This is a specific focus of a weekly MBJ edition.
by Becky Gillette Published: April 15,2012
Tags: dividends, IRS, tax penalties, taxes, wages
So it is tax day, this year on April 17 due to a Monday Emancipation Day holiday on April 16. But you haven’t filed a return, or asked for an extension. If you have asked for an extension, you might not have paid the estimated taxes due. Any of those things could bode badly for [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: April 15,2012
Tags: accounting, CPA firms, Haddox Reid Burkes & Calhoun, Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants, Paul Calhoun, taxes, University of Alabama
Paul Calhoun is happy being a CPA and serving as managing partner of the Haddox Reid Burkes & Calhoun firm, but he can also imagine himself being content working as a mechanic on small engines. Maybe that’s why he enjoys riding motorcycles during leisure time. “People might be surprised to learn that about me,” he [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: April 15,2012
Tags: attorney, law school, legal careers, Mississippi College School of Law, University of Mississippi School of Law
How does the job market look for this year’s law graduates? Officials with the states two law schools, Mississippi College School of Law and the University of Mississippi School of Law, are optimistic about the outlook. “Considering the number of calls we have recently received from firms seeking full-time employees, I think the prospects for [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: April 15,2012
Tags: accounting school, CPA, dean, economic forecast, jobs outlook, labor market
If you are looking for evidence that the economy is improving, then the job market for new accounting graduates in Mississippi might be a good indicator. Deans of accounting at the state’s top three universities say that the job market for accounting graduates has improved—indicating that businesses that use accounting services are recovering from the [...] [...]
by Ted Carter Published: March 3,2012
Tags: british petroleum, gulf of mexico, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, New Orleans, oil spill, The Washington Post
BP will pay an estimated $7.8 billion to settle a lawsuit over the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill with attorneys representing thousands of individual plaintiffs and businesses on the eve of a major trial in a New Orleans federal court, the company said Friday night. The Washington Post reported the settlement does not [...] [...]
by Becky Gillette Published: January 1,2012
Tags: CPA, dealing with people, Dr. Jim Scheiner, MBJ Profile, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State University accounting director
Despite good salaries and job prospects in the field, sometimes college students are less than keen about going into the field of accounting. It might not be seen as exciting as some other career choices. But Mississippi State University accounting director Dr. Jim Scheiner sees it differently. “My father was a CPA and I saw [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: November 20,2011
Tags: attorneys, BILOXI, Clare Sekul Hornsby, law, Sekul Hornsby & Tisdale
It’s no exaggeration to call Clare Sekul Hornsby a legend in her own time. The lively Biloxi attorney has been practicing law 66 years and continues a full daily schedule as president of the Sekul, Hornsby & Tisdale firm. “I have no reason to cut back,” she said. “I love the law, and I’m grateful [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: September 18,2011
Tags: accounting, CPAs, law, Melanie Eubanks
Although she describes herself as one of those individuals who’s both left brain and right brain, Melanie Morrow Eubanks never considered following any career other than accounting. A certified public accountant, she’s been with the Jackson firm of GranthamPoole since 2005. “I took an accounting class in high school and fell in love with the [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: May 29,2011
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA, construction, HORNE LLP, Jeff Aucoin
For the construction industry, funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has been a much-needed boost to their bottom line. Mississippi roadbuilders alone have been granted approximately $248 million, roughly equal to a year’s worth of state appropriations for road work. However, in order to take advantage of ARRA funding, contractors must meet [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: May 29,2011
It was a typical day in the life of Cheri Turnage Gatlin, the managing partner of the Jackson office of Burr & Forman, LLP. Her office phone rang almost incessantly, the price one pays for being known as a go-to person in the field of construction law. An associate poked his head to ask a [...] [...]
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