News & Insights
McConnell & Jones LLP Benefit Plan Audit Director, Michelle Brumfield, Selected to Present at AICPA Employee Benefit Plans Conference
McConnell & Jones LLP (MJ) is proud to announce the recent selection of employee benefit audit director, Michelle Brumfield, CPA, to present at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Employee Benefit Plans Conference in Nashville, TN this...
Can You Rely on Your Auditor?
by Minnie Cariaga and Ashley Garcia With more than 138,000 accounting firms in the United States, making sure you select a reliable auditor can be quite a task. There are several questions you should consider asking when evaluating your current audit firm or selecting...
McConnell & Jones LLP Announces Employee Promotions
McConnell & Jones LLP, one of the top accounting firms in the Southwest, is proud to announce the recent promotion of several employees throughout the organization. Audit Senior Manager Promotions Tiara Hudaya,CPA - Houston Office Johnson Olatunji, CPA- Houston...
Tips to Avoid an IRS Audit
by Thomas Jones and Dee Ann Creach Taxpayers can get flagged for forgetting important forms, mixing up numbers, or exaggerating tax breaks. Even one mistake can alert the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to take a closer look at your return. While there is no such thing...
Accounting Today Ranks MJ as Top 20 Accounting Firm in the Southwest
McConnell & Jones LLP(MJ) is ranked as a top 20 accounting firm in the Southwest region of the United States in the 2017 Top 100 Firms, a special report issued by AccountingToday. “We are delighted with this recognition,"said Managing Partner, Wayne McConnell....
TASBO Annual Conference | Takeaways From an Auditor
by Marlon Williams, Partner Last week’s TASBOFestwas, by all measures, a success. Everyone will tell you that the event in Austin was well coordinated. I ,for one, enjoyed catching up with old friends and making new ones. Yes, becoming a regular presenter for TASBO...
Houston Employee Benefit Plan Assurance & Compliance Seminar
It is almost here! Join McConnell & Jones’ Benefit Plan Assurance and Compliance Team on March 1, 2017 for a full-day seminar focused on regulatory updates, Form 5500 tips and pitfalls, internal controls, and fraud in an employee benefit environment. This...
Washington D.C. Employee Benefit Plan Assurance & Compliance Seminar
Save the Date to join McConnell & Jones’ Benefit Plan Assurance and Compliance Team on February 23, 2017 for a half-day seminar focused on regulatory updates, Form 5500 tips and pitfalls, internal controls, and fraud in an employee benefit environment. This...
Audit Deficiencies- Putting Plan Assets and Participants At Risk
by Gosia Kanda, CPA $3.4 trillion in Plan Assets and 55.7 Million Participants are at Risk due to Audit Deficiencies. According to the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) study on the quality of benefit plan audits performed, nearly four in ten audits...
McConnell & Jones’ Practice Leaders to Present at the Texas Association of School Board Officials’ Annual Conference
McConnell & Jones LLP is pleased to announce the selection of three practice leaders to present on the various audits performed on school districts, including financial, forensic, internal, and performance type audits at the upcoming 71st annual conference of the...
HBJ Ranks McConnell & Jones LLP in the Top 20 Largest Accounting Firms in Houston
McConnell & Jones LLP(MJ) was ranked as the 18th largest Houston area accounting firm in the 2017 Houston Business Journal(HBJ) Book of List. “This year, we are celebrating the firm's 30th anniversary,"said Managing Partner, Wayne McConnell. "It's nice to...
Partner, Thomas Jones, Selected as Member of the Harris County Sheriff’s Transition Team
McConnell & Jones LLP is proud to announce the selection of Partner, Thomas Jones, as part of the transition team for the newly elected Harris County sheriff, Ed Gonzalez. Jones will be a member of the transition team’s finance and procurement committee starting...
Cybersecurity Concerns For Employee Benefit Plans
by Sharjeel Ahsan Due to the increased use of electronic means to process financial transactions and store confidential information, cyber security has become a major area of concern for all organizations. Cyber threats have become more sophisticated and have moved...
McConnell & Jones, LLP Receives City of Houston’s Contractor of the Year Award
McConnell & Jones LLP (MJ) received the City of Houston Professional Services Contractor of the Year Award at the 4th Annual Champions of Diversity Awards Ceremony held last Thursday at the George R. Brown Convention Center located in Houston, Texas. Each year,...
McConnell & Jones LLP Grows Washington D.C. Office with Two New Additions
McConnell & Jones LLP (MJ) is proud to announce two new additions to the Washington D.C. office; Audit Senior Manager, Natasha Brown, CPA, CGFM, and Audit Manager, Richard Sahadeo Jr., CPA, CFE, CGFM. Brown and Sahadeo joined the firm in early November and...