(Software)(Accounting Research Manager)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... CCH has beefed up its Accounting Research Manager, an online database of accounting, auditing and Securities and Exchange Commission information and guidance, with the addition of its new Government Library. Like the rest of Accounting...

Budgeting and cash flow forecasting.(Software)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Pro-formas for Professionals, an Excel-based cash flow forecasting and budgeting model, is designed for accountants in public practice and in industry. PFP will format a full set of statements, monthly, quarterly and annually, for any type and...

Simply Accounting back-up.(Software)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Best Software and Connected Corp. have developed a data back-up service for users of Best's Simply Accounting program. The service transfers data over the Internet and stores it in geographically separate locations, ensuring a high level of...

Living well with less.(Books)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... In the brave new world of the 21st century, layoffs and salary cuts can happen anytime--even when the official employment numbers are going up. That loss of income, though, needn't be a disaster, if you have a plan to deal with it. CPA Gail...

Tax-exempt planning.(Books)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... The phrase "tax-exempt" is somewhat misleading, since these organizations, despite various privileges, do, in fact, pay taxes--and have to comply with a remarkably complex set of rules to do so. Jody Blazek's "Tax Planning and Compliance for...

Executive pay.(Books)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Peter T. Chingos, a principal with Mercer Human Resource Consulting, weighs in on the healed debate over top-level pay with "Responsible Executive Compensation for a New Era of Accountability." Showing how many of the current methods of...

Accounts payable.(Books)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Mary S. Schaeffer, executive editor of the Institute of Management Accountants' "Report on Managing Accounts Payable," has written "Accounts Payable Best Practices" as a guide to helping companies run this crucial function at peak efficiency....

Which 5 percent?(Books)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... The old joke runs that only 5 percent of marketing is effective, but no one knows exactly which 5 percent. Winston-Salem State University professor Rowland Chidomere hopes to gel you closer to an answer with "A Handbook of Marketing...

Sales success.(Books)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Selling financial services has never been easy, and it's only gotten harder in the past few years, as customers gel both more savvy and more suspicious. If you're looking for new direction, try "22 Keys to Sales Success," by James M. Benson and...

GAAP guide.(Books)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... The generally accepted accounting principles that govern U.S. accounting have their proponents and their detractors, but love 'em or hate 'em, everyone agrees that they're complicated. Steven M. Bragg's "GAAP Implementation Guide" aims to steer...

California CPA Education Foundation.(California)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Louis H. Savett, chief executive officer of Gumbiner, Savett, Finkel, Fingleson & Rose Inc., Southern California, has been named president of the Board of Trustees of the California CPA Education Foundation.

Ed Ricardo and Arnold E. Nazur have joined Jordan Castellon & Co., Coral Gables, as partners.(Florida)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Ed Ricardo and Arnold E. Nazur have joined Jordan Castellon & Co., Coral Gables, as partners. Ricardo will also serve as director of business valuations; he was most recently director of business valuations for the South Florida office of a...

Florida Institute of CPAs.(Florida)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... J. Edward Grossman, a shareholder and chief professional standards officer of Carter, Belcourt & Atkinson PA, Lakeland, has been reappointed to the Peer Review Committee of the Florida Institute of CPAs.

Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra LLP.(Florida)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Rosamaria Develasco Bravo has been promoted to director in the Tax Consulting Department of Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra LLP, Miami, while Adam Spiegel has been promoted to director in the Accounting and Small Business Advisory Department....

Gerson, Preston, Robinson & Co. PA.(Florida)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Steven C. Vogel has joined Gerson, Preston, Robinson & Co. PA, Miami Beach. Among his responsibilities is implementing the office's conversion to a paperless environment.

Frazier & Deeter LLC.(Georgia)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Wayne D. Reid has joined Frazier & Deeter LLC as a partner. He had recently retired after two years with Deloitte & Touche, which he joined after 32 years with Arthur Andersen.

CCH Tax and Accounting.(Illinois)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Dave Fisher has been named director of sales for the CCH Tax and Accounting publishing sales organization, Riverwood. He joined CCH in 1995, and most recently served as the national sales manager for the Sales and Use Tax Software Group.

