VSCPA News

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA (804) 612-9416  [email protected] Twitter: @vscpanews Richmond (Sept. 20, 2021) — Virginia CPA Week, Sept. 20–26, as proclaimed by Gov. Ralph Northam, spotlights the value CPAs bring to the Commonwealth and its citizens, businesses and institutions. To

The Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA) is seeking interested independent public accounting firms with a physical office in Virginia to perform the financial audits and tax services for the VSCPA, including the VSCPA CPA/PAC and the VSCPA Educational Foundation. Issuance of other reports and letters is

Editor’s Note: Aubrey Layne, CPA, served as Virginia Sec. of Finance until July 1, 2021. This profile was written when he was actively in the position. Aubrey Layne’s career has spanned from public accounting to private industry to one of the most important roles in the Virginia government. The CPA

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA (804) 612-9416  [email protected] Twitter: @vscpanews Richmond (July 7, 2021) — The future of the workplace will include more remote working and hybrid options in the wake of the pandemic — and some office footprints will shrink, according to the 2021 Virginia

By Chip Knighton Martha Mavredes, CPA, is a planner. When the COVID-19 pandemic sent her staff at the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) home in March 2020, the team didn’t miss a beat — in no small part because of work she had done years prior. Mavredes, who was appointed Virginia’s auditor

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA (804) 612-9416  [email protected] Twitter: @vscpanews Richmond (June 28, 2021) — The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) announces the launch of a new, enhanced Career Center to meet the needs of employers building top-performing teams and

The VSCPA Top 5 Under 35 Award recognizes emerging CPA leaders under the age of 35 who have notable professional achievements, VSCPA accomplishments on the state or chapter level, community contributions and/or dedication to the CPA profession. Amanda DiStasio, CPA Owner, Optimal Accounting, LLC

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA (804) 612-9416  [email protected] Twitter: @vscpanews Richmond (June 15, 2021) — The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) Educational Foundation recently selected its college scholarship recipients for the 2021–2022 academic year. The VSCPA

Louise Reed’s most notable innovation is Afloat, a company that utilizes blockchain technology and smart contracts to automate the exchange of state transferable tax credits. Louise received her master’s degree in physics at Duke. “I like using the power of math to see how the world works today, but

Tyrone Dickerson, CPA, references the décor at the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) offices when discussing diversity in the accounting profession. Now NASBA has made progress on improving the profession’s diversity, led by Dickerson and inspired in part by those pictures