Members in the News

David Evangelista (Rockland)

EBP Expert Named President of Foundation for Accounting Education

Inside Public Accounting

David Evangelista, a nationally known employee benefit plans advisor and auditor, was elected president of the Foundation for Accounting Education’s (FAE) Board of Trustees. Evangelista is a principal at Cranford, N.J.-based MSPC Certified Public Accountants and Advisors PC (FY15 net revenue of $9.9 million). His one-year term as FAE president began June 1. Established in 1972, the FAE is a 501 (c)(3) organization that operates the CPE programs for the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA).

Timothy Hammond (Syracuse)

Company news: Timothy Hammond joined The Bonadio Group

Syracuse.com

Timothy Hammond, CPA, joins The Bonadio Group in the healthcare/tax-exempt division. He is a certified healthcare financial professional. Hammond holds a master's of business administration and a bachelor's degree in accounting and economics from Le Moyne College. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) and Healthcare Financial Management Professional Association (HFMA).

David Evangelista (Rockland)

Evangelista to Lead NY Accounting Foundation

CPA Practice Advisor

David Evangelista, CPA, a nationally-known employee benefit plans advisor and auditor, was recently elected president of the Foundation for Accounting Education’s (FAE) Board of Trustees.  Evangelista, of Stony Point, N.Y., is a principal at MSPC Certified Public Accountants and Advisors, P.C., with offices in New York and New Jersey.

NYSSCPA COAP Program – Adelphi University

Adelphi University kicks off summer 'COAP' program for CPA hopefuls

Accounting Today

Adelphi University announced this week that their Robert B. Willumstad School of Business will kick off the annual Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession (COAP) summer program, designed to introduce minority high school juniors in New York State to the accounting profession. Approximately 40 local students will participate in Adelphi's five-day program, which begins Saturday, June 25.

Matt Bryant (Rochester)

Financial advice for fathers

WROC Rochester First

As we approach Father's Day this coming weekend, CPA Matt Bryant offered up some financial advice for Dads Monday on News 8 at Sunrise. Bryant said fathers should set up an allowance for their children at a young age to see money coming in and to learn that items have a value to them.

Gary Carpenter (Syracuse)

Tips for grandparents who want to help with college tuition

Tampa Bay Times

A college education was once regarded as a relatively affordable route to lifelong prosperity, but in recent years it has become a hobbling financial burden for many families. As a result, older generations are often stepping up to help their families with college funding. According to a Fidelity Investments survey of its investors — a more affluent group than the average — more than half of grandparents "are saving or plan to start saving to help pay for college costs."

Gary Carpenter (Syracuse)

More grandparents assisting in college costs

The Bulletin

A college education — even at a highly rated private institution — was once regarded as a relatively affordable route to lifelong prosperity, but in recent years it has become a hobbling financial burden for many families. To avoid a potential reduction in aid, grandparents could postpone sending 529 proceeds until the last two years of college, suggests Gary Carpenter, a Syracuse, New York-based certified public accountant and executive director of the National College Advocacy Group, a nonprofit focused on college financing.

F. Michael Zovistoski (Northeast)

NYSSCPA inducts F. Michael Zovistoski as 97th president, opens doors to non-CPAs

Accounting Today

The New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) inducted Albany CPA F. Michael Zovistoski, a partner at UHY, as its 97th president on May 19 at the NYSSCPA’s Foundation for Accounting Education (FAE) Moynihan Fund Gala, the Society announced this week. Zovistoski's one-year term begins June 1.

Santo Caracciolo (Southern Tier)

Movers: Business success in the Southern Tier

Press & Sun-Bulletin

Piaker and Lyons, P.C. announced Santo D. Caracciolo, CPA has been elected as the president of the Southern Tier Chapter of the New York State Society of CPAs. Caracciolo is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Anthony Mangiameli (Rochester)

Importance of financial planning

WROC Rochester First

CPA Anthony Mangiameli of Insero & Company discussed the importance of financial planning Monday on News 8 at Sunrise. Mangiameli said one of the best ways to avoid financial setbacks is to save money. Have a monthly budget that includes expenses, savings and investments.

