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Troubled agency hires accounting firm for 60-day review

Associated Press — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:48:20 +0000

BILOXI — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has an agreement with a firm to conduct a 60-day review of the troubled agency’s finances, structure, staffing, work flow and government program compliance. DMR executive director Jamie Miller told the Sun Herald the agency has signed a deal with the Jackson-based accounting firm HORNE LLP. HORNE’s [...]

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Errors and record mismanagement can be costly

Lisa Monti — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:06:03 +0000

It’s the little things that can get taxpayers. Simple math errors, poor penmanship or hurriedly filling out your tax form at the last minute account for loads of filing errors. And those slip ups, which typically happen with paper returns, give the Internal Revenue Service another opportunity to tout the benefits of filing taxes electronically. [...]

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SCOTT: A health care reform primer

For the MBJ — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:29:54 +0000

Three years ago this month, one of the most significant changes in the U.S. health care system in history was signed into law. On March 23, 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) became a fact of life. Its opponents challenged its constitutionality and lost at the Supreme Court in June of last [...]

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Firm chooses Rings

MBJ Staff — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:18:28 +0000

John Rings has joined the accounting firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, as the business development executive for the Jackson office. Rings will serve as a CRI advocate while cultivating community relationships, identifying potential client opportunities, and ensuring exceptional customer service. With a successful history of market development in the medical physician sector, he offers [...]

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TURNER: HORNE LLP is positioning to deal with change

Alan Turner — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:38:16 +0000

In a recent conversation with John Scott, tax partner and board member for HORNE LLP, we talked about some of the changes that are on the horizon for Mississippi businesses of all sizes in the coming months and years. As Mississippi’s largest CPA firm, HORNE has offices in Mississippi (headquarters), Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Texas. [...]

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Magazine ranks accounting firm in top 50 in U.S.

MBJ Staff — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:25:35 +0000

JACKSON — Accounting Today has released its annual list of Top 50 accounting firms and ranks HORNE LLP as the 49th largest firm in the nation by revenue. HORNE ranks as the fourth largest accounting and business advisory firm in the Gulf Coast region with 12 offices spread throughout the Southeast in five states. HORNE [...]

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Interim agency director cannot account for $4M

Associated Press — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:13:50 +0000

BILOXI — The interim director of the state Department of Marine Resources says he cannot account for about $4 million in state Tidelands money spent over the past decade. But Danny Guice told the Sun Herald he is not calling the money missing. He said it appears the money was spent on projects. “I’ve never [...]

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KPMG adds two

MBJ Staff — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 06:01:56 +0000

Travis Brown has joined the accounting firm KPMG, LLP as an audit associate. He received a business administration degree and master’s of professional accountancy degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. Also, Coby Parker has joined the firm as an audit associate, too. He received a bachelor of accountancy degree from the University of Mississippi. [...]

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Firm welcomes Hardin

MBJ Staff — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:35:56 +0000

Bradley Hardin recently joined the CPA firm of Eubank Betts Hirn Wood, PLLC as a staff accountant. He is a graduate of Mississippi College where he received a bachelor of science in business administration – accounting.

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Green made partner

MBJ Staff — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:03:22 +0000

Joe Green, CPA, has been named partner at HORNE LLP. Green works from the firm’s Ridgeland location where he specializes in assurance advisory services for SEC and large private companies. Green earned his bachelor of accountancy and master of accountancy from Mississippi State University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public [...]

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