VSCPA News

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA (804) 612 -9416 [email protected] X: @vscpanews Richmond (June 7, 2024) — The Virginia Society of Public Accountants (VSCPA) Educational Foundation recently selected its college scholarship recipients for the 2024–2025 academic year. The VSCPA Educational

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA  (804) 612-9416   [email protected]   X: @vscpanews  Richmond (May 13, 2024) — The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) is pleased to announce its officers and Board of Directors for the 2024–2025 fiscal year. The officers and directors were

By Sonny Grover, CPA; Darren Guillot; and Rick Meyer, CPA, MBA, MST You can’t say we didn’t warn you! It’s the season for IRS Employee Retention Credit (ERC) exams — yes, right during tax season, when you have nothing better to do. Have you or your clients heeded all the warnings and lifelines that

Three years ago, Kelli Meadows, CPA, watched her daughter and friends head off to college. One major they rarely mentioned exploring? Accounting. Everyone said accounting is boring, Kelli recalls. “I thought, okay, we have a problem.” Twenty years in as a founding partner at Richmond firm Meadows

In the fall, we announced a VSCPA first: the acquisition of revered tax education provider Don Farmer, CPA, PA. Some of you may wonder: Why would the VSCPA decide to make this move? What was the impetus behind the acquisition and why? For a few years, the VSCPA Board of Directors has had a task

The VSCPA has joined the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and dozens of other state CPA societies to ask the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to extend and expand the deadline for beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements, specifically for reporting companies

October 24, 2023 Wendy Lewis, CPA Chair Virginia Board of Accountancy 9960 Mayland Drive, Ste. 402 Richmond, VA 23233 Dear Ms. Lewis: As the VBOA along with NASBA and the other state boards of accountancy continue to address challenges related to the CPA pipeline the VSCPA, and the Virginia CPA

For Immediate Release  Tina Bates, VSCPA (804) 612-9416 [email protected] Richmond (Nov. 1, 2023) — The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) announces its acquisition, effective immediately, of nationally recognized leader in tax education Don Farmer, CPA, PA. Over 40 years, Don

Rose Araghchy, CPA, of R2 Advisors PC in McLean, Va., is one of only 36 Certified Public Accountants (CPA) nationwide selected by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) to join its 2023 Leadership Academy. Araghchy was chosen based on her exceptional leadership skills and professional experience. This year’s Academy, held December 11–14, will graduate its 15th class.

On Aug. 30, 2023, the VSCPA requested Virginia's federal legislators cosponsor the "Protecting Small Business Information Act of 2023" (S. 2623 / H.R. 4035) to delay the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements for small businesses. The BOI reporting requirement is an anti-money