Tag: Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants
Oliveira elected leader of KLR accounting firm
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s largest accounting firm, Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd., on Tuesday elected Paul Oliveira as its CEO effective January 2023.
Oliveira succeeds...
Business groups seek steeper cut in tax penalty interest rate
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee has proposed cutting the interest rate on delinquent taxes owed to the state of Rhode Island from 18%...
Local accounting firms disappearing in ‘upward mergers’
Cranston accountant David E. Fontes has gone through four sets of business cards, email addresses and company logos in the last 17 years.
But he’s...
CPAs playing key part in R.I. blockchain pilot program
Twenty-five Rhode Island accountants are preparing to be guinea pigs for a digital ID program using blockchain technology that, if successful, could transform the...
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...