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January 13, 2026

TXCPA Thanks Our 2025-2026 Professional Group Membership Program Participants!

We appreciate all the firms and organizations that participated in TXCPA’s Professional Group Membership program this year. Your renewals and new activations for 2025–2026 help strengthen the fabric of our membership community.

Ready to simplify renewals and boost the value your team receives? Our group billing option does both. Connect with Kristie Estrada, Manager of Membership Operations and Acquisition, at kestrada@tx.cpa or 800-428-0272, ext. 8560, to get started.

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Calloway Stinson and Company

Candy & Schonwald

Cantrell & Associates PC

Canutillo Independent School District

Carameros & Rawls

Carpenter & Langford, PC

Carr Riggs & Ingram LLC

Carson Platt

Castle & Company CPAs PLLC

Cavett Turner & Wyble LLP

CB&C CPA PC

CD Bradshaw & Associates PC

Cherry Bekaert LLP

Chilton Wilcox & Fortenberry

City of Lubbock

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CMMS CPAs & Advisors

Coleman Horton & Company LLP

Collier Johnson & Woods PC

Colonial Savings FA

Conder Kletchka & Associates PLLC

Condley and Company LLP

Cook Parker and Associates LLC

Crawford Carter & Durbin LLC

Croucher Hackett Calleros & Co PC

Crowe LLP

CrownQuest Operating LLC

Cuellar Morales Gonzalez & Co PLLC

D Williams & Co PC

Daniel H Braman Jr Estate

Daniels & Erickson PC

Davidson Freedle Espenhover & Overby

Delta Centrifugal Corporation

Desroches Partners LLP

Doeren Mayhew

Dorchester Minerals LP

Durbin & Company LLP

Eckert & Company LLP

Edgar Kiker & Cross PC

Edgin Parkman Fleming & Fleming PC

EEPB PC

Eide Bailly LLP

EisnerAmper LLP

Erickson Demel & Associates PLLC

Estate of Thomas O'Connor

EW Tax and Valuation Group LLP

Exencial Wealth Advisors

Faske Lay & Co LLP

Fasken Oil & Ranch Ltd

Fayez Sarofim & Co

First National Bank Texas

Fitts Roberts Kolkhorst & Co PC

FMW PC

Folsom Gardner Goodwyn McAlister Rooney Stewart & Welky PLLC

Forvis Mazars, LLP

Fox Byrd & Company PC

Freemon Shapard & Story

Frierson Sola Simonton & Kutac PLLC

Gage & Company CPAs LLP

Gant McGee & Baber PC

Garza & Morales LC

Garza/Gonzalez & Associates LLC

Gaskill Pharis & Pharis LLP

George Morgan & Sneed PC

Gibson Ruddock Patterson LLC

Gilliam Wharram & Co PC

Glenn Prather & Co

Goff & Herrington PC

Goldman Hunt & Notz LLP

Gollob Morgan Peddy PC

Goodman Financial Corporation

Gowland Morales & Smith PLLC

Green Curtis Daley CPAs PLLC

Grier Reeves & Lawley PC

Guinn Smith & Company Inc

Hahn & Oldham PC

Ham Langston & Brezina LLP

Hampton Brown & Associates PC

Harold W Shelburne CPA

Harper & Pearson Company PC

Harrison Waldrop & Uherek LLP

Hartman Wanzor McNamara LLP

Haynie & Company

Heard McElroy and Vestal, LLC

Henry & Peters PC

Hess & Rohmer PC

HM&M

Hoak & Thorp CPAs PC

Holtman Wilson & Terrell PC

Horne LLP

Houston Methodist Hospital

Howard Cunningham Houchin & Turner LLP

HRSS LLP

Hudgins Crosier Sumpter PC

Hupp Bauer Hanson & Lewis

Hurd Enterprises Ltd

Huselton Morgan & Maultsby PC

Ingram Wallis & Co PC

J and K CPA LLC

Jeffery A Davidson CPA PC

Jenna M. Hopkins

Jennings Hawley & Co PC

JLK Rosenberger

John R Johnson PC

Johnson & Sheldon PLLC

Johnson Granado & Company PC

Jones Hay Marschall & McKinney PC

JRBT, PC

JTaylor & Associates LLC

KCMD LLP

Keller & Associates CPAs PLLC

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic

KHA Accountants PLLC

Kimbell Art Foundation

Kimbell Art Museum

Kimberling McFarland and Associates PC

KM&L LLC

Knuckols Duvall Hallum & Co PC

Lain Faulkner & Company PC

Lamar University School of Accounting Finance & Economics

Lane Gorman Trubitt LLC

Lange Poteet & Co LLP

LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors

Lauterbach Borschow & Company PC

Lawrence Blackburn Meek Maxey & Co

Lemert Holder Ohm PLLC

Lewis Kaufman Reid Stukey Gattis & Co PC

Lott Vernon & Co. PC

LPT CPAs and Advisors PLLC

LSK CPAs PLLC

M & K CPAs

M2G Ventures LLC

Maddox Thomson & Associates PC

Marcum LLP

