MGI News Archive

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MGI Brisbane Enews Edition 26 - Investment Allowance Update	‘INVESTMENT ALLOWANCE’URGENT UPDATEAssets acquired under hire purchase arrangements and finance leases on luxury carsOn 16 June 2009 the Australian Taxation Office released a Fact Sheet on how the Sma...	2009-06-29

Audit for improvement, Francisco Javier Ames Cebreros, MGI Chavez, Ames, Mexico	An accountant’s job is to inform with transparency, comments Francisco Javier Ames Cebreros Óscar Rivas (Tomado de Noroeste.com.mx)Francisco Javier Ames Cebreros is named accountant of the year thanks...	2009-06-29

News from MGI-BPO Hungary .. Last week we moved into our new office	MGI-BPO has reached a new level in its history. We are proud to report that the Company moved into our 'old-new' office! We describe it as 'old-new' because while it is new for us, the building is an...	2009-06-29

Not Good Enough!	Article written by Sue Prestney for 'Charter', the magazine of the Australian Chartered AccountantSue Prestney is a Senior Partner with MGI Melboune.Article reprinted with the permission of the Instit...	2009-06-19

Changing Workplace Demographics, News from MGI Braver, Boston, USA	Ever wonder how your generation is viewed by your organization? Are your strengths considered to be someone else's weaknesses? The May issue of CPA Practice Management Forum features an article by Bra...	2009-06-18

Australian Taxation Office’s new measures to help small businesses: News from MGI Brisbane	News from MGI BrisbaneThe Australian Commissioner has recently announced two new measures to help businesses with an annual turnover of less than $2 million that are struggling to manage their tax deb...	2009-06-18

Successful MGI Latin American Meeting, Santiago de Chile, May 13-15, 2009	Santiago de Chile experienced an interchange of experiences and an excellent meeting and exchange of ideas when the MGI Latin American Partners, held their annual meeting. This meeting was arranged to...	2009-06-16

Firm Leadership: Accountants Advisory Group, LLC, New York	Firm LeadershipThriving in the years following the recession of 2008/2009 will take exceptional leadership by the managing partners of accounting firms. Now is the time to develop a course of action t...	2009-06-05

MGI Adelaide take their Cash and Carbon Road show to the South Australian wine regions…..	The global financial crisis continues to impact on many businesses at a time when they are under mounting pressure to deal with pending emissions trading legislation, causing added uncertainty to smal...	2009-06-04

Partner Retreat Facilitation: Accountants Advisory Group, LLC, New York	Our Customized ApproachNo two CPA firms are alike; therefore, firm retreats should not come “one size fits all” or “out of a box” and pre-packaged. At Accountants Advisory Group, we custom design our...	2009-05-18

Partner Compensation	Arriving at partner compensation amounts and developing formulas, structures, and programs is a common problem and one of the most controversial in many accounting firms. These problems have been furt...	2009-05-18

Give Us a Break	Article written by Sue Prestney for 'Charter', the magazine of the Australian Chartered AccountantSue Prestney is a Senior Partner with MGI Melboune.Article reprinted with the permission of the Instit...	2009-05-18

MGI Eastern European Area Coordinator, Laszlo Killik, talks about the future growth of the area	From the capital city of Hungary, Budapest, László Killik, MGI's Eastern European Area Coordinator and Partner of MGI-BPO talks about his commitment to the development of the area and his company's su...	2009-05-15

Budget News Australian 2009/2010 from MGI Brisbane	Welcome to this special edition of MGI News. Budget 2009/2010 was a combination of big spending initiatives tempered by cut backs. While there are a few big‐ticket revenue raising measures such...	2009-05-14

MGI Auckland - Announcement of a Notable Change	Following the merger of the accounting practice of JSA Limited with MGI Auckland Limited on 1 April 2009, we are pleased to announce the appointment of John Alexander as a Principal of the firm. John...	2009-05-08

News from MGI Australasia	MGI Australasia Newsletter	2009-04-30

MGI Brisbane newsletter	Dear MGI Readers Welcome to our latest newsletterIn this edition we focus on the following:- Caution with capital losses Year end tips for property investors One-off bonuses for wor...	2009-04-27

UK Budget 2009, Summary Introduction	Alistair Darling presented his second Budget speech in his usual calm, quiet tones, occasionally having to raise his voice over the opposition MPs' cries of astonishment at the awful economic statist...	2009-04-23

John F. Raspante Joins MGI New York member, Graf Repetti & Co., LLP	New York, NY, April 22, 2009 - Graf Repetti & Co., LLP, Certified Public Accountants & Business Advisors with offices in midtown Manhattan and Rockville Centre, NY, is pleased to announce that...	2009-04-23

