Press Releases from Russell Bedford International (126 total)
Autumn 2012 edition of Business World magazine is now available
The Russell Bedford accounting network has published the Autumn 2012 edition of its twice-yearly Business World magazine, a publication aimed primarily at owners and managers of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Business World delivers views, analysis and guidance written by specialists from within the Russell Bedford network, together with guest authors from other organisations.
In line with Russell Bedford's commitment to support youth entrepreneurship, several articles in the current edition are targeted at…
Russell Bedford firm wins contract to audit Uruguay's National Development Corpo …
Stavros Moyal y Asociados S.R.L., the Russell Bedford accounting group's Uruguayan firm, has won the contract to audit the National Development Corporation (Corporación Nacional para el Desarrollo - CND) for the period 2011 - 2013. The audit was won in public competition against Big-4 firms.
CND was created in 1985 as a facilitator for the implementation of the country's development policies, both nationally and internationally.
The assignment involves the audit of…
Russell Bedford announces new Los Angeles member firm
Russell Bedford International, the global professional services group, has extended its presence in the US with the admission of Rose, Snyder & Jacobs LLP as the network’s member firm in Los Angeles County.
Based in Encino, CA, Rose, Snyder & Jacobs is a top-50 CPA firm in the area. It was launched in 1976 and has grown to 10 partners and around 50 professional staff.
The firm provides a full range…
Russell Bedford selects first correspondent firm in Yemen
Russell Bedford International, the worldwide audit and accounting network, has announced the strengthening of its coverage in the Middle East region by the appointment of Dar Almohassaba Hassan Al-Dailami & Co as a correspondent in Yemen.
The firm was established in 1992 when Hassan Al-Dailami and another public accountant formed a partnership. In 2010, Hassan Hantoosh and Khaled Al-Sanabani were admitted to the partnership, and Al-Hasan Al-Qotary became a partner in…
Russell Bedford audit network welcomes new firm in Dominican Republic
The worldwide accounting and audit network Russell Bedford International has appointed Job, Báez, Soto y Asociados as its new member firm in the Dominican Republic.
Job, Baez, Soto & Asociados was established in 1969 by Ana Job De Soto and her husband Marcial C. Soto Gil. Ana became the first female public accountant in the country and was a founder of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of…
Barnier proposals: shareholder views should be heard
A live discussion held between EGIAN chair Andrew Brown and Russell Bedford International chairman Geoff Goodyear has yielded some insights into the current status of the Barnier proposals on audit reform.
Speaking at a press conference held at the Russell Bedford International Tax & European Conference, Copenhagen on 14 May 2012, Brown was clear that market forces alone are unlikely to effect any greater degree of genuine market access…
Russell Bedford appoints FBL as its first member firm in Québec
FBL Comptables Agréés / Chartered Accountants has joined Russell Bedford International as the global accounting network’s exclusive member firm covering the whole province of Québec in Canada.
Commenting on the announcement, Robin Tétreault, partner of FBL, said: “Our new affiliation will allow the firm to provide its clients with a global perspective on their international development. Also, we hope that our multidisciplinary expertise can contribute to the success…
Romanian tax system found to be one of the most complex in the world
Businesses in Romania are subject to the second most complex tax system in the world – at least in terms of the number of separate taxes that exist.
The annual Paying Taxes survey from the World Bank Group (part of its larger Doing Business report) indicates that Romanian businesses last year could be asked to make up to a total of 113 separate tax payments – significantly in excess of…
Russell Bedford Austin firm merges with Dallas-based CPA practice
Austin-based PMB Helin Donovan LLP, a member of the Russell Bedford CPA network and one of the largest accounting firms in the Austin, Texas region has merged with Vink Teague & Associates LLLP (VTA). The combined firms are now operating under the PMB Helin Donovan name.
“Dallas has been on our radar screen for quite some time. We put our feet on the ground by opening an office in 2009,…
Easier tax processes boost business in Finland
A recent World Bank report has ranked Finland just outside the world’s top ten business environments. Now ranked in 11th place in the annual World Bank Doing Business report, simplification of its VAT and labour tax compliance systems have also seen Finland leap 31 places (from 59 to 28) in the bank’s annual Paying Taxes survey.
The annual World Bank Doing Business report assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in…
Bermudo & Quijada y Asociados named correspondent of Russell Bedford in Seville, …
Bermudo & Quijada y Asociados, a legal, accounting and tax practice, has been appointed as a correspondent of the Russell Bedford global accounting group in Seville, Spain.
