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Local Accounting Firms

  • BKD
    In the last few years several local firms have been acquired, like the Hnake group, by national firms such as BKD.
  • Grant Thornton San Antonio
    Grant Thornton is one of the large national firms occupying the size ladder below the Big Four.l
  • Padgett Stratemann is now RMS
    As San Antonio becomes a bigger player in Texas Business, more national firms are entering this market. A national firm does not start from zero. RMS (http://rsmus.com/) purchased Padgett. This gives the buyer a large client base to start with. Typically the local partners have made a handsome profit on their time at the firm. But seeking to recoup the investment, the buyer typically raises fees knowing some business will be lost. RMS has re located from North Loop 410 to 1604 and 281. Renee Foshee, a tax expert with the firm, is the current SA CPA Society President.
  • Turner Cleveland PC
    Terry Cleveland has addressed our students. Two of our graduates are employed with at this firm.
  • weaver CPA
    Weaver is one of the largest Texas based Accounting Firms.
  • Hill and Ford CPAs
    Kim Ford has addressed our students. She has expanded her practice from tax and write up to forensic investigation and court testimony.
  • Fisher Herbst and Kemble P. C.
    Bruce Howard who was on our Business Advisory Council was the Officer Manger for this firm.
  • Ridout Barrett CPAs
    Tony Ridout has visited and addressed our students many times. We have placed graduates with Ridout for several years.

Financial Consulting Firms

  • Aventine Hill Partners, Inc.
    Beth Hair CEO founded Aventine in San Antonio in 2009. The firm now has offices in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and Houston. She formerly was with RGP.
  • Resource Global Professionals
    Susan Hough has been to campus and spoken to our students. She is the San Antonio Manager of RGP. RGP and Aventine are not CPA firms. Instead they offer contract specialists for firms needing specific tasks such as compliance or Controllerships.

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TAMUSA Library

  • P2240002
    Learn about the accounting review mateirals!

Geo Politics

  • Foreign Affairs
    :Published by the Council on Foreign Relations
  • Institute for the Study of War
    The Institute for the Study of War advances an informed understanding of military affairs through reliable research, trusted analysis, and innovative education. We are committed to improving the nation’s ability to execute military operations and respond to emerging threats in order to achieve U.S. strategic objectives. ISW is a non-partisan, non-profit, public policy research organization.
  • Stratfor
    This Austin, TX based site was begun by an ex Texas State Professor.

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San Antonio Ragtime Society

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    This is an organization that sponsors the only annual Ragtime Festival in Texas. A TAMUSA student is an active member.

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March 30, 2018

The Value of Certifications

Friday March  330, 2018

A student inquired about the value of obtaining a CPA designation. Seems he had been reading surveys of what 'average  CPAs earn.'  And it did not appear that it was worth the effort.

This s hardly the case.Such surveys are quite misleading.  NOt only do such surveys include the salaries of CPAs in NYC and San Francisco, they include the teachers at Navarro Community College in Corsicana as well. And small practice CPAs in say Seminole, TX.

In fact certifications are used as 'cut off' points in deciding who goes to higher levels.What you decide to do with your CPA will determine its worth to you. One of our TAMUSA grads is now with Valero. She tells me they expect the new non certified hires in accounting to become certified to replace those who will eventually retire. bingo, no CPA, no advancement.

And go figure.  The CFOs of large firms like HOLT CAT and Valero are CPAs. So am, but I am sure their salaries are two to three times what I make. But that is a decision as to which career path one chooses and the life style one wants to lead.

 

You tube has videos on most everything. Here is what I found when put accounting certifications in the search box.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=accounting+certifications

 

 

 

Posted at 02:17 PM in Certified Exams |

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