Location: North America

Contributed by: James Moore.

In the U.S., October is recognized as Long-Term Care Planning and Financial Planning Month. These are great ‘excuses’ for AGN members to reach out to their clients and explore additional services that can be provided. AGN North America will use this month to give a post-busy season reboot to our educational content and member connections with the fall instances of Staff Training and the Fall Symposium. We hope to see you soon!

Contributed by: CT&P.

Forty-five years ago this month, four public accounting firms based in the U.S. decided to get together with the plan to form a collaboration and placed an ad in the September 1977 Journal of Accountancy seeking like-minded firms. This action was the first public announcement and beginning of “The Continental Association of CPA Firms” (CACPA) – the organization you now know as AGN. In the coming year, we will be celebrating this achievement with you. Keep an eye out for more details!

Contributed by: Clark Schaefer Hackett.

AGN International announces that US firm Griffin & Company, PC has joined its AGN North America membership.

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.

AGN North America Member Firm James Moore is again recognized by Inside Public Accounting as one of the nation’s Top 200 Public Accounting Firms.

Contributed by Clark Schaefer Hackett.

Supply chain disruptions and challenges have been in the headlines for a while, and many companies are reimagining their supply chain. As a result, companies are looking at:

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.