Fewer college students choosing field, but CPA firms make pitch to high schoolers.

Latham-based BST & Co. CPAs has added a well-known marketing executive to its growing CMO for Hire division.

Accounting firm BST & Co. CPAs is partnering with Dopkins Wealth Management, an investment advisory firm based in Buffalo.

Meredith Brinkmann and Sarah Walls are the new co-directors of CFO for Hire.

'Pop-up' businesses claiming to get big, fast refunds can be bogus. Capital Region firms aren't immune. By: Rick Karlin, Times Union

Forensic accountants experienced in identifying, tracking, and valuing cryptocurrency are critical to developing strategy and defense in litigation matters related to money laundering, divorce, tax evasion, fraud, embezzlement, misrepresentation, and other financial crimes. As with traditional funds, crypto can be traced among parties’ accounts through bank statements, tax returns, disclosure on credit applications, statements of net worth, and disclosures on bankruptcy filings. The opacity of online transactions has also attracted fraudsters: the FTC reports that over 46,000 people have lost more than $1B in crypto since January 2021. Whether you are a plaintiff, defendant, or government agency, you need a skilled forensic accountant experienced in handling cryptocurrency cases.

Technological advances and business model innovations mean that companies are increasingly equipped to do more with less, especially when it comes to the finance function. As a result, CFOs have been running leaner and meaner departments over the years, focused less on mundane tasks and more on strategic planning and business development.

In response to the pandemic, inflation and an economy that may be inching toward recession, internship programs continue to face the chopping block across multiple industries. To BST, investing in interns is an investment in the company’s future, with many of its interns continuing on with BST as full-time employees.

ALBANY, NY, February 2, 2022 - BST & Co. CPAs, LLP, one of the Capital Region’s leading accounting and management consulting firms, announced the promotion of Ann DeLucco and Jonathan Gibbs to partners of the Albany-based practice.

ALBANY, NY, February 3, 2022 - BST & Co. CPAs, LLP, one of the Capital Region’s leading accounting and management consulting firms, today announced that Steven Caiazza has been named a manager in its Valuation, Forensic Accounting, and Litigation Support (VFL) Department.

BST & Co. is expanding its outsourced services again — this time with a new strategic marketing line of business, called CMO for Hire, led by Susan Radzyminski.

It's been a rough start of the year for the stock market and it could get worse. The federal reserve has projected it will raise interest rates three times this year to curb inflation.

Kristen Berdar was the December Spotlight for Women@Work.

Ron Guzior was interviewed by the Albany Business Review discussing how outsourcing is the future for small businesses.

BST & Co. CPAs has created a new wealth management division called Affinity BST Advisors following a merger between BST Wealth Management LLC and The Affinity Group, a boutique wealth management firm.

The pandemic has upended the way we work, and created an environment that gives employees or other parties the opportunity and incentive to commit fraud.