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Alan Witt, CPA, has worn many hats in his lengthy accounting career — partner, community champion and now college instructor, to name a few. But he’s proudest of those three letters after his name. Witt, recently retired as partner at regional firm PBMares — he was the Witt in Witt Mares, one of the

He’s a walking, talking history book, an accounting icon, an architect of the VSCPA as we know it. No matter what you do with your VSCPA membership, Sam Derieux, CPA, had a hand in creating it.

As many counties and states loosen COVID 19–related restrictions for employers across the country, more questions than answers arise regarding best practices in return-to-work procedures. This “new normal” is anything but normal, and information and best practices about how best to structure return

Even in these challenging times, about half of Virginia CPAs think the Commonwealth’s economy is moving in the right direction. That’s one of the big takeaways from the sixth annual Economic Expectations Survey conducted by the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) this fall in

Taking the CPA Exam is hard enough. For a select group of new CPAs, their hard work paid off with the prestigious Elijah Watt Sells Award , given to the country’s highest Exam performers. To receive the recognition, candidates must pass all four sections on the first attempt and obtain a cumulative

The VSCPA has joined more than 120 employers and organizations across the nation in signing a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to support state tax filing and withholding relief for remote workers during the pandemic by enacting Section 403 of S.4318, the American Workers, Families and

The VSCPA Educational Foundation has awarded 25 scholarships to accomplished and deserving accounting students around the Commonwealth! Thank you to everyone who donated. Your contributions help protect the pipeline of the CPA profession and provide a lifeline for many students to pursue accounting

July 30, 2020 Secretary Aubrey L. Layne Jr., CPA Office of the Secretary of Finance Patrick Henry Building 1111 East Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219 RE: Conformity to the CARES Act Dear Secretary Layne: In light of the upcoming special session of the Virginia General Assembly scheduled to begin on

With the pandemic disrupting nearly every VSCPA member’s firm, organization or company, we wanted to know: What is the most pressing concern for you now? A May survey of the effects of the pandemic on VSCPA members reveal that ensuring the continued health and safety of employees is the most

At its meeting on May 21, 2020, the Virginia Board of Accountancy (VBOA) voted with the intent to approve more options for the Virginia-Specific Ethics Course beginning with the 2021 course. The two-hour annual requirement will remain the same for all Virginia CPAs. All licensees (excluding those