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Connecticut Society of CPAs Women's Awards Program to Honor Outstanding Connecticut CPAs

December 23, 2022

The Connecticut Society of CPAs (CTCPA) will honor eight outstanding women at the CTCPA Women’s Awards event on January 18 at the TPC River Highlands. The program recognizes excellence in leadership and management in the accounting profession.

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Meet Alina Macchia – CTCPA Women's Awards Women to Watch Winner

December 22, 2022

Alina is an Audit & Assurance Senior Manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”), with more than 11 years of experience serving large public and private clients within Deloitte’s financial services group in Connecticut. She specializes in the banking and capital markets and investment management industries. In addition, she is active in many other activities such as facilitating technical trainings, serving as a coach to several mentees, and co-chairing Deloitte’s Talent Advisory Council in Stamford.

Meet Amber D. Tucker, CPA – CTCPA Women's Awards Distinguished Service Award Winner

December 22, 2022

Amber is a partner with FML CPAs, a regional accounting firm headquartered in Glastonbury, where she leads the Not-for-Profit Assurance and Tax practice alongside colleague Brian Kelleher. Amber helps guide the team of 20 professionals as they develop the skills necessary to best serve not-for-profit clients in all their accounting and advisory needs.

Meet Isabelle V. Curtiss, CPA/PFS – CTCPA Women's Awards Distinguished Service Award Winner

December 22, 2022

Isabelle is the owner of Isabelle V. Curtiss, P.C., CPA. As both a CPA and a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS), she has amassed a long list of accolades throughout her career. A former CTCPA Board member, she served as a member of or liaison to many committees and was founder of the CTCPA Personal Financial Planning Committee.

Meet Jeanna M. Doherty – CTCPA Women's Awards Distinguished Service Award Winner

December 22, 2022

Jeanna is a partner at Ernst & Young LLP (EY), where she has worked since graduating from college 28 years ago. She is the firm’s Americas Assurance Operations Leader. She works with assurance leadership on planning, budgeting, talent, and process optimization. She also serves as coordinating partner for health clients and leads the firm’s assurance audit environmental efforts, helping more than 800 audit clients prepare for proposed new SEC rules on climate disclosures.

Meet Kimberly Napp, CPA – CTCPA Women's Awards Distinguished Service Award Winner

December 22, 2022

Kimberly is a partner in the Audit Department at Whittlesey, concentrating on nonprofits and credit unions. She co-founded and co-chairs the firm’s women’s leadership group, Women of Whittlesey (WoW), and is the firm’s Quality Control Director. She is also a member of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit Resource Council.

Meet Melissa Braun, CPA – CTCPA Women's Awards Women to Watch Winner

December 22, 2022

Melissa Braun, CPA Whittlesey Melissa is a Manager in the Whittlesey Tax Department, providing tax and consulting services to commercial, residential, and affordable housing real estate entities, financial institutions, construction, manufacturing and closely held businesses, and high-net-worth individuals.

Meet Noelle A. Taddei, CPA, MST – CTCPA Women's Awards Distinguished Service Award Winner

December 22, 2022

Noelle’s professional life today evolved from a varied journey as a CPA in public accounting, Fortune 100 corporate, and education. She now combines her passion with her experiences and shares them as a college professor, career advocate, and accounting coach for the Travelers EDGE (Empowering Dreams for Graduation and Employment) program.

Meet Teresa S. Polley – CTCPA Women's Awards Distinguished Service Award Winner

December 22, 2022

Teresa currently serves as Independent Trustee and Audit Committee Chair for SSGA Select Sector SPDR Trust, an ETF complex of 11 funds covering the sectors of the S&P 500. She also serves on not-for-profit boards, including her alma mater, Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, and Girl Scouts of Connecticut, and on the CTCPA Investment Committee.

CironeFriedberg Welcomes Dylan Walker as Supervisor

December 14, 2022

CironeFriedberg, LLP welcomed Dylan Walker as a Supervisor managing audit and assurance and client accounting service engagements for business and individual clients. Walker started his accounting career with global accounting firm PwC developing cash flow models utilizing detailed analytics to assess risk for clients. Prior to joining our Firm, he directed client accounting and advisory services for business clients throughout Fairfield County in Connecticut. A graduate of Central Connecticut State University, Walker holds a master’s and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting. He serves as President & Founder of the Scott T. Walker Foundation. Tony Cirone, CironeFriedberg’s managing partner, says “We extend a warm welcome to Dylan and are confident that he will make an immediate impact to enhance our client service as well as being a key contributor to our growing firm.” CironeFriedberg is a leading regional CPA firm serving middle market, closely held and family-owned businesses, high-net-worth individuals, and not-for-profit organizations in Fairfield and New Haven Counties, in Connecticut, and the neighboring New York counties of Duchess, Putnam, and Westchester. The firm provides a full range of tax, audit and accounting, and business advisory services from three offices in Bethel, Shelton and Stamford Connecticut. Learn more at https://cironefriedberg.com.

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Connecticut CPAs Warn of Employee Retention Credit Scams

November 14, 2022

The Connecticut Society of CPAs (CTCPA) is warning business owners about pop-up companies offering incorrect and misleading information regarding claiming the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). These third parties may be charging exorbitant fees, claiming to be able to pay employers the credit up-front, or providing incorrect filing deadlines, eligibility requirements, or credit computation information.

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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont Proclaims November 7-11 as Accounting Opportunities Week

November 06, 2022

The Connecticut Society of CPAs (CTCPA) is sending CPAs and accounting professionals into classrooms across Connecticut from November 7-11 as part of Accounting Opportunities Week, a nationwide initiative to inspire high school students and help them learn about everything a career in accounting has to offer.

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Paul Iannone and Danny Pannese write Tax Advisor magazine cover story: 10 good reasons why LLCs should not elect to be S corporations

October 06, 2022

Paul N. Iannone, CPA, J.D., MST, and Danny A. Pannese, CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA, CSEP, MST, both associate professors in the Jack Welch College of Business & Technology at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, wrote the Tax Advisor magazine cover story: 10 good reasons why LLCs should not elect to be S corporations.

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Filling the pipeline: Interview Day 2022 was our biggest event yet!

October 03, 2022

The CTCPA hosts Interview Day each fall, bringing top accounting students together with hiring companies for a day of interviews. Interview Day 2022 was our biggest event yet, with 28 companies interviewing 48 students for a total of 225 individual interviews in one day. Thank you to all who participated!

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CT leaders mull special session for essential worker relief, gas tax

September 29, 2022

Legislative leaders are considering calling a special session after the November election

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Senate Bill Would Force Large Private Companies to Register with SEC

September 27, 2022

Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island and two other Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would establish new SEC registration triggers for certain large private companies.

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Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt: From Landing that First Job to Becoming a Leader - Destiny Hartmann Shares Her CTCPA Journey

September 23, 2022

When CTCPA member Destiny Hartmann says that the organization has changed her career trajectory, she’s not exaggerating. As a junior at Eastern Connecticut State University, Destiny volunteered to contact local CPA firms to try to get firms to come to the Eastern career fairs and talk with students.

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Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt: Integrating ESG Into Your Business Strategy

September 21, 2022

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

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Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt: It's a Journey - Not-for-Profit Finance and Accounting Software Selection

September 21, 2022

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

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Connecticut CPAs to Hold Day of Giving Event to Benefit Connecticut Foodshare and Connecticut Children's Medical Center

September 19, 2022

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.

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