Martinez Rosario & Company LLP

Mason Warner & Company PC

Massey Itschner & Co PC

Matthew J. Milks

Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP

Mays & Associates PLLC

Mazur & Vernon

MB Group LLC

McCall Gibson Swedlund Barfoot Ellis PLLC

McClanahan and Holmes, LLP

McIlvain & Associates LLC

McMahon Vinson & Hubbard LLP

Meador & Jones LLP

Meadows Collier Reed Cousins Crouch & Ungerman LLP

Melton & Melton LLP

Mesch PLLC

Mewbourne Oil Company

Meyers Marsh & Mannon CPAs

Mohle Adams LLP

Moore Camp Phillips & Patterson LLP

Mosher Seifert + Co, PC

Moss Adams LLP

MUFG Capital Analytics LLC

MWH Group PC

Neffendorf & Blocker PC

Nelda C & HJ Lutcher Stark Foundation

Newton Newton Downs & Blair PC

Nommensen Williams Sticker & Doyle PC

Okafor & Associates PC

Oliver Rainey & Wojtek LLP

Oroian Guest & Little PC

Orta & Choate PC

Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas PC

Pattillo Brown & Hill LLP

Pelican Energy Partners LP

Pena Briones McDaniel & Co PC

Perkins Dexter Sinopoli & Hamm PC

Perry D Reed & Company

Petro Hunt LLC

Plains State Bank

PriceKubecka PLLC

Prothro Wilhelmi & Co PLLC

PSK LLP

PYCO Industries Inc

R.A.M. CPA PLLC

Rally Credit Union

Ramdas Accounting

Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union

Ratliff & Associates CPAs PC

Raven A Herron PC

RBMS LLP

Redfield Miller & White LLP

Reynolds & Franke PC

Richard A. Jones

Robison Johnston & Patton LLP

Roloff Hnatek and Co LLP

Ron Kirby CPA

RSM US LLP

Rutherford Taylor & Company PC

Samantha N. Keuer

Saville CPAs & Advisors LLC

SBNG PC

Scalco Johnson Leahy & Dudek CPAs LLC

Schriber Springer & Cockburn LLP

Seale & Associates PC

Seidel Schroeder & Company

Shelton Mead & Shelton CPAs

Shenandoah Petroleum Corporation

Snow Garrett Williams

Sol Schwartz & Associates PC

Sommerville & Associates PC

Southside Bank

Spies Kneese & Bailey LLC

Spillar Mitcham Eaton & Bicknell LLP

Sproles Woodard LLP

Squyres & Co LLP

SST Accountants & Consultants

Stallop Compton & Robillard PLLC

Stanley C. Weinstein

Star of Hope Mission

Stedman West Interests Inc

Stephen F Austin State University College of Business

Stewart Martin Dudley & Webb PC

Stovall Grandey & Allen LLP

Strickler & Prieto LLP

Sutton Frost Cary LLP

Swank Salch & Henderson PC

SWBC PEO

T J Hayes & Co PLLC

TETCO, Inc.

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Cos

Texas Health Resources

TG Advisors PLLC

The Blum Firm PC

The Bonadio Group

The CJ CPA Group, PLLC

The K FORD Group CPAs

The Palisades Group, LLC

Thomas & Jensen PLLC

Thomas & Thomas CPAs PLLC

Thomas Edwards Group

Thomas V Stephen & Co PC

Thompson Derrig & Craig PC

Tiller Ketterman & Jones LLC

Todd Hamaker & Johnson LLP

Turner Stone & Company LLP

United Way of Greater Houston

University of Texas at Tyler

Vail & Park PC

Van Houten & Associates PC

VeraBank

Vernon E Faulconer Inc

Wathen DeShong & Juncker LLP

Weaver and Tidwell LLP

Wenzel & Associates CPAs LLC

Whitley Penn LLP

Williams Steinert Mask LLP

Williamson County

Wilson Haag PLLC

Wind Energy Transmission Texas LLC

Wolfe and Company PC

Woodland Advisors LLC

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September-October 2026

In This Issue

Workforce Development

Mentoring Matters: Strengthening the Future of the Profession

Mentoring is a cornerstone of the accounting profession. From supporting students and CPA candidates to accelerating the growth of experienced professionals, mentoring strengthens confidence, preserves institutional knowledge and prepares future leaders. TXCPA's Mentor Match program is designed to help members build meaningful professional relationships that support their career growth and development.
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CPE: Intangible Assets – ASC 350

FASB’s recent targeted GAAP improvements address the accounting and reporting of internally developed software. ASU 2025‑06 replaces development‑stage rules for internal‑use software with a “probable‑to‑complete” capitalization threshold.
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IPR&D
volunteer leadership

