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Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in Accra, Ghana, West Africa has been admitted.

Abstracus Chartered Accountants is an accounting, audit and tax firm with 2 partners and 8 staff.

The main contact person is Mr. Suganthan Allotey, who can be contacted at [email protected]. More information can be found on the firm’s website www.abstracus.com

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Suganthan is the Managing Partner of Abstracus, a firm of Chartered Accountants, licensed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from K. N. University of Science & Technology, Kumasi and a Masters in Business Administration from Edinburgh Business School, United Kingdom.

He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK); a Member of the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) of British Columbia; a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana); a Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (Ghana) and a Member of the Institute of Directors (South Africa).… Read More

Dear Integra International Friends,

At the Integra International Conference in Tokyo (October 19th, 2017), I was unanimously appointed as the Global Chairman to promote the consolidation, the growth and strengthening of the association for the 2018-2019 term in line with my strategic plan.

Founded in 1994, Integra International today counts on globally connected associated offices in all major cities and business areas, in 61 countries with 114 independent members and interconnected with over 4.000 CPAs, CAs and Business Advisors, accountants, auditors and tax consultants.

Our main goal, and my personal one, will be to reinforce and develop our association.

“Enthusiasm – Passion – Technique”

are the three essential key words of the strategic plan, that will allow us to expand further.… Read More

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in France with a main office in Paris, and a branch office in Lyon, has been admitted.

EXPERTS & ENTREPRENDRE is an audit and accounting firm with 8 partners and 60 staff.

Main contact person is Mr. David Fabry who can be contacted at [email protected]

More information can be found at www.experts-entreprendre.com (currently available in French only) and on the Integra website.

New York, NY (Februrary 2, 2018) – Integra International today released an Advisory Bulletin prepared by Gerard Esposito, CPA, our member at Leaf|Saltzman in New York. It is for Integra International members and their clients.

Summary of the United States TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT (the “TAX ACT”), enacted into law on December 22, 2017, regarding the effects of foreign companies doing business in the US and US companies doing business abroad:

The Tax Act brought about permanent changes to the corporate tax code, most significantly by lowering the corporate tax rate from approximately 35% to 21% in 2018 and by eliminating the world wide US taxation system to a territorial based system with base erosion rules, effecting multi-national enterprises with global subsidiaries.… Read More

Kabat, Schertzer, De La Torre, Taraboulos & Company Merges in JL Hofmann & Associates, Names John Hofmann Partner

MIAMI – Accounting and tax advisory firm Kabat, Schertzer, De La Torre, Taraboulos & Company (KSDT) today announced it has merged in JL Hofmann & Associates, a Coral Gables, Fla.,-based firm with more than 25 years of experience providing accounting, tax and pre-immigration planning services to multinational individuals, families and businesses.

Under the terms of the merger, JL Hofmann’s staff of 6 professionals joined KSDT, where John Hofmann has been named partner.

“We are excited to welcome John and the entire Hofmann team to our firm,” said KSDT Managing Partner Jeff Taraboulos. “As Miami continues to be a hub for international investment, business expansion and immigration, we will be able to offer clients more comprehensive services to help them navigate a complex tax landscape and assist them with pre-immigration planning, asset structuring and global tax efficiency.”… Read More

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member in Moscow, Russia has been admitted.

Mark Prior is a firm with 5 partners and 38 staff, and they offer a wide range of audit, tax, accounting, advisory and legal services.

The main contact person is Mrs. Olga Maximova who can be contacted at [email protected]

For more information about the firm, please visit their website at www.markprior.ru

San Diego, November 21, 2017 – The report, Practical considerations for lease accounting, by Steve Austin, managing partner of Swenson Advisors, LLP, was published today. Also contributing to this report were Marion Adams, CPA, audit director, Swenson Advisors, LLP; Simon Terry-Lloyd, managing principal, Cresa San Diego; and Don Mitchell, managing principal, Cresa San Diego.

On the heels of a transformative and challenging revenue recognition standard, FASB’s new lease accounting standard presents a potential tsunami of changes to the financial statements of public and private companies.

In February 2016, FASB issued new lease accounting guidance in Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This new guidance was initiated as a joint project with the International Accounting Standards Board to simplify lease accounting and improve the quality and comparability of financial information for users.… Read More

Vancouver, Canada (November 15, 2017) – Integra International today announced the results of its recent election at the Global Conference in Tokyo, Japan. The election included five Director positions, which were all filled by incumbent candidates:

Don DeGrazia – Gold Gerstein Group LLC, Philadelphia, United States Britta Kötteritzsch – CONSULTA Wagemann + Partner PartG mbB, Düsseldorf, Germany Franz Schweiger – BF Consulting Wirtschaftsprüfungs GmbH, Vienna, Austria Giuseppe Scibetta – Pomara Scibetta & Partners, Milan Italy Doug White – Glass Jacobson Financial Group, Washington D.C., United States

All five will serve 2 year terms beginning November 1st, 2017. In addition to the Directors listed above, Integra International Board of Directors for 2017 includes Steve Austin, David Borg, Brian Hunter, Mark Saunders and Steve Wlliams. … Read More

Integra International is very pleased to announce that a new member firm in Warsaw, Poland has been admitted.

Ground Frost Sp. z.o.o. is a firm with 4 partners and 13 staff, and they offer highly specialized services in the field of accounting, finance and business consulting. In November, a tax specialist will expand the expertise of the firm into the area of taxation.

The main contact person is Mr. Wojciech Krynski who can be contacted at [email protected]

For more information about the firm, please visit their website at www.groundfrost.pl… Read More

Vancouver, Canada (September 6, 2017) –

Integra International announces a strategic alliance with the Council of International Investigators (CII). This agreement will promote business opportunities and initiatives among their respective members. Integra International creates alliances in order to:

Improve the client’s experience Increase client retention Distiguish their members and provide a competive advantage

Integra Global Chair, Doug White would like to encourage both Integra Members and CII Members to attend each others events and reach out to members across the globe in order to serve their clients. Doug explains that “this relationship will be beneficial to both organizations and their members. It gives our member firms the ability to expand services to their clients and provides an avenue to develop more professional relationships.”… Read More

Integra International Announces New Firm in Accra, Ghana

Integra International Announces New Chairman

Integra International Announces New Firm in Paris, France

Advisory Bulletin: US Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017)

Integra International Member KSDT & Company in Miami Announces Merger

Integra International Announces New Firm in Moscow, Russia

Integra Members Release Article Published In The Journal of Accountancy

Integra International Announces Results in Global Board Elections for 2017

Integra International Announces New Firm in Warsaw, Poland

Integra International Announces Alliance with Council of International Investigators