Grant Thornton LLP.(Illinois)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Frank Jakosz has joined Grant Thornton LLP, Chicago, as a director in the not-for-profit practice. He brings over 30 years of experience, most recently at Ernst & Young.

National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.(Illinois)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Amelia M. Beckmann, a principal with Ganim, Meder, Childers & Hoering PC, Belleville, has earned the Certified Valuation Analyst designation from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

Jennifer L. Boysen has been promoted to vice president and operations manager at Clinton National Bank.(Iowa)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Jennifer L. Boysen has been promoted to vice president and operations manager al Clinton National Bank, Clinton, while Robert Cassidy, of Parker Cassidy Supply Co., Clinton, has been re-elected as one of the bank's directors.

Washington Metropolitan Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners.(Maryland)(U.S. Data Forensics LLC)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Phillip A. Rodokanakis, managing partner of U.S. Data Forensics LLC, Bethesda, received the first Lifetime Achievement Award of the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Deborah Remeikis has joined Ellin & Tucker, Chartered, Baltimore, as marketing coordinator.(Maryland)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Deborah Remeikis has joined Ellin & Tucker, Chartered, Baltimore, as marketing coordinator. She brings over 20 years of marketing experience in the Trust Group at the First National Bank of Maryland/Allfirst/M&T Bank. Frantz Casseus, an...

Gray, Gray & Gray LLP.(Massachusetts)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Gray, Gray & Gray LLP, Westwood, announced three recent promotions: Jeffrey P. Foley and Richard A. Hirschen, to managers in the Client Services Department; and Christopher J. Ayers, to supervisor in the Client Services Department. Foley has...

RSM McGladrey.(Minnesota)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Dick Noonan has been named chief operating officer of the New York-Connecticut territory of RSM McGladrey, Bloomington, as part of the firm's increased focus on the region. Prior to joining RSM McGladrey, Noonan was a senior vice president at...

Stone Carlie & Co. LLC.(Missouri)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Ryan Newman and Patrick Nolan have joined the Tax and Business Services Department of Stone Carlie & Co. LLC, Clayton.

Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. LLP.(Missouri)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... John F. Herber Jr. has been named managing partner of Rubin, Brown, Gornstein & Co. LLP, St. Louis, succeeding James G. Castellano, who has been elected chairman of the firm.

Swink, Fiehler & Co. PC.(Missouri)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Steven Schueppert has been admitted to Swink, Fiehler & Co. PC, St. Louis, as an audit partner. He brings 14 years of experience from a Big Four firm.

Johnson Jacobson Wilcox.(Nevada)(Member of the QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Sandy Dibble, of Johnson Jacobson Wilcox, Las Vegas, has become a member of the QuickBooks ProAdvisor Program. She has been with JJW for over 12 years.

New Jersey Society of CPAs.(New Jersey)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Saul Lupin, a partner in Smolin Lapin & Co. PA, Fairfield, has been installed as vice president of the Essex County chapter of the New Jersey Society of CPAs for 2004-5, while the firm's James P. Ferrone was installed as a chapter director.

Vanacore, DeBenedictus, DiGovanni & Weddell LLP.(New York)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Richard Kingsley has joined Vanacore, DeBenedictus, DiGovanni & Weddell LLP, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie, as accounts receivable coordinator. He most recently handled payroll at Johnson Controls.

Fagliarone Group CPAs.(New York)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Sarah Maynard and Robert Mushtare have joined Fagliarone Group CPAs, Syracuse, as staff accountants in the Audit Department. Maynard recently worked as an auditor with Anchin, Block & Anchin, while Mushtare is a recent graduate of SUNY Oswego....

Jackie Robinson Foundation.(New York)(Deloitte & Touche USA LLP)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Barry Salzberg, managing partner of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, New York, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, which provides scholarship and leadership development training to students of color.

Debra Kearns recently celebrated her 19th year at Levitan Yegidis & Goldstein LLP, Middletown.(New York)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2004... Debra Kearns recently celebrated her 19th year at Levitan Yegidis & Goldstein LLP, Middletown. She is a member of the administrative team, and specializes in sales tax, payroll work, accounts receivable and payable, and book-keeping services.