BS&P Blog

Interning at BS&P by Erin Graff

I am currently a student at the University of Buffalo and just completed the tax internship at Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLP this past tax season. Read on.....

Experiences of a 1st Year Accountant at BS&P by Jeremy Bilson

Some people often ask me, what do you do at work? How are the partners? Co-workers? Finally, do accountants know how to have fun? As a first year accountant who has also interned here for the past two tax seasons, I was asked to address these questions for those interested in learning more about our firm. Read on…..

Are you susceptible to fraud? by John Walczak, CPA, CFE

Recently the IRS warned about a phishing scheme where someone posing as a representative of the Internal Revenue Service sends an unsolicited email about a tax refund that you are owed. Note that the IRS will never communicate with a taxpayer via email. The email is an attempt to steal your social security number. Do not answer it. Do you have any questions about whether you or your business is susceptible to fraud schemes? Please feel free to ask them here.

2008 Tax Season Charities

During tax season at Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLP, we hold a jeans day each week and all firm employees participate through donations. At the beginning of the year, we asked our employees to submit the names of charities they were interested in supporting. Each week, all of our firm members give a donation to each of these outstanding organizations. On average we have raised about $150 for each charity.

Tom & Jim's Excellent Adventure

BS&P Managing Partner, Tom Grogan, CPA and Principal James Waggoner, CPA visited Taiwan and China in the beginning of December. While there, they met with prospective clients and various accounting firms from Horwath International. Their travels included stays in Taipei, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai.