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Vrakas Hires Manager, Associates and Professional Clerical Staff
The public accounting and business advisory firm of Vrakas S.C. is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Thornton, CPA, Tax Manager, Britley Diermeier, Audit Associate, Lydia Glatzel, Audit Associate and Raini Helm, Professional Clerical Staff. Thornton joins...
Holiday Giving with Ronald McDonald House
This holiday season Vrakas collected gifts throughout December for the Ronald McDonald House Wishlist. The wishlist items include gifts for the children, as well as items in need of replenishing on a regular basis. We are proud to report we collected over 130 gifts...
Vrakas CPAs + Advisors Appoints New Managing Shareholder
Vrakas CPAs + Advisors is proud to announce that Bradley J. Weckwerth will be the firm’s next President and Managing Shareholder. “It’s with great enthusiasm that we begin this transition. Brad has the full support of our shareholder group and is more than ready to...
Vrakas Promotes Nick Heckenkamp to Manager
The public accounting and business advisory firm of Vrakas S.C. is pleased to announce the promotion of Nicholas J. Heckenkamp, CPA to Manager. As a manager in the audit department, Heckenkamp's primary responsibility is to provide accounting and assurance services to...
Chili Cook-Off In Benefit of Make-A-Wish Wisconsin
Each year Vrakas holds a Chili Cook-Off event to benefit Make-A-Wish Wisconsin. This year, donations were collected to help make Jevon's wish come true. Jevon is a 4-year-old boy from Racine who is living with a complex condition making him dependent on a ventilator....
Vrakas QuickBooks Conference
Vrakas held its second annual QuickBooks conference this past month! Our QuickBooks Conference is skillfully designed to support the continued education and growth of our clients. No matter your QuickBooks experience, our conference offered something for every level....
MGI Worldwide and CPAAI Merge to Create Major International Accounting Network
Global accountancy network MGI Worldwide, headquartered in the UK, and association CPAAI (CPA Associates International), with its headquarters in the US, have announced that they will be merging on 1 January 2020 to create a new organisation with 257 member firms...
Scott Wildman Named 2019 Recipient of Kathleen M. Baird Dolphin Award
Scott J. Wildman, CPA/ABV, CVA of Pewaukee was named the 2019 recipient of the Kathleen M. Baird Dolphin Award by The Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin (CFLCW) at their annual meeting held last week. Wildman serves as the shareholder-in-charge of Vrakas...
Navigating The New Lease Accounting Regulations: ASC 842
As many of you are aware, the Financial Accounting Standards Board has recommended that the new standard on accounting for leases be delayed for private companies by one year to 2021. The feedback they received is that few companies would be ready to implement...
#VBCCUserConf Business Session Line-Up
Our affiliate company, Vrakas/Blum Computer Consulting, Inc., has opened up their annual user conference to incorporate business related sessions, in addition to their Sage learning sessions. These sessions are aimed at providing additional information and value for...