The State of Business with the Ohio Society of CPAs

State representative wants to make Ohio the most business-friendly state

In this episode State Rep. Jena Powell R-Arcanum talks about how she became interested in running for office, what CPAs can do to help state government and what bills are in play right now that may affect the accounting profession.

Here's why you shouldn't always trust your gut

In this episode we spoke to Dr. Gleb Tsipurksy, the CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, LLC, a consulting, coaching and training firm empowering leaders and organizations to avoid business disasters. He recently wrote a book called Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters and joined the State of Business to discuss the traps that make you want to go with your gut, five questions you should ask yourself before making critical decisions and much more. 

Buy Gleb's book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Your-Gut-Pioneering-Decisions/dp/1632651629

What creating a successful D&I program looks like

In this episode our guest Karim Ali, a partner at Porter Wright law firm, says it’s difficult to become a diverse and inclusive organization overnight, and businesses can often get excited by the idea but then intimidated by its reality. We spoke about what to do next after getting buy-in for your D&I program, how to handle pushback, learning how to accept being less than perfect in your efforts and much more.

The secrets to make your team more effective

In this episode we spoke to Kristen Schmitt, founder of Thrive to Lead, LLC., who has 22 years of experience coaching formally and informally in sales and leadership environments. We discussed how to make a team stronger, the long-term value of trust, dealing with clashing personalities and much more. 

 

An attorney's advice on how not to get sued

In this episode we spoke to Alex Gertsburg, Esq., CEO of Gertsburg Law Firm, to find out how accounting professionals can do their best to avoid being sued. We discussed where accountants make the most mistakes when it comes to their legal coverage, how they can begin to put the proper structures in place, and Cover My Six, an audit he created that aims to help protect you from legal vulnerability.

Moving the needle on D&I

In this episode we're speaking with Margaret Finley, the OSCPA's diversity & inclusion strategist and consultant. Margaret recently joined the team and brings with her a wealth of experience in for-profit and not-for-profit operations, leadership development, training and D&I. We spoke about what it means to see results from D&I, how it’s evolved over the years and opening up the conversation to talk about diversity in a vulnerable, honest way.

Register for the Crossing Bridges Summit 2020: Advancing Diversity & Inclusion on August 13 at my.ohiocpa.com. 

How to ace your next career fair

In this interview we spoke with two accounting students from Ashland University, Cameron Deal, a junior and Tayler McPherran, a senior about how to make the most of your next career fair experience. We talked about how to prepare an elevator speech, what to wear, dealing with nerves, the value of following up afterward and much more.

And after you’ve listened, consider checking out our upcoming career fairs January 10^th in Columbus and January 24^th in Cleveland. You can register here: https://www.ohiocpa.com/quick-links/the-ohio-cpa-foundation/recruiting-students/career-fair 

Behind the scenes: A look at the top episodes of 2019

The tables are turned in this episode when Gary Hunt, CAE, communications director at The Ohio Society of CPAs interviews Jessica Salerno, senior content manager and producer of the State of Business podcast. Gary asks Jessica about the podcast making process, top episodes of the year and more. 

Lights, camera, accounting

In this episode we spoke with Alex Semerano, CPA, partner at Pease & Associates, CPAs about his work in the film industry niche. We discussed what it’s like working in the film industry, the lessons he’s learned over the years, what Ohio would need to make a sustainable film industry and much more. 

Leveraging cryptocurrency for your business

In this episode we spoke to Shehan Chandrasekera, CPA, a published author, CPE instructor, contributor to various accounting publications and the head of tax strategy at CoinTracker. As the use of cryptocurrency grows, CPAs will be looked at more for guidance on how to handle it for their businesses and their clients. We talked about how practitioners can better understand crypto when preparing to help clients, the influence it will have on recruiting younger talent, the new guidance issued this fall by the IRS on crypto and much more. 

Learn more here:

IRS and FinCEN clarify cryptocurrency reporting rules: Like-Kind Exchanges, Specific ID, FBAR, and Airdrops

https://www.cointracker.io/blog/irs-and-fincen-clarify-cryptocurrency-reporting-rules-like-kind-exchanges-specific-id-and-fbar 

 

How the IRS is Approaching Cryptocurrency Compliance: Updates from the IRS Chief Counsel

https://www.cointracker.io/blog/updates-from-the-irs-chief-counsel-on-cryptocurrency-tax-compliance  

 

2020 is the Year of Crypto Tax Compliance

https://www.cointracker.io/blog/2020-is-the-year-of-crypto-tax-compliance