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New Jersey Society of CPAs Selected as One of the “50 Best Nonprofits to Work for in 2012”

The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA), the largest professional organization serving the needs of Garden State CPAs, was recently selected by The NonProfit Times as one of the country’s “50 Best Nonprofits to Work for in 2012.” The NJSCPA was ranked 7^th among the 50 organizations honored and 3^rd among small employers (15-49 employees). Read More>>

NJSCPA Members Volunteer for "JA Day" in Asbury Park

The New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJSCPA) kicked off a series of "JA Days" today as five members of the NJSCPA visited Barack Obama School in Asbury Park. The volunteers are:

• Todd Rosenblatt, CPA
• Christopher Stoop, CPA
• Jean Abbott, CPA
• Debbie Reilly, CPA
• Todd Marino

The JA Day gives volunteers the unique opportunity to teach Junior Achievement’s (JA’s) financial literacy and workforce readiness curriculum to New Jersey youth. JA’s activity-based programs are taught over the course of one school day by teams of two. NJSCPA volunteers will visit a total of four New Jersey elementary schools in Trenton, Edison, Newark and Asbury Park.

New Executive Placement Service Available to NJSCPA Members

The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA) is pleased to announce a new member benefit especially for members in business and industry and clients of members in public practice.

Integrated Executive Search, LLC is a new NJSCPA partner, offering executive search/placement services for NJSCPA members in industry and client’s of members in public practice. IES performs retained search projects for C-Suite, upper-level executive (over $125K salary) and mid-level positions (salary from $75K) on a contingent basis as well as offering temporary services, when appropriate.

IES is an executive search service led by Marc Savage, who has been in the executive recruiting business for over thirty years. Savage and his staff have placed upper-level financial executives such as CFOs, VP Finance, and Controllers of hundreds of corporate clients, large and small. For the past nine years, Marc administered the executive search effort for J.H. Cohn.

For more information, go to www.integratedexecutivesearch.com.

NJSCPA Launches Mobile App for Members

The New Jersey Society of CPAs is pleased to introduce NJSCPA Mobile, the Society’s new mobile app. Available for BlackBerry*, Android*, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, NJSCPA Mobile allows you to search, find and connect with other members; receive the latest professional news; and view Society events all from your smartphone or mobile device. Read More>>

NJSCPA members answer tax questions at the Asbury Park Press

Nine members of the New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJSCPA) gave up part of their Sunday yesterday to field tax questions from readers at the Asbury Park Press. The accountants took about 250 calls with questions ranging from eligibility for the tuition tax credit to when are taxes due.

Thank you to our participants:

• Edward Lempka - Edward A. Lempka CPA, MsTax, LLC
• Ralph J. Evangelista - Frazer, Evangelista and Co.
• Barry Shapiro - Withum, Smith and Brown
• I. David Eliran - I. David Eliran, LLC
• Peter J. Marchiano Jr. - Peter J. Marchiano, Jr., CPA
• Pat Pepe - Pat Pepe, CPA
• Angela Deniz - Frankel and Topche
• Anthony J. Falcone - Anthony J. Falcone, CPA
• Christine G. Pronek - Fazio, Mannuzza, Roche, Tankel, LaPilusa

NJSCPA Scholarship Fund awards more than $365,000 to 80+ students

NJSCPA Scholarship Fund will award more than $365,000 to 80+ New Jersey high school and college students at the 51st annual NJSCPA Scholarship Awards Ceremony in April. We applaud our members, chapters and firms for supporting NJSCPA’s efforts in securing the future of the CPA profession. Congratulations to our scholarship recipients.

New Jersey CPAs Offer Free Disaster Recovery Guide

Residents and business owners affected by storms and flooding face major challenges in recovering from their losses. The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA) has prepared a Disaster Recovery Guide in hopes of providing at least a measure of assistance for those in crisis.

The Disaster Recovery Guide is designed to assist disaster victims with many of the details involved in the recovery process, including documenting losses for tax and insurance purposes, and replacing personal identification papers. The guide includes Internal Revenue Service (IRS) forms and publications for use in filing casualty loss claims; instructions for replacing personal documents, such as birth certificates, drivers’ licenses and Social Security cards; and tips on documenting damage and losses for insurance claims.

The Disaster Recovery Guide is available online at www.MoneyMattersNJ.com/recovery, and a printed copy can be requested by calling 973-226-4494 x246, or emailing communications@njscpa.org.

NJSCPA Executive Director Ralph Thomas to Provide NJ and National Professional Issues Update

On Wednesday, March 9 at 9:30am, New Jersey Society of CPAs Executive Director Ralph A. Thomas, will provide a webinar on the professional landscape in New Jersey and across the nation. The presentation will cover critical New Jersey legislative and regulatory matters, such as mandatory audit firm rotation, appeal bond caps and news from the State Board of Accountancy. Additionally, Ralph will present national issues impacting New Jersey CPAs, such as federal regulation of tax preparers, financial reform, the Blue Ribbon Panel on private company financial reporting, IFRS and other important topics.

The webinar qualifies for 1 CPE credit in Specialized Knowledge. Register>>

Registration opens for the 2011 NJSCPA Convention & Expo in Atlantic City

The sixth annual NJSCPA Convention & Expo will take place June 8-10 at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. As the largest gathering of our members, the convention is the premier Society event of the year.

This year’s convention welcomes three outstanding national speakers. Day one will be highlighted by John Foley, former lead solo pilot on the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels, who will talk to us about reaching and sustaining high levels of excellence. Day two will kick off with Cynthia Cooper, who was named one of Time Magazine’s Persons of the Year for her role in unraveling the fraud at WorldCom. Also on day two, we’ll welcome Curtis Zimmerman, an inspirational speaker and author who delivers one of the most dynamic interactive and entertaining programs on America’s corporate lecture circuit.

In addition to the terrific keynote speakers, the 2011 convention will offer sessions designed to provide the latest information in taxation, A and A, professional development and more. All told, you can earn 16.5 continuing education credits in just a few days.

The NJSCPA Convention and Expo brings accounting’s best and brightest together. It’s THE forum where more than 500 CPAs come together to dialogue, generate new ideas, solve problems and leave equipped with the resources and tools they need to be successful.

Register today!

NJSCPA Exam Cram blog named one of the "Top 50 Blogs By Accounting Professors, Students and Professionals"

The New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJSCPA) Exam Cram blog was named one of the "Top 50 Blogs By Accounting Professors, Students and Professionals" by The Biz-learner blog. Read More>>