Bond Beebe Named For 2010 as One of the Best Accounting Firms to Work For by Accounting Today

Bond Beebe, a certified public accounting and advisory firm with offices in Bethesda, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia, announced today that they have been named as one of 2010’s 100 Best Accounting Firms to Work for in this third annual survey and award program created by Accounting Today and Best Companies Group. These top firms will be honored at an awards luncheon on November 17, 2010 during Accounting Today’s Growth & Profitability Summit in Las Vegas. The survey and award […]

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Bond Beebe Announces 2011 Intern Recruiting Events

Bond Beebe, a certified public accounting and advisory firm with offices in Bethesda, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia, announced today the start of their intern recruiting season.  Representatives from the firm will attend the following events to meet with students regarding January 2011, and summer 2011, internship opportunities:

September 8, 2010 – Accounting Day at the Kogod School of Business, American University

September 23, 2010 – University of Maryland Accounting & Business Association Career Fair

September 30, 2010 – Interviewing Day at McDaniel […]

September 7, 2010 Firm News & Events Read more...

IS IT ALWAYS A SMART MOVE TO BUY IN THIS MARKET?

Brian Wynne, CPA

The last three years have surely been some of the scariest times to be a homeowner.  The well-documented sharp increase in home sale prices between the early 2000s and 2007 has been followed by a continuing 3 year correction, bringing house prices right back down to near the levels they were at when the run-up started.  I would surmise that for most homeowners, the safest course is to stay in your home and wait this correction out.

The […]

August 17, 2010 Accounting, Wealth Management Read more...

WHERE DO WE STAND ON THE BUSH TAX CUT EXTENSION AND ESTATE TAX?

Much has been written in the general press concerning the fate of the “Bush Tax Cuts” from legislation expiring during the current calendar year; 2010 is the last year for reductions in income tax rates for all taxpayers.

There is very little legislative time remaining before the mid-term elections this coming November.  While the Congress has indicated extensions of certain Bush-era tax rate cuts will continue for the majority of American taxpayers, there is much squabbling over continuing of rate […]

August 16, 2010 Accounting Read more...

The National Debt: How to Pay the Piper, and How to Make it Less Painful

The media today is full of discussion regarding the ever-increasing national debt.  Between the cost of ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and stimulus spending to support and grow the US economy, it is clear that, at least for the present time, deficit spending is an unfortunate fact in our country.  The cost of this deficit must be paid at some point, and as a result, increased income tax rates are a near certainty in the future of the […]

August 4, 2010 Tax Read more...

Bond Beebe Employees Participate at ACFE’s Fraud Conference

Bond Beebe, a certified public accounting and advisory firm with offices in Bethesda, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia, announced that three of their employees participated in the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (“ACFE”) Trustees Fraud Conference, which took place July 25-30, 2010 in Washington, DC.  John Merchant, Linh Crider, and Jeffrey Cramp, all Certified Fraud Examiners, attended the conference.  The ACFE is the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and premier provider of anti-fraud training and education.  The ACFE Annual Fraud Conference […]

August 4, 2010 Firm News & Events Read more...

Leveraging Your Family Business for Public Relations Opportunities

Posted in DCFBA Blog, General Business Practice, Management, Marketing | Post By Joel C. Susco, CPA, Principal

Posting by Joel C. Susco, CPA

Your family business can make the best product or provide the best service, but if no one knows about it, you may not stay in business for long.  It seems silly to mention that marketing and public relations (“PR”) as necessary tools for a family business, or for any business for that matter, because of course they are […]

July 26, 2010 Family Owned Businesses Read more...

Bond Beebe Principals Participate at IFEBP’s Trustees and Administrators Institute

Bond Beebe, a certified public accounting and advisory firm with offices in Bethesda, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia, announced that three of their Principals participated in the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans’ (“IFEBP”) Trustees and Administrators Institutes, which took place June 14-16, 2010 in San Diego, California.  David Dorsey, Scott Price and Lawrence Beebe all participated in separate speaking engagements during the program.  The Trustees and Administrators Institutes is a longstanding educational event that has been the cornerstone of […]

July 12, 2010 Firm News & Events Read more...

Bond Beebe Welcomes Two Senior Auditors

Bond Beebe, a certified public accounting and advisory firm with offices in Bethesda, Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia, announced today that two new employees have joined the Firm’s professional staff.  Bond Beebe’s Audit Department welcomes Ravi Melwani and Julian Gamez.  Melwani joins Bond Beebe as a Senior Auditor, and is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a B.S. in Financial Economics.  Gamez, also joining as a Senior Auditor, is a graduate of Florida State University with […]

July 12, 2010 Firm News & Events Read more...

Can You Hear Me Now? The Continued Importance of Clear Communication

 

Posting by Joel C. Susco, CPA, Principal

Have you ever heard or said, “Boy, this task would be much easier if we had better instructions,” or “I wish this task had been better communicated to us?”

No matter what your business is, much of your success is dependent on good staff communication.  We have found that our staff has been very receptive to the extent of information we provide to them.  Their feedback to us has been great.  We have heard, […]

July 7, 2010 Human Resources, Uncategorized Read more...