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Morris Peacock
Todd Hess Becomes HintonBurdick Partner
St. George, UT, February 17, 2009 – Todd Hess, a ten-year employee of HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors, has been named a partner in the firm, according to an announcement issued by managing partner Morris Peacock. Hess will work out of HintonBurdick’s Cedar City office.
A licensed CPA, Hess received a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Southern Utah University in 1998 and earned a masters in accountancy from that institution the following year. [At that time, he joined HintonBurdick as a staff accountant.]
Hess is especially knowledgeable about the accounting needs of government and non-profit entities. He has been a regular presenter at the annual Local Government Seminar sponsored by HintonBurdick and has been invited to speak at other seminars and conferences focusing on non-profits and government. “Helping those entities make informed decisions and meet the reporting demands placed on them by regulators and others is a special interest of mine,” he stated. “I look forward to continuing to work in that capacity as a partner in HintonBurdick.”
A resident of southern Utah for the past 25 years, Hess currently lives in Enterprise with his wife, Jennifer, and their five children, who range in age from 3 to 12 years old.
Announcing Hess’ appointment, Peacock noted that “his knowledge of the not-for-profit and government sector has been of immense benefit to our clients and, through his many appearances at seminars and conferences, to the community as a whole. We are delighted to welcome him as a partner.”
In addition to its office in Cedar City, HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors has offices in St. George, Hurricane and Richfield, Utah, and in Mesquite, Nevada. HintonBurdick is one of the largest full service accounting firms in the state.
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Van Kleinman
Firm Administrator
435-628-3663
van@hintonburdick.com
CPA Firms Announce Merger
St. George, UT, May 15, 2008 — Jim Wilson, president of Cedar City-based Wilson & Company Certified Public Accountants, has announced plans to merge with HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors effective June 1.
In announcing the merger, Wilson, stated that, although HintonBurdick already operates a Cedar City office, for the present time, Wilson & Company will remain at its current location with no personnel changes planned. Hence, Wilson & Company’s clients will benefit from the resources and services of one of the largest CPA firms in the state of Utah while continuing their relationship with the existing capable staff. At some point in the future, as new facilities become available, the two offices will merge into one single office.
Morris Peacock, HintonBurdick’s managing partner, said that Todd Hess, a manager in their St. George office, will transfer to Cedar City to work closely with Wilson. Hess is a resident of Enterprise with family ties in Cedar City. He is a SUU graduate with the distinction of having been named Outstanding Accounting Student in his Master’s class.
In a letter to his clients announcing the planned merger, Wilson noted that HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors “is a full-service firm dedicated to proactive quality service and with eleven partners and over seventy professional staff.” He also pointed out that the firm is an independent member of the Moss Adams Connection, which gives it access to services usually offered only by large national firms. The company’s website, www.hintonburdick.com, features daily financial news, tax advice, and a monthly newsletter focusing on changes in tax law. A number of helpful financial tools and links to financial resources can also be accessed on the website.
HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors serves southern Utah and northern Nevada from offices in St. George, Hurricane, Richfield, and Cedar City, Utah, and Mesquite, Nevada. The firm is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Utah Association of CPAs, the Governmental Finance Officers Association, and participates in the AICPA quality review program. It meets the independence requirements of the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts and Governmental Auditing Standards and the continuing education and external quality control review requirements contained in the Government Auditing Standards.
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Brent Hall
HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors
435-628-3663
Beware of tax rebate scams
St. George, UT, March 5, 2008 — Brent Hall, partner with HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors advised that, "’The Internal Revenue Service recently warned taxpayers to beware of several current e-mail and telephone scams that use the IRS name as a lure.” Specifically, taxpayers are cautioned to be on the lookout for scams involving the “tax rebate” checks. The goal of the scams is to trick people into revealing personal and financial information, such as Social Security, bank account or credit card numbers, which the scammers can use to commit identity theft. The most recent scams brought to IRS attention are described below.
Rebate Phone Call
At least one scheme using the word “rebate” as part of the lure has been identified. In this scam, consumers receive a phone call from someone identifying themself as an IRS employee. The caller tells the targeted victim that he is eligible for a sizable rebate for filing his taxes early. The caller then states that he needs the target’s bank account information for the direct deposit of the rebate. If the target refuses, he is told that he cannot receive the rebate.
According to Hall, “This phone call is a scam. The IRS does not force taxpayers to use direct deposit. Those who opt for direct deposit do so by completing the appropriate section of their tax return, with bank routing and account information, when they file; the IRS does not gather the information by telephone.”
Refund e-Mail
The IRS has seen several variations of a refund-related bogus e-mail which falsely claims to come from the IRS, tells the recipient that he or she is eligible for a tax refund for a specific amount, and instructs the recipient to click on a link in the e-mail to access a refund claim form. The form asks the recipient to enter personal information that the scamsters can then use to access the e-mail recipient’s bank or credit card account.