MGI UK member, MGI Midgley Snelling, Celebrates Staff Long Service Award	It is unusual for people to remain with the same employer for life, but one UK business is bucking this trend with a happy and loyal workforce who are choosing to build long-term futures with the comp...	2009-04-20

MGI Australasia 2009 AGM sets sail	Known as “The City of Sails”, Auckland was the location for the MGI 2009 AGM. Thirty-eight delegates and thirty accompanying partners from the ten MGI Australasia firms participated in two and a half...	2009-04-20

MGI International Brochure adds Portuguese and Russian language translations	To reflect the international connections of MGI, our generic brochure has been expanded to include two additional languages: Portuguese and Russian. Other languages are Arabic, Chinese, English, Fre...	2009-04-07

Nepotism – Silver Spoon or Poisoned Chalice?	Article sritten by Sue Prestney for 'Charter', the magazine of the Australian Chartered AccountantSue Prestney is a Senior Partner with MGI Melboune.Article reprinted with the permission of the Instit...	2009-04-03

Cash & Carbon – Not enough and a little too much!	MGI Adelaide presents Wine Business Breakfast Workshop: Cash & Carbon – Not enough and a little too much!Does the constant media scare mongering related to the ‘financial crisis’ keep you awake at...	2009-04-03

MGI UK & Ireland Newswire	Up to the minute news from the MGI UK & Ireland Area	2009-03-30

Spotlight on Moscow…….MGI Audit-Premier	Sergey Grechishkin, a long standing member of MGI, runs a top accountancy and auditing firm out of Moscow, Russia: MGI Audit-Premier. With around 40 employees, his practice includes 30% of turnover in...	2009-03-30

MGI announces new members in Porto, Portugal; Athens, Greece; Casablanca, Morocco and Toronto, Canada.	MGI announces new members in Porto, Portugal; Athens, Greece; Casablanca, Morocco and Toronto, Canada and increases its geographic coverage.Clive Miéville, MGI Executive Director is very encouraged by...	2009-03-30

The Up Side of the Down Cycle	Article sritten by Sue Prestney for 'Charter', the magazine of the Australian Chartered AccountantSue Prestney is a Senior Partner with MGI Melboune.Article reprinted with the permission of the Instit...	2009-03-19

Chartered accountant Michelle Vawdrey sees the world with MGI!	Chartered accountant Michelle Vawdrey has travelled thousands of miles to join the team at MGI Midgley Snelling…and to take a little time out to enjoy the history and culture of the UK and Europe.Mich...	2009-03-19

Recession Marketing and Sales	The current recession and economic crisis can provide opportunities for firms that are creative and progressive with their marketing strategy. This may be the best time to increase marketing and sales...	2009-03-19

MGI Rickard Keen, MGI UK Member newswire for March	MGI Rickard Keen, MGI UK Member newswire for March 2009.Newswired includes articles on the following subjects:Nasty surprise on national insuranceDon’t miss out on reclaiming VATBusinesses need to act...	2009-03-19

MGI & Mackrell International Cooperation	In Istanbul last week a meeting took place between Kenan Ozsarac and Oguz Kemal Bulut from MGI Pozitif and Zafer Karaca from Karaca and Associates. Clive Miéville, Executive Director of MGI and Managi...	2009-03-19

International Accounting Bulletin credits MGI USA with the highest growth rate in its survey ‘Leading accounting firms, networks and associations’ …	MGI USA has been cited with the highest growth rate of associations of independent firms by Nicholas Moody in his article ‘A Whole New Ball Game’, (23 February 2009; International Accounting Bulletin)...	2009-03-10

SMEs need governance carrot	Article sritten by Sue Prestney for 'Charter', the magazine of the Australian Chartered AccountantSue Prestney is a Senior Partner with MGI Melboune.Article reprinted with the permission of the Instit...	2009-02-27

MGI Insights newsletter; news from MGI Melbourne	MGI Insights newsletter; news from MGI Melbourne, Australiawww.mgimelb.com.au	2009-02-26

MGI Swedish member, Erik Emilsson of MGI Revideco, speaks out about the benefits gained from their MGI membership	In a rather wonderful part of Stockholm sits the office of MGI Revideco - a medium sized audit and accounting company. By international standards, MGI Revideco maybe considered by many as a medium siz...	2009-02-26

MGI UK Member, MGI Midgley Snelling announces new audit manager	MGI founders and UK member of MGI, MGI Midgley Snelling, has appointed a new Audit Manager to lead their Audit and Assurance Team. Tracey Wickens joins MGI Midgley Snelling from a top 20 accountancy f...	2009-02-24

What to do in a crisis?	What to do In a crisis?José Carlos CardosoMGI Bargalló Cardoso, Mexico CityWe have begun one of the most critical years in the world’s economic history. So far in Mexico 2009 has seen a 40% currency d...	2009-02-23

