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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...
Partner, Odysseus Lanier, Selected as Chairman of the Division of Firms
McConnell & Jones LLP (MJ) is pleased to announce the selection of Partner, Odysseus Lanier, CPA, as chairman of the Division of Firms (DOF). As the third largest African-American owned CPA firm in the United States, MJ is a proud member of DOF, which consists of...
McConnell & Jones Announces Employee Officer Selection for Filipino American Accountants of Texas
McConnell & Jones’ is pleased to announce the selection of Audit Director Michelle Brumfield,CPA and Audit Manager Minnie Cariaga,CPA as President and Treasurer, respectively, for the Filipino American Accountants of Texas (FAATx). As one of the largest...
5 Takeaway Points From the 2016 GFOAT Fall Conference
by Ashley Garcia and Eric Wilson #1: Capital asset management, particularly pertaining to infrastructure, is becoming a wide-spread concern. Aging infrastructure assets are presenting challenges to many public entities throughout the United States. Although...
8 Things that Could Trigger a Business Audit
Whether you're doing taxes for your own business or a client's business, the small – but real – possibility exists for an audit. Understanding the chances of an audit and what the Internal Revenue Service may pay particular attention to can help you and your client...
End of 2016 Means the End of Tax Breaks – Maybe
For a number of years, Congress created significant uncertainty by waiting until the eleventh hour to renew or extend numerous tax provisions. In response to the frustration expressed by both individual taxpayers and the business community, Congress passed the...
McConnell & Jones LLP Announces Employee Promotions
McConnell & Jones LLP, one of Houston’s largest public accounting firms, is proud to announce the recent promotion of several employees throughout the organization. Audit Supervisor Promotions Christine Lee, CPA- Dallas Office Hasmukh Joshi, Charted Accountant...
Assurance Partner, Marlon Williams, Selected as Community Advisor to the Dallas Independent School District Audit Committee
McConnell & Jones’ governmental and nonprofit assurance Partner, Marlon Williams, will serve as a community advisor on the Dallas Independent School District’s (DISD) Audit Committee starting this fall. The one year term provides Williams with opportunity to...
Mark Schwartz Joins Washington DC Office as Assurance and Advisory Director
McConnell & Jones LLP has selected federal assurance specialist, Mark Schwartz, CPA, CFDM, to join the firm’s Washington, DC office as Assurance and Advisory Services Director. Schwartz is considered a subject matter expert in federal audit, internal controls, and...
Partner, Odysseus Lanier, Elected to Board of Directors of Parkview Capital Credit
McConnell & Jones is excited to announce that Partner, Odysseus Lanier, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of Parkview Capital Credit, Inc. as an independent director, where he will serve on the company’s audit committee. Parkview Capital Credit is a...