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Education & Careers

Summer Construction: Rochester CPAs Ramp Up Fundraising to Build Habitat Home

The CPA community in Rochester, New York, is channeling its naturally competitive spirit into selfless cause this summer. They're trying to see who can raise the most money to break ground on a local Flower City Habitat for Humanity (FCHH) home.
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Tax

IRS Grant Helps Organizations Provide Free Tax Help to Seniors

The IRS TCE program offers free tax help to individuals who are sixty or older. The IRS provides grants to eligible organizations, which use the funding to purchase equipment and to reimburse volunteers for out-of-pocket expenses.
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Education & Careers

Dickinson State Accounting Club Helps Local People in Need

Thanks to a recent doughnut sale fundraiser and household items drive, the Dickinson State University Accounting Club donated much-needed goods for people in need and nearly $200 to a not-for-profit charitable organization in Dickinson, North Dakota.
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Education & Careers

Ohio Society of CPAs Seeks Volunteers for First CPA Day of Service

CPAs from Ohio Society of CPAs have been doing selfless, charitable acts of giving across their state for decades. But on Friday, June 21, Ohio CPAs will join forces statewide to volunteer for OSCPA's inaugural CPA Day of Service.
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Community News

Cold CPAs, Warm Hearts – North Carolina Firm Takes Polar Plunge for Special Olympics

Most CPAs simply grab an extra cup of coffee to steel themselves for another grueling day during tax season. But this February, associates from Davenport, Marvin, Joyce & Co., LLP tried a much more "stimulating" approach to jump-start their day.
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Education & Careers

'Fun and Dedicated' Workforce Pays Off for El Paso Firm

One look at the El-Paso, Texas-based public accounting firm Strickler & Prieto, LLP's website, and there's little doubt that happy, healthy employees are considered an integral part of the firm's skill set.
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Education & Careers

KPMG Book Donation Program Tied to Pro Golfers' Tournament Wins

KPMG is leveraging its sponsorship of two top professional golfers – Phil Mickelson and Stacy Lewis – by donating 5,000 new books to local schools for each tournament victory the golfers achieve this season.
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Education & Careers

Call to Duty: Illinois CPAs Support Troops with Free Tax Prep Program

When visitors walk into the offices of David J. Hensley, CPA, Inc., the first thing they see is a folded and framed American flag proudly displayed on the most prominent wall of Hensley's unpretentious office.
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Education & Careers

Rochester CPAs Raising Funds to Build Habitat Home

Most people kicked off the New Year vowing to get fit or eat healthy. But members of the Rochester NYSSCPA started off the year with a much more altruistic goal – to raise $75,000 for a Flower City Habitat for Humanity home.
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Education & Careers

Beyond Borders – Ernst & Young Assists Global Entrepreneurs

When Angela Gomez had the chance to push her passion for entrepreneurship and her professional skill set to the max by volunteering to assist global entrepreneurs, she jumped at the chance.
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Education & Careers

CBIZ Rakes in Food Donations with Flare

Accountants love data, and the number crunchers at CBIZ are especially pleased with their level of charitable giving this year: 648,034 pounds of food donated to community food banks across the country.
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Community News

Baker Tilly Extends Outreach Efforts to Students in Need

Each weekday at around 9:00 a.m., a minivan from Cristo Rey Jesuit High School pulls up to the Minneapolis offices of accounting and advisory firm Baker Tilly.
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Community News

Citrin Cooperman Partner Bikes for Cystic Fibrosis

Citrin Cooperman partner Stanley Goldis recently participated in the Aptalis CF Cycle for Life, an annual event held in cities across the United States, to raise funds for CF treatment and research.
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Practice

Walking the Walk - Firm Focuses on Service

Firm members of Porte Brown LLC were just a few of the approximately 7,000 Chicago-area residents who turned out Sunday, October 14, for the 34th annual Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes.
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Community News

CPAs Foster Selfless Service

CPA societies in Illinois, Virginia, Indiana, and, for the first time, North Carolina, provided the impetus for firms and individuals nationwide to take part in this year's annual CPA Day of Service.
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Community News

CPA Societies Sponsor Selfless Service

The CPA Day of Service is a day when thousands of accountants from CPA societies across the country will put down their tablets and pick up everything from paintbrushes to rakes to spatulas and volunteer in their communities.
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Practice

North Carolina CPAs Prepare for CPA Day of Service

Excitement is growing among North Carolina CPAs as they prepare to participate for the first time in the CPA Day of Service on September 21, 2012.
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Education & Careers

E&Y Volunteers Help Environmental Group

When Andrea Torrico of E&Y decides to burn up some of her well-earned vacation time, she wants to make the most of it. For her, that doesn't mean a trip to Vegas. It means giving back to the global community.
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Education & Careers

Donny Shimamoto Wins AICPA's Maximo Mukelabai Award

Donny Shimamoto will receive the first Maximo Mukelabai award at the AICPA E.D.G.E. Conference. He is being recognized for his volunteer work with the AICPA, where he has dedicated his efforts to building the CPA pipeline.
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Community News

J.H. Cohn Donates $110,000 to Make-A-Wish

At its 11th annual employee Bowl-A-Thon benefiting Make-A-Wish, J.H. Cohn LLP raised more than $110,000. In a span of eleven years, the firm has raised over $1.25 million for Make-A-Wish.
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