Taking the big step into small business	Article written by Sue Prestney for 'Charter', The magazine of the Australian Chartered Accountant Sue Prestney is a Senior Partner with MGI Melbourne Reprinted with permission of the Institute of Cha...	2009-02-10

Buchanan Associates Affiliates with MGI New York member Graf Repetti & Co., LLP	New York, NY, February 2, 2009 - Graf Repetti & Co., LLP has announced that Buchanan Associates, one of the nation’s largest and most respected financial and regulatory compliance outsourcing firm...	2009-02-05

MGI New York Member, Graf Repetti & Co., LLP Announces New Partners	New York, NY, December 29, 2008 – Graf Repetti & Co., LLP announced the addition of two new partners, Li Li Huang, CPA, and David Sunshine, CPA, effective January 1, 2009.Huang, 43, of Bayside,...	2009-01-29

MGI LT Accountant & Asociados, Dominican Republic Launch	December 10 2008, “Hotel Las Caobas”, San Francisco Macoris, Dominican Republic, the official launch of MGI LT Accountant & Asociados new brand and membership of MGI, the worldwide association of...	2009-01-27

Welcome to MGI Brisbane's first Enewsletter for the new year!	Welcome to MGI Brisbane's first Enewsletter for the new year!Since our last edition we have seen continued weakness and uncertainty in the financial markets. We have also seen the announcement of some...	2009-01-23

MGI Copenhagen Member, MGI Revision announces expansion	MGI Revision has acquired 100% of the shares in the audit firm Frans Thomsen, Statsautoriseret Revisionsaktieselskab as of 1 January 2009. Frans Thomsen is a very well renowned audit firm in the Copen...	2009-01-22

Partner Accountability	Partner accountability is a common problem in most accounting firms. Over the last several years due to the excellent economy and lack of quality professional staff, CPA firms have become production o...	2009-01-20

TIL RECESSION DO US PART - difficult economic times can strain business partnerships	Article written by Sue Prestney for 'Charter', The magazine of the Australian Chartered AccountantSue Prestney is a Senior Partner with MGI MelbourneReprinted with permission of the Institute of Chart...	2009-01-16

MGI UK Member Seymour Taylor Present New International Brochure	Seymour Taylor in High Wycombe, a long standing member of MGI, have a well established specialist service offering for UK Subsidiaries of Overseas Holding Companies.The service is comprehensive and ra...	2009-01-15

Two New York City Accounting Firms Merge	New York, NY, January 9, 2009 - MGI Member, Graf Repetti & Co., LLP, has announced that Marx, Lange, Gutterman LLP of New York City has merged into their firm effective January 1, 2009. The entity...	2009-01-12

New design of website for MGI-North America	Visit MGI North America’s website MGI-North America has a brand new website designed to showcase the client services of its members. The new website represents a new energy for MGI-North America, a...	2009-01-09

Not all doom and gloom....	Article written by Sue Prestney for 'Charter', The magazine of the Australian Chartered AccountantSue Prestney is a Senior Partner with MGI MelbourneReprinted with permission of the Institute of Chart...	2009-01-08

KEYS TO SUCCESS	Article written by Sue Prestney for 'Charter', The magazine of the Australian Chartered AccountantSue Prestney is a Senior Partner with MGI MelbourneReprinted with permission of the Institute of Chart...	2009-01-05

MGI Bass Gordon recognises outstanding staff contribution with trip of a lifetime to MGI annual meeting.	Cape Town, South Africa – December 2008 – MGI Bass Gordon, a member of MGI, one of the largest associations of independent auditing, accounting and consulting firms in the world, relies on its partner...	2008-12-18

MGI UK & Ireland Newswire	Up to the minute news from the MGI UK and Ireland Area	2008-12-03

MGI Member, Fesnak and Associates, Philadelphia, USA named as 'Best Place to Work'	'Philadelphia Business Journal's 2008 "Best Places to Work'MGI USA member Fesnak and Associates, LLP is proud to announce that we have been voted one of the "Best Places to Work" in 200...	2008-11-13

MGI NA Communique: Braver—An MGI Success Story	MGI NA Communique: Braver—An MGI Success Story	2008-11-12

Mexico City destination for MGI AGM 2008	Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico and located in the Valley of Mexico. It is the most important centre for financial, economic and cultural events of the country. Mexico City is one of the wor...	2008-11-07

Rickard Keen, UK: take a fresh look	Our Rickard Keen website has a new look – and we want you to be among the first to see it.Our website at www.rickardkeen.co.uk has always provided comprehensive information on our services and the way...	2008-11-03

