COMMITMENT TO PROFESSION

Staying on top of the financial issues that our clients deal with and continually educating ourselves about the accounting profession is an essential part of being successful at Johnson O’Connor Feron & Carucci. Though the majority of our CPAs have decades of experience in the field, we are still passionate about what we do, and make efforts to get involved in the profession outside of the office.

Below are a few examples of the professional committees that our partners and principals are involved in:

• Doug Thorpe sits on the Report Acceptance Body (RAB) Committee under guidelines established by the AICPA. The RAB Committee is responsible for the oversight of administration, acceptance and completion of Peer Review administered in Massachusetts
• Doug Thorpe also sits on the Accounting & Auditing Committee, which furthers the development of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards. The committee responds to proposed standards and disseminates information to the Society's membership through publications, conferences, and seminars.
• Kristine Fitzgerald sits on the State Taxation Committee of the MSCPA, which meets to discuss current tax issues, exchange information and to make recommendations for improving the tax process. The committee serves as liaison with the Department of Revenue, suggesting changes to regulations and statutes to improve Massachusetts tax administration. In addition the committee publicizes the CPAs special competence in the field of taxation.