JOSEPH D. BROPHY APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE TEXAS SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS RELATIONS WITH IRS COMMITTEE

Brophy to serve as a vital member of the organization’s volunteer team
beginning June 2008.

DALLAS (April 28, 2008) - Joseph D. Brophy, namesake of Dallas-based Joseph D. Brophy CPA, P.C., announced today that he has been appointed Chairman of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants Relations with IRS Committee for 2008. His one-year term begins June 2008.

The Texas Society of Certified Public Accounts (TSCPA) is a 28,000 member non-profit organization that is dedicated to advancing the highest standards of ethics and practice within the CPA profession. Brophy is also a member of the TSCPA Board of Directors and its Ethics Committee.

Brophy incorporated his accounting practice in 1985, and offers experienced personalized service in tax representation and preparation, financial planning, estate planning, --more - business valuations, mergers and acquisitions, and consulting. Prior to establishing his own practice, Brophy served as an officer for both public and private companies and has experience as a business owner and as an advisor to clients buying and selling companies.

“I am honored to have the opportunity to continue my service to the accounting profession,” said Brophy. “Our mission is to conduct meetings between representatives of IRS and the TSCPA to improve taxpayer service.”

Brophy is a recognized leader of the accounting profession in Texas, with an extensive list of professional accomplishments and affiliations including memberships in the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors (AMAA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). His previous leadership positions include chairman of the Training Committee of the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors (AMAA), chairman of the Valuation Committee of the National Association of Valuation Analysts, and vice president of the North Texas chapter of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. Additionally, Brophy was selected in 2007 to represent the TSCPA at the annual AICPA/IRS joint meeting in Washington, D.C.

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About the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants:
The TSCPA is a voluntary, non-profit, professional organization with 20 local chapters and a membership that boasts one of the largest in-state memberships of any state CPA society in the United States. The TSCPA is dedicated to serving the public through programs that advance the highest standards of ethics and practice within the CPA profession.

For more information visit www.jdbrophycpa.com.

Registration Open for 2008 Business Valuation Conference --- Zeroing in on Compensation Adjustments
 
What: California CPA Education Foundation is hosting the 2008 Business Valuation Conference --- Zeroing in on Compensation Adjustments on Wednesday, May 28, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel.  Whether valuations are your specialty, secondary or even tertiary, or you're an attorney or judge, you won't want to miss this conference that will convene state and national experts.
 
Central to this year's conference are compensation adjustments, which often significantly impact value. It's critical that you understand the latest developments, legislation and trends. Whether you deal with valuations for family law; buy/sell; business purchases or sales; or business disputes; understanding how to competently make compensation adjustments is key to your success.
 
Expert CPAs, attorneys and judges will share their practical expertise and insight as they focus on important cases; demonstrate how to use statistical analysis when working with survey data; provide no-fail strategies for handling the cross-examination of your work; unveil how divorce attorneys argue compensation for their clients; detail when public company data can be used; and establish how to analyze information and make your compensation adjustment.
 
Where: Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel
 
Conference Chair:
Cynthia V. Craig, CPA / ABV, Andersen & Company LLP, Santa Rosa, CA
 
Instructors:

• Brian P. Brinig, JD, CPA, ASA, Brinig & Company Inc., San Diego, CA
  
• G. William Kennedy, PhD, CPA / ABV, Anders Minkler & Diehl LLP, St. Louis, MO
  
• James A. Andersen, CPA / ABV, ASA, Andersen & Company LLP, Santa Rosa, CA
  
• Stephen J. Wagner, Esq, Dick & Wagner, Sacramento, CA
  
• Noel H. Applebaum, CPA, Mayer Hoffman McCann PC, Los Angeles, CA
  
• Robert N. Kipper, Esq., Law Offices of Robert N. Kipper, APC, Beverly Hills, CA
  
• Hon. Stephen M. Lachs, Judge (Ret.), Superior Court of Los Angeles County, ADR Services, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
  
• Joseph Mannis, Esq, Hersh, Mannis & Bogen, LLP, Beverly Hills, CA
  
• Martin Wertlieb, Martin Wertlieb Associates, Marina del Rey, CA
  
• Terry M. Hargave, CPA / ABV, CFE, Hargave & Hargave, Santa Monica, CA
  
• S. Chris Summers, CPA / ABV, ASA CFA, Brinig & Company Inc., San Diego, CA

Major Topics:

• Adjusting Compensation: Fundamentals and Beyond
  
• How to Statistically Analyze a Survey
  
• A Case Study using Published Survey Materials
  
• Cross Examining the Expert
  
• Compensation Issues in Marital Dissolutions
  
• Determining Compensation Using Public Company Data
  
• Adjusting Compensation for Business Valuation

Designed For:
CPAs, attorneys, family law judges and other professionals committed to best practice in the burgeoning area of business valuation.
 
To Register:  
www.educationfoundation.org
 
Credit Information:
CPE – 8 Hours
MCLE – 6.5 Hours
 
For More Information:
(800) 922-5272
 
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Ted Grafe
Andersen & Company LLP
Best Places to Work in the North Bay 2006 and 2007
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KOERBER INVITED SPEAKER TO UNVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY

In February, Jim Koerber, CPA/ABV, CVA, CFE was an invited speaker at the University of Alabama's Culverhouse School of Accountancy. Koerber spoke to the accounting students on business valuation, litigation services, and forensic accounting, as new career opportunities for accounting graduates. Koerber is a shareholder with The Koerber Company, PA, a Hattiesburg CPA firm, which provides forensic, valuation, and litigation services to attorneys, CPAs, and their clients.

Welcome David Wood, Chairman of the Editorial Board

In our quest to make our peer-review process as efficient and effective as possible, strengthen our editorial policies, and increase The Value Examiner's usefulness to readers, we asked David N. Wood to serve as Chairman of the Editorial Board. We are honored that David accepted our invitation.

David is the principle of Wood Forensic/Valuation Services in Mount Vernon, IL. He has served on the Editorial Board for a year, and has been an invaluable peer-reviewer and adviser to the editorial staff. His article "Goodwill Attributes: Assessing Utility" appeared in the January/February 2007 issue of the Examiner.

"The Value Examiner has become a significant voice for NACVA members and our profession," David said when he assumed his position as Chairman. "It is our shared voice to bring the profession to new levels of excellence. TVE is about sharing ideas and concepts, exploring and expanding methods, techniques, and practices, and providing peer-reviewed articles to help you improve your professional skills and make your practice more profitable.

"I am pleased to have been a member of the Editorial Board and look forward to working with Dave, our editor, and my fellow board members in my new role as Chairman to make The Value Examiner an even better publication."

Welcome Keith Sellers

We also welcome a new member of our Editorial Board, Keith Sellers, DBA, CPA/ABV, CVA. Keith is professor of accounting at the University of North Alabama in Florence. He is the author of "Measures of Central Tendency in Business Valuation," in the January/February 2008 issue of the Examiner.

David M. Freedman
Senior Editor, The Value Examiner
davidf1@nacva.com