Buffalo Chapter Education Night Dinner

Honor Roll (May 22): Recognizing accomplishments of WNYers

The Buffalo News

The Buffalo Chapter of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants recently held its annual Education Night Dinner honoring the outstanding junior, senior and graduate students at Western New York colleges and universities. Four D’Youville College accounting students were among those being honored for their academic accomplishments at the event.

2016 NYSSCPA Gala

Dionne Warwick Serenades New York CPA

Accounting Today

Chart-topping singer Dionne Warwick sang for the New York State Society of CPAs at the NYSSCPA Foundation for Accounting Education’s annual gala Thursday evening, raising funds for young students interested in entering the accounting field. The gala raised funds in support of the NYSSCPA’s Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession (COAP) program, a college readiness program that helps students of color enter the accounting profession, where they have been historically underrepresented.

 

Jamie Block (Rochester)

Long-term disability insurance

WROC Rochester First

CPA Jamie Block discussed the benefits of having long-term care disability insurance Monday on News 8 at Sunrise. Block said while other forms of insurance are required by law, such as car and homeowners insurance, long-term disability insurance is voluntary.

Matt Bryant (Rochester)

What to get the graduate: Financial gifts for the next step

WROC Rochester News 8

Allison Warren sat down and spoke with Matt Bryant, the President of the Rochester Chapter of the New York Society of Certified Public Accountants. Matt suggests that college graduates prepare to live off a budget and save for retirement. Some gifts to help with that include buying them stocks and investing in an IRA for them.

NYSSCPA mention

FASB and PCC to Host Private Company Town Hall at Baruch College

StreetInsider.com

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Private Company Council (PCC) will host a Private Company Town Hall Meeting on Monday, June 13, 2016, at Baruch College in New York City. Co-sponsored by the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) and Baruch College, the event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to noon in Room 14-220 of Baruch College's Newman Vertical Campus at 55 Lexington Avenue.

NYSSCPA COAP Program

Career opportunities in accounting

WROC Rochester First

CPA Scott Adair discussed the New York State Society of CPAs Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession (COAP) program Monday on News 8 at Sunrise. For the last 30 years, the NYSSCPA has operated the free, three to five day college exploration summer program which introduces youth - specifically those in groups historically underrepresented in the accounting profession - to the possibilities of becoming a CPA.

NYSSCPA Sustainability Conference mention

Sustainability and Valuation

AQPQ.org

April 26 was a painful day for the global energy industry, wasn’t it? First BP announced that it was adding yet another $917 million dollars to its cumulative cost charges for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion. And then Standard & Poor’s declared that it was downgrading the credit rating of Exxon Mobil from the pristine AAA level at which it had resided since the Great Depression.

NYSSCPA’s Buffalo Chapter Event

Local D’Youville accounting students honored

Cheektowaga Bee

The annual Education Night Dinner of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, Buffalo Chapter, was held April 19 at Salvatore’s Italian Gardens. The event honored the outstanding junior, senior and graduate students at Western New York colleges and universities, including four local D’Youville College accounting students.

NYSSCPA Sustainability Conference

Art of Accounting: Sustainability Conference

Accounting Today

The New York State Society of CPAs will be holding its first ever Sustainability Investment Leadership Conference on May 6. This is a new area that could result in substantial involvement by CPAs. One of the opening issues is to define what sustainability is and what our roles are.

Tom Walpole (Rochester)

Preparing for next year's tax return

WROC Rochester First

CPA Tom Walpole said its time to begin thinking about next year's tax return Monday on News 8 at Sunrise. Walpole said we should stay organized and keep track of our expenses, plan ahead for life changes that may occur, save money in advance, and keep in mind new tax breaks in the New Year.