Leadership, Innovation and Momentum Take Center Stage at TXCPA's Annual Meeting

TXCPA’s 2026 Annual Meeting brought more than 200 leaders together to celebrate organizational achievements, discuss emerging trends and shape the future of the organization. As the organization enters the final year of its Strategic Plan, the meeting emphasized momentum, collaboration and continued involvement in TXCPA and the accounting profession.
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Expanding the CPA Pipeline: An Important Joint Initiative for CPA Firms and K-12 Schools

CPA firms, universities and professional organizations are using coordinated efforts to expand the future CPA talent pipeline by reaching students much earlier in the K‑12 system. Because many students choose career pathways as early as 8th grade, the authors emphasize shifting outreach toward freshmen and sophomores already inclined toward business studies.
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TXCPA Accounting Opportunities Month
Workforce Development

Mentorship, Momentum and the Future of the Profession

Strong connections are essential to the future of the CPA profession. This CEO's Message highlights the power of mentorship, TXCPA’s efforts to strengthen the accounting pipeline, and the many ways members, volunteers and chapters are helping build opportunities for the next generation of CPAs.
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Outstanding Chapter Awards Recognize Achievements in Leadership and Service

TXCPA’s Outstanding Chapter Awards recognize small and medium-sized chapters for excellence in leadership, member service, innovation and community involvement. The 2025-26 recipients, TXCPA Rio Grande Valley and TXCPA East Texas, were honored for their strong student outreach initiatives, professional development opportunities, scholarship fundraising, member engagement and community service.
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volunteer leadership
Workforce Development

Beyond Tax and Audit: Shedding Light on Alternative Career Pathways

Accounting offers far more career opportunities than traditional tax, audit and financial reporting roles. By introducing students to the diverse ways accounting skills can be applied, educators and practitioners can help the next generation of CPAs see the many possibilities an accounting career can offer.
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What’s Happening Around Texas - September-October 2026

TXCPA chapters across Texas are strengthening connections through student engagement events, legislative conversations, member appreciation gatherings, and strategic planning sessions. From Corpus Christi’s student bowling mixer and to Southeast Texas’ celebration with Lamar University to El Paso's and San Antonio’s focused planning meetings and Victoria’s community‑building event, each chapter is fostering momentum, collaboration and professional growth.
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TXCPA Chapters
Tenure

Is Accounting Academia Still a Good Career Option for CPAs? An Updated Perspective

Is accounting academia still an attractive career path for CPAs? Although demand for accounting Ph.D. graduates has declined despite earlier predictions of faculty shortages, accounting professors continue to enjoy strong compensation, work/life balance, tenure stability and summer flexibility.
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Spotlight Article: Leading Beyond the Numbers

Eric R. Alexander discusses the lessons behind his book “Stewardship Leadership for Stinkin' Accountants: Serving as the CFO” and how a servant mindset, wisdom and relationships create a lasting impact. He explores why trust, accountability and communication are essential to effective financial leadership, especially as AI transforms the profession.
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Strategic Planning
Sustainability reporting

Assessing Materiality of ESG Risks: Guidance for CPAs

This article explains how CPAs can assess and disclose material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks that may affect a company’s financial position, operations and stakeholders. The concept of double materiality is introduced, which considers both the financial impact of ESG risks on a company and the company’s impact on society and the environment.
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PCC Addresses Priority Private Company Issues in Q2

This update summarizes the Private Company Council (PCC) activities for the second quarter of 2026. During its June meeting, the council prioritized improving financial disclosures for Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and targeted lease accounting simplifications for private companies, and discussed FASB's decision to add a project on subjective acceleration clauses and debt default disclosures.
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Private Company Council
volunteer leadership

Leading the Way: TXCPA Thanks Our 2026-2027 Faculty and Student Ambassadors

TXCPA celebrates and thanks our 2026–2027 Faculty and Student Ambassadors, whose leadership and enthusiasm bring our programs, resources and opportunities directly to campuses across Texas. Their commitment strengthens our connection to future professionals and fuels the growth of the CPA pipeline statewide.
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Profitable Is Not the Same as Valuable

A profitable business is not necessarily a valuable or transferable one, as enterprise value depends on organizational architecture rather than dependence on the owner’s involvement. The central message: profitable operations generate income, but only well‑structured businesses build equity that can be sold, transferred or relied upon for retirement.
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valuation
Workforce Development

A New Era for CPA Licensure in Texas – and a Look Ahead

Texas has entered a new phase of CPA licensure with the implementation of Senate Bill 262 on August 1, 2026, creating an alternative pathway that allows candidates to qualify with 120 hours of education and two years of experience, alongside the traditional 150‑hour route. As the 2027 legislative session approaches, TXCPA is preparing to protect strong licensing standards, monitor deregulation efforts and engage newly elected lawmakers.
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Take Note

In this edition of Take Note: A Legacy of Mentorship - A Tribute to John Baines, CPA-Dallas; Accountants Confidential Assistance Network (ACAN); CGMA® Designation; TXCPA Member Insurance
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TXCPA Member Insurance
Virtual Accounting

Classifieds

The Classifieds section of Today's CPA provides a one-stop destination to find practices for sale, connect with buyers, and access services that support growth, transition and market expansion.
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