Founded as a professional services firm by Miguel Ángel Bermudo Valero and Araceli Quijada Millán in 1998, Bermudo & Quijada is now a multi-discipline practice comprising corporate lawyers, economists, accountants and tax advisors.
Clients of the four-partner firm operate in sectors such as…
Singapore retains top spot as the world’s best business environment
A recent World Bank survey has confirmed Singapore’s position as the world’s best business environments – with one of the easiest tax compliance regimes in the world.
The annual World Bank Doing Business report assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 183 economies, ranking each on the basis of various criteria including ease of starting a business, insolvency resolution, cross-border trade and the ease (or otherwise) of paying taxes. Russell Bedford…
Alb BB Auditing joins Russell Bedford as Albanian correspondent
The Tirana-based firm Alb BB Auditing has been selected as the Russell Bedford accounting network correspondent in Albania.
Alb BB Auditing is an independent auditing company established in 2000 by Lavdimir Fusha, a CPA and member of Albanian Institute of Authorised Chartered Auditors (IEKA). It is the first local auditing firm to be authorised by the Bank of Albania to audit banks and financial institutions.
With its office located near the business…
Vali & Co. joins Russell Bedford as Zimbabwean corresponden
Vali & Co. has joined Russell Bedford International as the accounting network’s first correspondent in Zimbabwe.
The firm was founded in 1988 by Ephraim Chakuzuza Mbodza and initially provided accounting, taxation, secretarial and general business consultancy. In 2006 the firm obtained an audit licence through one of its partners and commenced provision of both external and internal audit services. Currently the firm has two licensed principals supported by 36 professional and…
AAC Revision und Treuhand AG named as first Russell Bedford correspondent in Lie …
AAC Revision und Treuhand AG has been selected by the Russell Bedford global audit and accounting group as its first correspondent in Liechtenstein.
AAC Revision und Treuhand AG was established in 2008 by Horst Buechel with the goal of becoming a premium boutique in the field of auditing, tax advisory services and financial consulting. It has quickly established a broad base of some 350 clients in sectors ranging from financial…
Easier tax processes keep Canada among the world’s top ten business locations
Lower profit tax rates and the harmonization of many tax procedures have seen Canada retain its ranking as one of the world’s top ten business environments, at least in terms of tax compliance.
The annual World Bank Doing Business report assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 183 economies, ranking each on the basis of various criteria including ease of starting a business, insolvency resolution, cross-border trade and the ease…
Grupo IURIS joins Russell Bedford network in Madrid
The addition of Grupo IURIS (Benito Asesores y Abogados, S.L. and Stella Iuris, S.L.) has boosted the presence of the Russell Bedford España professional services network in the Spanish capital Madrid.
Benito Asesores was founded in 2005 as the result of a split from the Employment Law Department of one of the second tier accounting groups. Further fields of specialisation have been gradually added, transforming the firm into a professional…
Tax compliance in Ukraine among most onerous in the world
A major report released by the World Bank reveals the tax compliance burden in Ukraine to be the third most onerous in the world.
The annual World Bank Doing Business report assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 183 economies, ranking each on the basis of various criteria including ease of starting a business, insolvency resolution, cross-border trade and the ease (or otherwise) of paying taxes. Russell Bedford member firms have…
Breaking ranks - Russell Bedford welcomes revised Barnier proposals
The European Commission’s December 2010 Green Paper on Auditing, Audit Policy: Lessons from the Crisis, was viewed by many as a ‘knee-jerk’ response to the perceived role of auditors’ lack of independence in the failure to predict the global financial crisis.
In a clear attempt to break the Big Four’s dominance of the audits of European listed companies (PwC, Deloitte, Ernst & Young and KPMG together manage around 85%…
Russell Bedford US member, PMB Helin Donovan LLP, appoints three more partners
Fast-growing Texas member of international CPA firm network now has 18 partners.
PMB Helin Donovan LLP, the Russell Bedford CPA network member firm in Texas and San Francisco, has appointed three new partners.
Mickey O'Neal, CPA, has been appointed in the Houston office as an audit partner. He has significant SEC and private practice assurance experience. His clients have historically been focused in a variety of industries including…
PBM Sh.p.k. is new Russell Bedford correspondent in Albania
International accounting and audit network Russell Bedford International appoints correspondent firm in Tirana, Albania.
PBM Sh.p.k., an accounting and audit practice, has been selected to represent the Russell Bedford International network as a correspondent in Albania.
