Employee Benefits Specialists – Speakers Bureau

Our employee benefits specialists  are sought after for speaking engagements by industry associations and by benefit plans and unions themselves, and often instruct other professionals in the field.  For more information on scheduling a Bond Beebe professional, contact us.
David Dorsey, CPA

Managing Principal
[email protected]
301.272.6060

Noted advisor to labor organizations and benefit plans, Dave has served as the managing partner and president of Bond Beebe since 2002.  He has substantial experience in providing accounting and auditing services for local, national and international labor […]

October 12, 2014 Accounting, Benefit Plan Accounting Read more...

Hiring a Payroll Auditing Firm, Question 7: What are the Qualifications of Your Payroll Audit Staff?

Posting by Larry Beebe, CPA

When evaluating potential payroll auditors, experience and training is more important than the degree they hold; payroll auditors rarely hold an accounting degree. Plan representatives selecting an auditing firm should ask how the firm obtains new payroll auditors, how it trains them, and the experience of the auditors.

A firm should develop the following qualities in a payroll auditor:

Understands the payroll audit process. The payroll audit is designed to test the employers’ compliance with the […]

October 10, 2014 Payroll Audit Read more...

Benefit Plan Policies: Collection Policy

Larry Beebe, CPA

In this series, we are reviewing the written plan policies needed to help your benefit plan stay compliant and operate most effectively. For a full list of the necessary policies and why your plan should implement them, click here.

Multiemployer employee benefit plans have unique issues when it comes to employer contributions. In addition to the high number of different employers that may participate in a plan, employers often contribute at different rates, perhaps for different classes of […]

September 22, 2014 Accounting, Benefit Plan Accounting Read more...

Bond Beebe Announces Inaugural Externship Program

Bond Beebe, a certified public accounting and advisory firm with offices in Bethesda, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia, announces their inaugural externship program, Discover Bond Beebe. This one-day program will give students an insider’s look at a career in public accounting through interactive presentations, group and roundtable discussions, and networking opportunities with professionals at all levels within our Audit and Tax practices. “Bond Beebe is committed to providing students with learning and training opportunities,” said Jena Kamber, HR and Recruiting […]

September 15, 2014 Firm News & Events Read more...

Bond Beebe Welcomes Six New Employees

Bond Beebe, a certified public accounting and advisory firm with offices in Bethesda, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia, is pleased to welcome Alyssa Sproat, Erik Gaul, Paul Smith, Kaitlin Cardozo and Danielle Gawlik as Staff Auditors. Also joining the firm is Phil Capogreco as a Senior Auditor. “We’re extremely pleased to find these talented new accountants,” said Cynthia Dietrich, Director of Human Resources for Bond Beebe. “The firm continues to grow and we’re happy our culture, benefits, and growth opportunities […]

September 10, 2014 Firm News & Events Read more...

Bond Beebe Raises $10,000 with Fourth Annual Charity Kickball Tournament

Bond Beebe, a certified public accounting and advisory firm with offices in Bethesda, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia, raised $10,000 for charity with its Fourth Annual Bond Beebe Charity Kickball Tournament held on September 6, 2014 in Chevy Chase, MD. Approximately 150 individuals participated in the tournament and the event was sponsored by over 20 local businesses. All event proceeds benefitted Alternative House, a Northern Virginia not-for-profit organization whose mission is to transform the lives of the children and youth […]

September 10, 2014 Firm News & Events Read more...

Benefit Plan Policies: Disaster Recovery

Larry Beebe, CPA

In this series, we are reviewing the written plan policies needed to help your benefit plan stay compliant and operate most effectively. For a full list of the necessary policies and why your plan should implement them, click here.

A great majority of plans acknowledge that they should have a disaster recovery policy and have taken the steps to put this policy in place. However, having such a policy and implementing the policy are often two different things. […]

September 8, 2014 Accounting, Benefit Plan Accounting Read more...

Benefit Plan Policies: Developing a Whistleblower Policy

Larry Beebe, CPA

In this series, we are reviewing the written plan policies needed to help your benefit plan stay compliant and operate most effectively. For a full list of the necessary policies and why your plan should implement them, click here.

When the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted in 2002 whistleblower protection was a key provision of the law. However, these types of laws actually have quite a lengthy history in the United States, dating back to the Continental Congress in […]

July 28, 2014 Accounting, Benefit Plan Accounting Read more...

Should You Be Paid to Find Your Successor?

Posting by Joel C. Susco, CPA

Recently I read an interesting article from The Wall Street Journal titled “The Hottest Corporate Fad: Pay CEOs to Find Successors.” What a novel idea, particularly for a family-owned business! According to the article, sixteen Fortune 1000 companies have indicated that there is a direct link between the top executives’ performance awards and their establishment of a true succession plan. In addition, the article goes on to say that this number will grow rapidly […]

July 22, 2014 Accounting, Family Owned Businesses Read more...