Charles Postal Named MGI North America Area Coordinator	Mexico City October 23, 2008 – At the MGI Annual Meeting, Charles (“Chuck”) W. Snead, International Committee spokesman, announced the appointment of Charles B. Postal, CPA, of Santos Postal & C...	2008-11-03

Vive L’Entente Cordial, MGI members do business running together	Read all about a successful sporting and business relationsip from Noel Kelleway, MGI Rickard Keen .... It is now 18.44 on Monday 6th October and I have just returned from a very nostalgic MGI week-e...	2008-10-17

MGI Members do the talking for new brochure	Global accountancy association MGI has turned the spotlight on its UK and Ireland members in an innovative brochure designed to attract new recruits to the organisation.The brochure, titled 'The World...	2008-10-17

News from Santos Postal, Washington, USA...leads with What the New Bailout Law Means to You and Your Business	Up to the minute news from MGI member, Santos Postal from Washington DC What the New Bailout Law Means to You and Your Business	2008-10-10

MGI News Profile from MGI Bass Gordon, South Africa, September	Please click here to view a copy of the MGI Bass Gordon Newsletter	2008-10-01

MGI Midgley Snelling, UK Appoints Two New Partners	MGI Midgley Snelling is pleased to announce that on the 1st October 2008 they welcome Peter Bond and James Beecher to the partnership.Peter Bond is a Chartered Tax Adviser whose early career was spent...	2008-09-30

Would Your Firm Receive a Succession Concern Opinion? Monthly News from Joe Tarasco, Accountants Advisory Group LLC, New York, USA	Would Your Firm Receive a Succession Concern Opinion?Monthly News from Joe Tarasco, Accountants Advisory Group LLC, New York, USA	2008-09-23

MGI Australia move up the ranks in BRW Top 100 Accounting Frms survey	BRW is Australia's only weekly business magazine and provides analysis, insight and trends on all areas of business to help entrepreneurs and business leaders succeed.The magazine publishes a number o...	2008-09-04

View autumn and archive newswires from the MGI UK & Ireland area	View autumn and archive newswires from the MGI UK & Ireland area	2008-09-01

Remaining an Independent Firm, Joe Tarasco	Remaining an Independent Firm, Monthly News from Joe Tarasco, Accountants Advisory Group LLC, New York, USA	2008-08-21

Successful MGI Asian Area Meeting, Hong Kong, City of Lights, August 2008	Hong Kong experienced a meeting of minds and exchange of ideas when the MGI Australasian Executive held their meeting in conjunction with the annual MGI Asian Area meeting in the ‘City of Lights’. The...	2008-08-08

MGI Brisbane, Cameron Barber joins MGI Directors	MGI Brisbane, Cameron Barber joins MGI Directors	2008-08-04

Managing your business when interest rates are high, Des Caulfield	Managing your business when interest rates are high, Des Caulfield	2008-07-16

Succession Planning - A Daily Routine, Joe Tarasco	Succession Planning - A Daily Routine, Joe Tarasco	2008-07-16

View the summer and archive newswires from the MGI UK & Ireland area	View summer and archive newswires from the MGI UK & Ireland areaSummerArchive	2008-07-09

Braver Wealth Management Appoints New President	Investment Industry Veteran, David D'Amico Tapped To Continue Commitment to Client Service and Lead Future Growth Effort Newton, Boston Massachusetts (June 10, 2008) – Braver Wealth Management to...	2008-06-20

MGI News Profile from MGI Bass Gordon, South Africa, June	Please click here to view a copy of MGI Bass Gordon, newsletter	2008-06-20

Developing a Partner Track	BY JOSEPH A. TARASCO, CPA, ACCOUNTANTS ADVISORY GROUPWithin the past month, two of your senior managers — both of whom you planned to promote to partner within the next two years — resigned. Now you’r...	2008-05-07

MGI Australasia leads the way.....	A choir of fifty young people between the ages of seven to fifteen, dressed in blue and yellow robes arranged themselves in three straight lines. Expectantly they gazed at their conductor, waiting for...	2008-05-06

News from MGI Australasia	SMALL TO MEDIUM BUSINESS RIDING OUT THE CREDIT SQUEEZE A survey of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Australia has found that few are being adversely affected by the recent spate of interest ra...	2008-04-23

MGI News Profile from MGI Bass Gordon, South Africa, March	Please click here to view a pdf of the newsletter	2008-04-15

MGI Introduces Worldwide Strategic Plan	In November 2007, MGI introduced a new strategic plan which detailed its future development programme as one of the leading worldwide independent auditing, accounting and consulting associations. The...	2008-04-04

MGI News Profile from MGI Bass Gordon, South Africa	Please click here to view a pdf of the newsletter	2008-01-10

Predictions for 2008 from Joe Tarasco, Accountants Advisory Group, New York, USA	Please click here to view a pdf of the report	2008-01-01