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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...
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...