Tag: Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants
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Melissa Travis | Rhode Island Manufacturers Association CEO and president
Leadership is not about fitting into a mold – it is about shattering it to...
Travis named CEO, president of Rhode Island Manufacturers Association
PROVIDENCE – Melissa Travis is the new CEO and president of the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association.
RIMA spokesperson Dawn Arpin confirmed with Providence Business News...
New federal tax rules on tips spark confusion
John Elkhay, co-owner of the restaurant company Chow Fun Inc., is no stranger to navigating regulatory curveballs.
With his company managing more than 200 employees...
R.I. CPA Society president fined for campaign finance violations
The head of the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants has been fined for a pile of missing campaign finance reports, along with...
New tax exemption to make tangible difference in R.I.
At Symposium Books Inc. in downtown Providence, the property making up the store’s physical backbone – its numerous bookcases, for instance, or the computers...
CPAs, analysts grapple with high-tech evolution
Experts have predicted for years that the growth of artificial intelligence will transform the accounting industry. For some, it already has.
The technology is enabling...
Employee benefits program launching for RIMA, RITA members
PROVIDENCE – For years Melissa Travis says rising costs have made it difficult for employers she’s worked with across Rhode Island to provide their...
A lopsided ledger: Jobs plentiful, CPAs not
Edward F. Yazbak has been searching for five years for a younger upstart to take over his North Smithfield practice.
But the chairman of the...
RISCPA names Pirolli an ‘Industry Legend’
WILLIAM R. PIROLLI, a retired partner formerly with DiSanto, Priest & Co., was named an Industry Legend by the Rhode Island Society of Certified...
SBA hosts ‘Salute to Small Business’
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration will host its annual “Salute to Small Business” luncheon on Wednesday, honoring the 2023 National Small Business...



















