Tag: Melissa Travis
R.I. issues guidance for businesses filing taxes on PPP loans
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Revenue and Division of Taxation issued tax filing guidance on Monday for businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program...
Governor’s panel tackles workforce issues
PROVIDENCE – Issues associated with Rhode Island's workforce were discussed during Gov. Daniel J. McKee's weekly R.I. 2030: Community Conversations event on Thursday.
A panel...
Business leaders painting gloomy picture of PPP taxation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island business leaders are painting a gloomy picture for the state if Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s proposal to tax forgivable Paycheck...
RISCPA Launches FREE CPA Assistance to COVID-impacted Rhode Island Small Businesses
Rhode Island Society of CPAs (RISCPA) has launched a new program in partnership with Rhode Island Commerce Corporation to provide free CPA assistance to...
Bradford Soap CEO aims to clean more than hands on path...
PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021
Strategic Leadership: Stuart Benton, CEO and President, Bradford Soap Works Inc.
A bar of soap has taken on a whole new importance...
Accountants fielding deluge of rescue calls
Accountants never really go out of style, but after a year of pandemic, they’re having a moment in the spotlight.
Between federal tax law changes,...
Accounting firms trying to make sense of big data
Accounting is inherently a data-driven profession.
Spreadsheets laden with numbers from financial reports and tax filings are staples of the profession. But transitioning from a...
Crisis spurs businesses to reevaluate their worth
As principal of Barrett Valuation Services Inc., John E. Barrett Jr. staked his career on his ability to assess risk.
But the metrics he has...
25 business leaders honored as PBN’s 2020 Leaders & Achievers
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-five local business leaders were honored on Aug. 20 by Providence Business News for their career achievements as part of the publication’s...
Melissa Travis, CEO and president, Rhode Island Society of Certified Public...
PBN 2020 Leaders & Achievers Awards
Melissa Travis | CEO and president, Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants
OVER THE PAST 20 years, Melissa...