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Education Practice Leaders to Present at the Texas Alliance of Black School Educators Conference
February 19, 2016 - McConnell & Jones LLP is pleased to announce the selection of four practice leaders to present industry trends and challenges at the upcoming 31st annual conference of the Texas Alliance of Black School Educators (TABSE). Partners, Odysseus...
Year End Tax Strategies; There’s Still Time to Reduce your 2015 Tax Bill!
by Tene Thomas, Tax Compliance Partner Congressional lawmakers passed a massive government-wide budget deal this past Wednesday combining more than a trillion dollars in year-end spending with hundreds of billions in tax cuts for businesses, families and special...
Accounting Standards Update for Benefit Plans | Part III
by Eric Ernest, ERISA Compliance Partner Part III – Measurement Date Practical Expedient Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-04, Compensation—Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Practical Expedient for the Measurement Date of an Employer’s Defined Benefit Obligation and...
Accounting Standards Update for Benefit Plans | Part II
by Michelle Brumfield, Director of ERISA Compliance On July 31, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2015-12, a three-part standard that provides guidance on certain aspects of the accounting by employee...
Taking Credit – Understanding Available Employment Tax Credits
By Thomas Jones, Partner, Tax Services Our nation’s unemployment rate hovers at nine percent and monthly job losses continue to rise. That has generated discussions in Washington about innovative fiscal policy instruments, such as job creation tax credits, to help...
Accounting Standards Update for Employee Benefit Plans | Part I
by Eric Ernest, ERISA Compliance Partner On July 31, 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2015-12, a three-part standard that provides guidance on certain aspects of the accounting by employee benefit plans....
Internal Audit Efficiency
By Darlene Brown, Director, Risk Advisory Services Prior to Enron’s issues and the passage of Sarbanes-Oxley, many companies decided to outsource their internal audit function. That trend was reversed starting with the control issues of 2001 and 2002. However, over...
McConnell & Jones LLP Appoints Marlon Williams as Leader of the Nonprofit and Governmental Assurance Practice and Partner in Charge of Dallas Office
McConnell & Jones LLP (MJ) is proud to announce Marlon Williams, CPA as leader of the firm’s Nonprofit and Governmental Audit Practice and Partner in Charge of its Dallas office. In this role, Williams will promote and direct MJ’s strategic initiatives related to...
McConnell & Jones Consulting Grows the Risk Advisory Practice and Appoints Darlene Brown to Director of Enterprise Risk Services
McConnell & Jones LLP, one of Houston’s largest CPA firms, is proud to announce the recent appointment of Darlene Brown, CIA, CFE, to Director of Enterprise Risk Services. In her new position, Brown will direct the firm’s Enterprise Risk Advisory and Internal...
McConnell & Jones LLP Grows Benefit Plan Audit Practice and Appoints Michelle Brumfield as Audit Director
McConnell & Jones is excited to announce the appointment of Michelle Brumfield, CPA as Audit Director. In her new position, Brumfield will direct the firm’s ERISA Assurance and Compliance Services Sector where she will be responsible for managing numerous employee...
CPA Firms, McConnell & Jones and Walker & Co., Announce Strategic Alliance
March 10, 2015 McConnell & Jones LLP (McConnell & Jones) and Walker & Co., LLP (Walker & Co.) have announced the formation of a strategic alliance and shared collaboration designed to enhance the CPA firms’ service offerings in common markets. The...
McConnell & Jones LLP Promotes Wendy Nguyen to Partner
McConnell & Jones announces the promotion of Wendy Nguyen to Partner in the firm’s Assurance Practice. In her new role, Nguyen will lead the firm’s SEC and commercial assurance services group that work with a wide array of privately-held and publicly-traded...
McConnell & Jones has Moved it’s Headquarters
McConnell & Jones has moved it's headquarters to a new location. Our new location is: 4828 Loop Central Drive Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77081