The firm offers accounting, audit, tax, business advisory and support services to a wide range of businesses, financial institutions and not-for-profit organisations. A specialised unit, registered with the Albanian Institute of Authorized Chartered Auditors (IEKA),…
Russell Bedford accounting network selects correspondent firm in Kaliningrad, Ru …
Kaliningrad audit, accounting and consulting practice, Appraisal Consultations Audit LLC, is latest addition to Russell Bedford network in Europe.
Russell Bedford International, the worldwide audit and accounting network, has announced the appointment of Appraisal Consultations Audit LLC as its correspondent in Kaliningrad.
Appraisal Consultations Audit LLC (OK Audit) is an accounting, audit, tax and consulting practice established in 2002 in Kaliningrad – the geographically separate Russian enclave on the Baltic Sea,…
Russell Bedford Israeli firm, Raveh Ravid & Co., appoints two new partners
Doron Cohen and Helena Storm have been welcomed as partners in the Russell Bedford accounting network firm in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Raveh, Ravid & Co. CPAs, the Israeli member firm of the Russell Bedford International accounting network, has appointed Doron Cohen and Helena Storm as partners.
Starting May 2010, Doron Cohen will lead the tax department at Raveh Ravid & Co. He began his professional career in the Israeli tax authorities…
Russell Bedford Prague partner appointed to Czech audit committee
Jiří Nekovář, senior partner of Euro-Trend Group, the Russell Bedford audit and accounting network's member firm in Prague, has been appointed as a member of the Czech Republic's Committee for Cooperation and Coordination in the Field of Auditing.
Jiří Nekovář's appointment was confirmed in February 2010 by Jiří Rusnok, President of the Czech Council for Public Audit Oversight.
The committee is responsible in particular for coordinating the preparation of legislation on statutory…
Further expansion for Russell Bedford in Mexico
Russell Bedford Mexico, part of the worldwide Russell Bedford CPA group, has continued its expansion with the addition of three new offices in San Luis Potosí, Celaya and Saltillo.
Arenas Gallegos y Cia, S.C., now rebranded as Russell Bedford San Luis Potosí, is located in the centre of the Mexican Republic. The firm was established in 1997 by ex Big-4 professionals and offers a wide range of services such as accounting,…
Russell Bedford adds Tajikistan firm to Central Asian network
Just two months after the appointment of member firms in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, London-based accounting group Russell Bedford International has taken a further step in its expansion into Central Asia by adding a member firm in the Republic of Tajikistan.
Asian Business Group (ABG) is a multi-discipline professional services group comprising an audit practice, a finance and business consulting firm and a tax/legal services practice. The group was created in 2005…
Russell Bedford Malaysia appoints audit partner
Russell Bedford LC & Company, the Malaysian member firm of the Russell Bedford International accounting network, has welcomed THEO Wuey Sze as an audit partner.
Wuey Sze, a former partner of a Big 4 firm, has about 15 years of work experience and has led and completed audit engagements in various industries with different corporate structures, the majority of them for publicly-listed and multinational companies. He has also worked on a…
Russell Bedford selects correspondent firm in Ghana
The Russell Bedford accounting group has announced the strengthening of its coverage in West Africa by the appointment of Kwame Asante & Associates as a correspondent in Ghana.
Established in 1991, Kwame Asante & Associates is a three-partner firm of chartered accountants and auditors based in Accra, the capital of Ghana.
The founder and managing partner, Richard Kwame Asante, has some 35 years of broad professional experience covering audit, taxation, corporate governance…
Berris Mangan Chartered Accountants becomes Vancouver member of Russell Bedford …
Berris Mangan Chartered Accountants has joined Russell Bedford International as the global accounting network's member firm in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Berris Mangan was founded as a partnership of chartered accountants in 1989 with offices located in North Vancouver, B.C. The firm moved to downtown Vancouver in 1993, and in 2002 it merged with Shikaze Ralston, an established Vancouver practice. Early 2006 saw the purchase of the firm's own building…
Audit Concept becomes correspondent firm of Russell Bedford International in Mor …
Audit Concept has joined Russell Bedford International as the global accounting network's correspondent firm in Morocco. Coming just days after the appointment of correspondents in Libya and Algeria, this addition completes Russell Bedford's coverage in the five key countries of North Africa.
