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Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of profiles highlighting the diverse interests and careers of VSCPA members. Know a member (including yourself) who would make for an interesting profile? Email VSCPA Communications Manager Chip Knighton . At the VSCPA, we’ve always said you can do anything

The VSCPA has released a whitepaper, “Virginia Tax Conformity: 2018 and Beyond” (PDF), detailing its official position on tax conformity in Virginia as it relates to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017, including its recommendations for the General Assembly and Gov. Ralph Northam. The paper was

Coming out of college, VSCPA member Hope Cupit, CPA, felt shut out of many career opportunities. So she carved her own niche and embarked on a career that's seen her services prove vital to many Virginia communities. Cupit, 47, is president and CEO of the Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project (SERCAP), a nonprofit organization that helps low-income communities manage and improve their water and wastewater infrastructure and provides lending opportunities and loans for businesses, homeowners

Financial literacy has been a national focal point for the CPA profession for the past decade, and in Virginia, few VSCPA members have been as active in that movement as Phil Umansky, CPA.

The VSCPA could not operate without its volunteers. From the governing boards that lead the VSCPA, VSCPA Educational Foundation and VSCPA Political Action Committee to technical committees to members who engage in their communities, volunteers serve as the brains, ears and, perhaps most importantly, faces of the Society. Our volunteers come from all practice areas and regions of the Commonwealth. From large firms to small businesses, they represent the VSCPA both internally and externally, in front of the

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of profiles highlighting the diverse interests and careers of VSCPA members. Know a member (including yourself) who would make for an interesting profile? Email VSCPA Communications Manager Chip Knighton . Molly Brown, CPA, started her professional career as a

Hawaii or Hampton Roads? The new VSCPA Educational Foundation Board of Directors Chair Randy Spurrier, CPA, had a hard choice to make after leaving the U.S. Air Force. Spurrier had a job lined up with what was then a Big Eight firm in Honolulu where he had worked during graduate school at the

At first glance, Staci Henshaw, CPA, might seem like an unusual choice for VSCPA Board of Directors chair. After all, she works for the state government, away from the rank and file of the traditional public accountant — even in a tower (albeit not an ivory one). That’s just part of the picture, though. The other part is that Henshaw’s agency, the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts (APA), is every bit as invested in a strong CPA profession as any firm you could find. The APA is the

On Wednesday, Jim Phillips, CPA, officially took over as VSCPA Board of Directors Chair from Lisa Germano, CPA. We'll have a more complete profile of Phillips in the July/August issue of Disclosures , but here are a few facts about the 2016–2017 chair: He is a partner at KPMG, where he has worked his entire career in Louisville, Ky., Mountain View, Calif., and his current home of Richmond He is on his second state society board, having previously served on the Kentucky Society of CPAs (KyCPA) Board

June is Corporate Finance Month at the VSCPA! We'll be spotlighting our corporate finance members all month long and highlighting the value they bring to their organizations. Our first spotlight member is Nathan Perrine, CPA , CFO of the Auto Care Association in Bethesda. Md. Here's what Nathan had