This e-mail is a phony. Hall stated, “The IRS does not send unsolicited e-mail about tax account matters to individual, business, tax-exempt or other taxpayers.”
Other Schemes
Other recent scams include an e-mail threatening with an audit, an e-mail with a link to access information about tax law changes, and a phone call requesting bank direct deposit information because a paper refund check has not been cashed.
These e-mails are phony. According to Hall, “The IRS does not send unsolicited, tax-account related e-mails to taxpayers. Also, the urls contained in the links are not legitimate IRS Web addresses. All IRS.gov Web page addresses begin with http://www.irs.gov/.” Finally, the IRS leaves it entirely up to the individual to choose to cash or not cash a paper check, and does not ask for bank account or similar information except when taxpayers indicate on their tax return that they are opting for the direct electronic deposit of their refund.
What to Do
Hall issued this warning, “Anyone wishing to access the IRS Web site should initiate contact by typing the IRS.gov address into their Internet address window, rather than clicking on a link in an e-mail or opening an attachment. Those who have received a questionable e-mail claiming to come from the IRS may forward it to a mailbox the IRS has established to receive such e-mails, phishing@irs.gov. Those who have received a questionable telephone call that claims to come from the IRS may also use the phishing@irs.gov mailbox to notify the IRS of the scam.”
For more information on how to fight tax refund scams, please visit our web site at www.hintonburdick.com. You will also find other helpful tax tips.
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Brian Tenney-435-674-2846
brian@tcscreative.com
Atkinson accepts Partnership at HintonBurdick
St. George, UT, January 25, 2008 — Morris Peacock, managing partner of HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors announced today that Chad Atkinson has accepted a partnership offer with the firm effective January 1, 2008. Atkinson attended the University of Utah where he received his Bachelors Degree and Masters of Professional Accountancy Degree. He is a licensed CPA, and has been employed with HintonBurdick since 1999. His areas of expertise include audits of local governments, audits of non-profit organizations, audits of nonpublic companies, as well as business services and taxation.
Atkinson has extensive experience with local governments and the construction industry. He is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants. He is actively involved in religious and civic leadership positions and is an associate member of the Southern Utah Home Builders Association. He is married to the former Cassie Naegle and has four children. He enjoys playing basketball, hiking, backpacking and gardening.
HintonBurdick is a full service CPA and Accounting Firm with Utah offices in St. George, Cedar City, Hurricane, Richfield, and in Mesquite, Nevada. They have been in business for more than 30 years and service clients in 47 states and some foreign countries.
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Contact: Brian Tenney
Telephone: 435 674 2846
brian@tcscreative.com
Feltner accepts Partnership at HintonBurdick
St. George, UT, January 18, 2008 — Morris Peacock, managing partner of HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors announced today that Todd Feltner has accepted a partnership offer with the firm effective January 1, 2008. Feltner received a Bachelors Degree and Masters of Accountancy from Southern Utah University. His main areas of expertise are in business services and non- profit organizations. Within the business services industry, Feltner specializes in business entity formation and structuring, as well as business taxation, financial statement preparation (specifically compiled and reviewed financial statements) and financial statement analysis and business consulting.
In the non-profit arena, Feltner specializes in non-profit tax preparation and non-profit financial statement preparation. He is currently the president of the Color Country Chapter of the Utah Association of CPAs, as well as treasurer of the Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) Family support group, a non-profit organization based in California.
Feltner is married the former Jennifer Smith and they have five children.
HintonBurdick is a full service CPA and Accounting Firm with Utah offices in St. George, Cedar City, Hurricane, Richfield, and in Mesquite, Nevada. They have been in business for more than 30 years and service clients in 47 states and some foreign countries.
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Contact: Brian Tenney
Telephone: 435 674 2846
HintonBurdick Announces Opening of Hurricane Office
St. George, UT, October 31, 2007 — Morris Peacock, Managing Partner of HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors announced today that they will open a Hurricane Office by the end of the year. The office, which is now under construction, will be located at 346 West State Street.
“HintonBurdick currently services many Hurricane Valley clients from our St. George office and with the future projected growth of the Valley it seemed like an ideal time to add another office,” Peacock said. “Hurricane Valley clients currently served by partners and staff in St. George will be able to continue working with the same people if that is their wish. But even in these situations, having a local office will simplify the delivery of time sensitive services such as payroll, quarterly tax reports and tax returns,” he continued.
Ken Hinton, a partner in the firm and Hurricane native stated, “I’m excited at having a Hurricane office that can offer businesses and individuals the services that a firm of our size can bring to the table. We also provide audit and related services for almost all of the local governments in the valley and surrounding areas, including Hurricane, Toquerville, Virgin, Springdale, Rockville, Apple Valley, Hildale and Colorado City.” Two other HintonBurdick partners are Hurricane natives, Brent Hall and Mark Tichenor.