Audit Concept was established in 2001 by the current principal, Rachid Boubakry. The firm is a public accounting and audit practice based in the centre of Casablanca, the…
Russell Bedford Costa Rica appoints Audit Director
Russell Bedford Costa Rica continues to grow and has welcomed on board Sergio Calderón as the firm's Audit Director.
Sergio has more than 20 years of audit experience. He spent 12 years in the audit department of a Big-4 firm and 11 years as Internal Audit Director in various important regional companies in the retail and agro industries.
Sergio Calderón has a degree in Business Administration with emphasis on accounting…
Libyan consulting firm joins Russell Bedford as a correspondent
Consultancy House has joined Russell Bedford International as the global accounting network's correspondent firm in Libya.
Consultancy House is an accounting, tax and financial consultancy practice, associated with Bader Al-Hasse & Co., one of the longest established local firms of chartered accountants in Libya.
The practice has three partners, Bader Abdalla Al-Hasse, Abdalla Hamed and Akram Abdalla.
Bader Abdalla Al-Hasse, the founder and senior partner, is a chartered accountant with 39 years of…
Russell Bedford announces appointment of correspondent firm in Algeria
Russell Bedford International has selected Deramchi & Azzouz as its Algerian correspondent firm, helping to complete the accounting network's coverage in North Africa.
The firm was originally established as a tax consulting practice in 1996 by Abdallah Deramchi following his 32 years as a tax director in the Algerian Public Administration.
The practice expanded into a public accounting and audit firm soon after Abdallah Deramchi was joined by his son Riad…
Russell Bedford International adds a network firm in Kazakhstan
Russell Bedford International has selected Business Consulting as its Kazakh member firm, representing one of the first steps in the global audit network's expansion into Central Asia.
Business Consulting is an independent audit practice, established in 2007 in Almaty, the largest city and commercial capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The firm is licensed as an audit practice by the Ministry of Finance, it is a member of the Chamber of…
Russell Bedford admits Marikon Audit as its first member firm in Uzbekistan
In one of the global accounting group's first steps into Central Asia, Russell Bedford International has appointed Uzbek CPA firm Marikon Audit LLC as a member of its network.
Marikon Audit is an independent audit and tax consulting practice, established in 2000 in Tashkent, the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It is one of around 50 firms in the country that are licensed as audit practices, and one of…
Russell Bedford makes first moves into Central Asia
Just three months after the appointment of two member firms in Ukraine, London-based accounting group Russell Bedford International has taken further steps to expand into former Soviet Union countries by taking on firms in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
The Kazakh firm, Business Consulting, is an independent audit practice, established in 2007 in Almaty, the largest city and commercial capital.
Business Consulting is licensed as an audit practice by the Ministry of Finance,…
Strategic developments strengthen Russell Bedford Moscow firm
RMikhailov & Partners, the Moscow member of the Russell Bedford accounting and audit network, has broadened its service offering by acquiring ARNI, a specialist auditor of banks and investment businesses, also based in Moscow.
ARNI was established in 1992 and has developed a strong reputation for audits of banks, financial and investment houses, insurance companies, governmental organisations and industrial groups. The firm will continue to operate under its…
Russell Bedford Costa Rica brings new partner on board
Russell Bedford Costa Rica, a member firm of the worldwide Russell Bedford accounting and audit network, has named Raúl Ruiz Barquero as a partner. He will be in charge of the firm's Business Process Outsourcing division, covering the outsourcing of financial, accounting and payroll services.
Raúl has long experience in the outsourcing area and has successfully implemented many projects relating to the design and supervision of financial processes for…
Russell Bedford Monterrey, Mexico, welcomes a new partner
Russell Bedford Monterrey, a member of the Russell Bedford Mexico national accounting network, has named Andrés Leal Marroquín as a new partner, becoming a four-partner firm.
Andrés Leal is a certified public accountant and registered auditor with more than 18 years of professional experience in matters relating to financial statements, audit, tax and social security. He has been an audit manager in Russell Bedford Monterrey for the last six years,…
Further expansion at Russell Bedford Texas and San Francisco firm
PMB Helin Donovan LLP, the fast-growing Russell Bedford member firm in Texas and San Francisco, has opened an office in Dallas and has appointed two new partners. The firm now has 15 partners and a total of 92 employees.
Jeffrey Jamieson has been brought on board as a new audit partner in the newly-opened Dallas office. Jeff was previously with the Dallas office of a Big-4 firm, where he worked…
Russell Bedford International announces result of 2009 board election
Russell Bedford International has announced that William (Bill) F. Rucci, Jr., CPA, MST, a partner with Boston area member firm Rucci Bardaro & Barrett, was elected to the international board of management at the accounting network's 2009 annual general meeting in Las Vegas.
