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member milestone [California CPA](California CPA Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Announcements Michael Savoy has been named prendent of the California Board of Accountancy, Joie Campea vice presiden l and KaCrina Salazar secreiacy/treasurrr Michael. Franaa of Bramen & Frjiu.rn has Joined lise board of PhfoPuint, ;t Sania Barbant nonprofit... Hemming Morse, LIP, has addrd Carl Saba as a partner and Brian Zacharias as a principal to ils financial and forense consulting service group ... Timothy Weaver has btc« named to die board of dm Alameda County Agricultural Fair Auodaikin ... Stacy Mantea bias joined Eddey L jji ribiirtli UP in Sari Jet»: id director of tax wrvarrs, ,,, Grace S. Nichalaou. lut» joined Batts Morrison Witi» & Le* ;tt :i partner and will serve a* rlirrrtor for Southern California from Costa Misa ,,, Michael McArulrews has become a principal at Abbott, Stringham & Lynch in San Jose .... ... Gallina LIP has named Tim Devoto a partner in its Walmn Greek office ... JGD fit AxwciaEtj, LLP lua atldcd foe following iculivsdtiuL to iis tax, audit and. conMiIticig practice m 5*H Dirgo: Ronn Valdez (tax manag erj, Jonathan. Kton (tax Jupcrvimr), Franklin Shiraki (tax supervisor; , Natali* Lackmann. (tax Bfsodate), Rachel Ryan (naff auditor) and Josh van dr Vrugt (staff auditor]'. Moss Adams UP promoted Eric Miles to national leader of Its technology, cotnn wrticatioru and media group based in Gampbell ... Jack Ftmüh and Brent Cantine au have itren promoted to jiarmrr at Gatin, Pope & Walwic k I.I.P in San Dfegn Robert Kowbie low joined Ziuncr Rmeluirt Clarke. CPAs, tts a manager in Sonoma ,., Lckholl' Accountancy Corporation named Denise M. Frey, J mina C. Thomas, and Dashlell G. Thompson shareholder» at the San Rafael firm ... Brian Gray was promoted to partner of (Survey | Sdmeider LLP ... Stacey Bergman liiti been promoted Us Principal al VH Advisurt. Accomplishments 'fhr Aiÿ>mnult ii publication for (hé west Side of LiH Angeles County, has named David Stern of Wind &. Stem LU1 as best accountant in the area, rum News Pun Ac MeGeady LLP of Irvine has merged irith C.G. Lamb Accountancy Corp. or Ita. Quinta. The new firm, opérales under the name oí The Pun Group LLP ... Toirtevin Accountancy in Monterey has joined PMB Helin Donovan, Compítanla Ac CPA* and will operate under Use name of PMB Helin Donovan, LLP ... Kaufman + Bernsteio, Inc,. has merged with RJ3Z, LLP, of Los Angeles ... Tosbpí & Io oje*, LLP, of Pleasant Hill has merged with Sweeney Kovar, LLP, of Danville. Members in thé Nows A column by Blake Chrúbin pc'raLcd by CPA?BU.cu*n Dec. 2 diseuse* the benefit* of bendunaikimg few CPA firms. In another column posted Dec, 9 on the website, Christian offen five things CPAs should consider before year-end ... R. Kevin Hinton provides tax Lips in the Dee. B heme ike ... KABC-TV in Los Angeles interviewed Michael Ehrenberg Dec. 20 about nionçySivingUut tips ... A Dec. 1 I jutii'ir I'Kwlrd rut FbxBiaitURJS.com quoirs Gregg Wind regarding 2914 tax law rhasigex. A Dec, 2b story on OptimaTax Relief com quotes Wind regarding the expiration of the taxfree retirement plan gifting opportunity. And KFWB-AM (ïâ Angeles) interviewed him jan. 3 regarding tax deduction}, linked to home renovations... Mary Kay loss neues that top earner* are paying more in taxes En a Dec. 14 jVitr ïhrk TÏhüi piece. She also provide» tux dps in a Dec. 1 & article posted by IJfoHar.ker.ccim ... Miguel Palm*. Linda Montgomery, Robert Captan, Hyacinth Ahuruoaye.Juo McHale, Laura Rosa, Michele Day, Lawrence Pon, Leonard William», Diane Condon and Minnie Lau participated in a tax hotline Dec, 17 ojt KGO-TV Lu San Francisco ... The Dec. 38 üeítremeni Inttsmt Journalprofiles Robert Klein ... In à Dec. 18 article pistcd lus IifeHte leer: earn, Mary Kay Fass offers year-end ux tips that many taxjra>rns arc unaware of ... Southern California Pu Wie Radio interviewed Jacos Melillo Dec, 19 regardingcharitabledonations... Steve Dougherty and. Michael Pimentel provide tax scte®n advice in the Jan. 1 taue of Central Valley Hu-mifsi Jfovmai.,. Barbara Kelley discusses starting an accounting firm in the Jan. I Orange Camiy Jt^pHsr ... Roo Kramer talks about how to make money grow in the Jan. 2 MhAh Ail ... An article by Atidy Min teer in the Jar l 6 Otmigr (xmn/y Èusinas Journal provides Lutigtits on upcoming FASB proposals ,., In aJafi. 14 pull tin kfui icy Rale*, coin, Michael Eisenberg dïteiusra pr rsiiioü finance trench lo rxprct in 2014 ... Ajan. 17 foísaif t'jypvr Daily ihlkHn ttffry quotes Donald Driftmwer regarding motion picture tax credits that some states provide to encourage film production outride California ... Dan Morris and Janet Lee Krochman provide observations regarding the taxation and value of Biieoin* in a jan. 26 article posted on Natkin jJJouxnal.rnni... In ihr Jan. 2 US Ainu £? H&Æf firpvrt, Lawrence Pon discusses reasons people should Be ihrir income taxes eüily ,,, Ajan, 6 article in the »fan Dwgp Bannest Jourmtquotes Sid Tibíanos regarding how recent Lax changes affect businesses and high-income earners. jfl THE FU on g BIO* I ru T CTB E Accounting Education Masters Scholarships Awarded Congratulations to the winners of CalCPA's Accounting Education Masters Scholarship Program: Michael D. Dayen: Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo Mark W. Coltrin: UC Irvine Timothy P* Ryan: Golden Gate University Applications (or this year's program are due Oct. 3t. (c) 2014 California Society of Certified Public Accountants |