With this announcement and the recently announced merger with a Richfield accounting firm, HintonBurdick will have five strategically located offices: Hurricane, St. George, Cedar City, Richfield Utah and Mesquite, Nevada.
Founded in 1975, HintonBurdick is a full service accounting firm that has grown quickly to become one of the largest CPA firms in Utah. Their continued growth is fueled by client referrals and an on-going dedication to proactive quality service. With nine partners and thirty four professional staff embodying a wide range of accounting proficiencies and knowledge, HintonBurdick brings a team approach to the accounts it services, drawing on the individual expertise of partners and professional staff as needed.
“We encourage specialization and having a staff of almost 80 accountants, paraprofessionals, and support personnel, HintonBurdick can match the right employee with the job to provide quality service at a competitive price,” Hall said.
Affiliation with Moss Adams LLP allows HintonBurdick access to services that primarily exist only in large national firms. Services of special interest to area business owners include start up business advice and entity selection, tax preparation and consultation, audit and payroll services, valuation and litigation support services, medical practice services and asset protection services.
The company closely monitors tax law and keeps clients advised of any impending changes that might impact their bottom line or necessitate additional planning. The company's website, www.hintonburdick.com features daily financial news, tax advice, and a monthly newsletter focusing on changes in tax law. A number of helpful financial tools and links to important financial resources can also be accessed on the website.
HintonBurdick is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Utah Association of CPAs, the Governmental Finance Officers Association, and participates in the AICPA quality review program. The firm meets the independence requirements of the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts and Government Auditing Standards and the continuing education and external quality control review requirements contained in the Government Auditing Standards.
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For immediate release
For more information contact:
Brian Tenney
435-674-2846
Heideman Chosen as Manager for HintonBurdick Hurricane Office
St. George Utah, November 28, 2007 — Morris Peacock, managing partner for HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors announced today the hiring of Eric Heideman as the manager of their new Hurricane office. Heideman was born and raised in Washington County and attended Pine View High School. After graduation he attended Dixie College and served a two year LDS mission in The Dominican Republic. He then entered Brigham Young University on an academic full-tuition scholarship. He graduated Cum Laude with a Master of Accountancy degree and was recognized by the National Deans List.
While in college, Heideman worked for a privately-held company in Orem, Utah as their controller. Upon graduation he moved to California and worked for Grant Thornton’s Irvine office in the tax department, specializing in Corporation and Partnerships tax. Eric, his wife Bonnie, and 6 month old son Jack are excited to be in southern Utah and look forward to making their home in Hurricane. According to Peacock, “We are excited to have Eric on board and feel his skill sets and personable attitude will fit well with the clients we service in the Hurricane Valley. I feel confident that our new Hurricane office will be able to provide all the professional services we offer at our other offices and the accounting needs will be met for individuals and businesses in the Hurricane Valley.”
Heideman’s main areas of expertise include Corporate and Partnership Tax Compliance, Individual Tax Compliance, Tax Planning and Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges. He is a Licensed CPA and an active member of the AICPA. The new office in Hurricane will be completed shortly after the end of the year. Until completion, Heideman will be located in a temporary space and can be reached at 435-635-5665. HintonBurdick is a full-service CPA and Accounting firm with offices in St. George, Cedar City, and Richfield, Utah and Mesquite, Nevada. They have been in business for more than 30 years and service clients in 47 states and some foreign countries.
About HintonBurdick CPAs & Advisors
HintonBurdick was founded in 1975 in St. George and quickly grew to become one of the largest CPA firms in the state of Utah. With nine partners embodying a wide range of accounting proficiencies and a knowledge of financial practices in many different industries, HintonBurdick brings a team perspective to the accounts it services, drawing on the individual expertise of partners as needed to meet the unique needs of each of its clients.
HintonBurdick has current southern Utah offices in St. George, Richfield, Cedar City, Hurricane, as well as Mesquite, Nevada. They have been servicing the financial and tax needs of businesses for more than 30 years and handle clients in 47 states and several foreign countries.
Their partnership with internationally acclaimed Moss-Adams, and through “The NETWORK”, HintonBurdick has the ability to provide any service required by their clientele, where no job is too small or too large.
The company closely monitors tax law and keeps clients advised of any impending changes that might impact their bottom line or necessitate additional planning. In addition to its nine partners, HintonBurdick will now employ a staff of almost 80 accountants, paraprofessionals, and support personnel. The company's website, www.hintonburdick.com, features daily financial news, tax advice, and a monthly newsletter focusing on changes in tax law. A number of helpful financial tools and links to important financial resources can also be accessed on the website.
HintonBurdick is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Utah Association of CPAs, the Governmental Finance Officers Association, and participates in the AICPA quality review program. The firm meets the independence requirements of the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts and Government Auditing Standards and the continuing education and external quality control review requirements contained in the Government Auditing Standards.
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