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By Timothy P. Hedley, PhD, CPA, CFF, CFE, Executive in Residence – Fordham University, CTCPA Chair-elect, and ESG Committee Chair

By Jim Norton, CPA, Principal – GRF CPAs & Advisors and CTCPA Advisory Council Chair

Earlier the summer, William Alvarez was appointed as an executive member to the Latino Corporate Directors Association. Who better to chat with during Hispanic Heritage Month?

The Connecticut Society of CPAs (CTCPA) will host a Day of Giving social and collection drive to benefit Connecticut Foodshare and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center at the CTCPA office in Rocky Hill on Tuesday, November 29 (#GivingTuesday) from 8 to 10:30 a.m.

After leading membership recruitment and retention for the last three years, Cindy Panioto of Canton has been promoted to the Director of Operations & Advocacy at the Connecticut Society of CPAs (CTCPA) in Rocky Hill.

Knight Rolleri Sheppard CPAS, LLP has changed to Rolleri & Sheppard CPAS, LLP. The firm remains located at 2150 Post Road 5th Floor in Fairfield.

CohnReznick recently announced several Connecticut promotions, including the following CTCPA members:

Burzenski & Company, P.C. announced three recent promotions...

Laura K. Caiafa of Caiafa & Company, LLC Hamden was recently quoted in the Wall Street Journal article, “What to Know About the Electric Vehicle Tax Credits, and How to Get More Money Back.”

In his final column for AccountingWEB, contributor and tax pro Mike Pusey, CPA covers tax provisions with broad applicability, a narrower focus, and termination of the "old" electric vehicle credit.

Erica Czajkowski, Managing Director at Deloitte & Touche LLP, and Katherine Donovan, Assurance Manager at Whittlesey P.C., were both named to the Hartford Business Journal's 2022 '40 Under 40.'

Philip DeCaprio, Jr. was awarded the Thomas R. Porter Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts. This honor is awarded annually to the NACVA member who has demonstrated exemplary character, leadership, and professional achievements to NACVA and the industry.

The crush of 30,000 applications for a $30 million program to compensate Connecticut workers who couldn’t work from home at the beginning of the pandemic is expected to be fully functional by the end of the week.

We designed this definitive guide to help you become a virtual work culture guru.

Jeffrey W. Bliss, CPA was a named a Partner at Burzenski & Company. He is currently the Director of Veterinary Services at the firm.

The accounting industry has been embroiled in a war for talent for many years. Our industry is facing new seismic shifts from labor shortages, declining accounting program enrollments, the lowest CPA exam rates in history, the Great Resignation, new employee requirements, and the fact that people are still moving around the country.

The BORGIDA CARES! Team participated in the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Daffodil Days and sold luminarias, homemade paper lanterns – decorated with the names of loved ones. Each Luminaria is in honor or remembrance of a life touched by cancer, accompanied by a moment of silence for those lost. The team also held a “Toast for a Cure” fundraising event at a local brewery, Labyrinth Brewing Company in Manchester, CT. Pictures from the events can be found on the Borgida & Company website.

When it comes time to transition into leadership, there is often no instruction manual. Instead, you learn as you go. Here are some tips for new managers to keep in mind.

This spring, 27 Connecticut residents graduated from the 2022 Connecticut Professionals’ Leadership Academy, a program designed to strengthen leadership skills, develop and build relationships, and create a collaborative professional services community. This landmark program brings together professionals from various industries and backgrounds, including accounting and finance, law, insurance and architecture.

ESG is not new. Business and government leaders have been discussing corporate social responsibility for decades. But the heightened turbulence of the last two years has ignited a sharper focus on environmental, social and governance matters that’s shaking up every organization and industry around the world — and presenting significant opportunities for the accounting and finance profession.