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AGN Member Story Spotlight

Get to know the people within our AGN member community. Our trusted tax and accounting professionals certainly have some inspiring and individual stories.

In this edition, meet Susan Bryant, CPA, owner of The MB Group, a public accounting firm headquartered in Plano, Texas. Susan shares her unique journey of how her passion for identifying risks and driving change supported her success.

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Connecting to New Zealand (NZ)

Contributed by: Gilligan Sheppard.

Are you looking to either invest in NZ or to move the family here while you retain your various connections – including investments in another jurisdiction? If so, the following brief introduction to NZ taxation will help you understand your potential exposures to pay NZ income taxes based on your individual scenario.

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AGN Connection – NA Newsletter #39 I August 2022

Many countries around the world recognize a day in early August as International Friendship Day, a time to celebrate the value of peaceful friendships. The origins of this holiday go back to 1930. It was first proposed by the World Friendship Crusade in 1958 and adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2011.

Who could pick a more appropriate holiday for AGN? Take some time this month to connect with your AGN friends next door and around the globe.

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Family Culture… or Community Culture?

Contributed by: James Moore.

We’ve all heard it: companies boasting about the closeness of their employees and likening their relationships with staff as “family.” It sounds like a great concept, but is a family culture the one your organization should really embrace? It turns out embracing a community culture may be the better bet.

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