Bill Rucci will be one of two directors representing North America on the nine-member board and will serve initially for a three-year term. He continues to serve as…
New partner elected at Russell Bedford Toronto member firm
Jie (Jenny) Lian has been elected as a partner at Kestenberg Rabinowicz Partners LLP Chartered Accountants, the Russell Bedford firm in Toronto, Canada.
Ms. Lian is responsible for the firm's assurance and business advisory services.
Prior to joining Kestenberg Rabinowicz Partners (KRP) in 2003, Ms. Lian worked for several major real estate development and management companies in Shanghai, China. She has over six years of accounting experience with KRP, serving clients…
New partner in Russell Bedford Panama correspondent firm
FTC Auditores, the Russell Bedford correspondent in Panama, has welcomed Eligia Tasón as the new partner of the firm.
Eligia Tasón has an accounting degree from the University of Panama, a postgraduate qualification in management and a master's degree in finance. She previously worked for a Big-4 firm.
Ms. Tasón is a member of the Colegio de Contadores Públicos Autorizados of Panama.
FTC was established in 2004 and became a correspondent firm of…
World Bank publishes Doing Business 2010 report with Russell Bedford contributio …
The World Bank has published its Doing Business 2010 report with participation by tax specialists from the Russell Bedford global accounting group.
According to the World Bank's report, a record 131 economies around the globe reformed business regulation in 2008/09.
That is more than 70 percent of the 183 economies covered by the report — the largest share in any year since the annual report was first published in 2004. And this…
Russell Bedford continues Eastern European growth with new member firms in Ukrai …
Russell Bedford International has strengthened its coverage in Eastern Europe by welcoming Degression Group LLC and Dobson Analytic LLC as the worldwide accounting group's first member firms in Kiev, Ukraine.
Degression Group was founded as a financial audit firm in 2001.
In 2004 a legal services and tax consulting department was opened; and in 2007, the firm added IFRS reporting to its range of services. The firm is owned by Marina Karpenko…
Co-ordination Center Certified Accountants becomes correspondent firm of Russell …
Co-ordination Center Certified Accountants has joined Russell Bedford International as the global accounting network's correspondent firm in Kuwait.
The firm was established in April 2007 and has grown quickly, now having a total of 24 personnel.
Co-ordination Center is predominantly an external audit practice, auditing more than 130 companies and organisations in the industrial, trading, services, construction and education sectors.
The firm has four partners.
The senior partner is Mohammed Al-Atiqi, a…
Chinese CPA firm Hua-Ander joins Russell Bedford as Beijing member
Hua-Ander CPAs has been selected as the Beijing member firm of Russell Bedford International, representing a significant addition to the global audit network's existing coverage in the People's Republic of China.
Hua-Ander CPAs is a partnership founded in 1997 by a group of accountants who had worked together at one of the Big-4 firms. It was one of the first partnership accounting firms approved by the Ministry of Finance of…
Russell Bedford announces appointment of new member firm in Hamburg, Germany
Russell Bedford International has announced the appointment of Doberenz und Partner as the global accounting group's new member firm in Hamburg, Germany.
Doberenz und Partner is an audit, accounting and tax consulting partnership, founded in 2004 by the merger of two long-established practices. Two additional well-established practices were added via mergers in 2008.
The firm is led by five partners.
Dr.Michael Doberenz has been a certified tax advisor (Steuerberater) for more…
Valencia accounting firm joins Russell Bedford Venezuela
CPA firm Mungarrieta & Asociados has joined the Russell Bedford global accounting group, becoming a member of the newly-launched Russell Bedford Venezuela national network.
Mungarrieta & Asociados is a four-partner firm, with its head office in Valencia, a large industrial city 150km from the capital, Caracas. It was founded by Adolfo Mungarrieta in 1972 as a firm of independent public accountants. In 2000, Augusto Mungarrieta, son of the founder,…
Russell Bedford selects correspondent audit firm in Lithuania
Russell Bedford International has expanded its coverage in Eastern Europe with the appointment of UAB Gaudera as the a correspondent firm of accounting network in Kaunas, Lithuania.
UAB Gaudera was established in Kaunas, the second city of Lithuania, in 1995. It was officially registered as an audit firm in 2002, and is certified by the Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors as being allowed to carry out company audits.
The firm has two…
