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Syracuse University Wins Accounting Game Show!

Syracuse – November 30, 2007 – Accounting students from four local colleges participated in the 7th Annual Green & Seifter CPAs Accounting Challenge. Hosted by Syracuse University Whitman School, this event showcased some of the best and brightest accounting majors in New York State. The game is “Jeopardy” style requiring quick reaction to questions with subject matter relating to accounting, auditing, tax and business.

The competition was fierce as Ithaca College, Le Moyne College, SUNY Oswego and Syracuse University competed in three rounds for first place. The host and first-time participant, Syracuse University, proved their skill in accounting by winning first place in the competition. The team walked away with the coveted trophy, and a digital camera for each player.

The students prepare in advance for this event with their professors and brush up on everything from basic accounting to new tax laws and changes in accounting regulations. Trivia categories with songs and riddles are included randomly.

The judges included Bob Antonacci, CPA and Comptroller of Onondaga County, Robert H. Colson, CPA, Ph.D. with Grant Thornton LLP, and Mark T. Park, FBI.

The evening begins with a social hour including a buffet dinner and a chance for the students to get acquainted and meet the guests. Each school does an informative presentation featuring their school and participating students.

As named sponsor of this event, Green & Seifter, Certified Public Accountants, PLLC, continues to encourage students at all levels to enter the accounting profession. Green & Seifter CPAs partner and founder of the event, Terry McCarthy, acted as emcee. Other sponsors of the event included Benefit Consulting Group, LLC, Becker CPA Review, CCH a Wolters Kluwer business, Alliance Bank and AndrewBuchanan.net Web and Graphic Design. Chris McCarthy of CNY Consulting Group planned the event.

For more information about this event or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Tammy Kiesa, Marketing Coordinator at TKiesa@GreenSeifterCPAs.com or 701.6350.

Ithaca College Wins Accounting Game Show!

Syracuse – February 5, 2007 – For the second consecutive year, Ithaca College prevailed at the 6th Annual Green & Seifter CPAs Accounting Challenge. The team came prepared with their best and brightest accounting majors to take on three other colleges, St. John Fisher, SUNY Oswego and Le Moyne College. They not only walked away with the coveted trophy, but also a digital camera for each player. The game is Jeopardy style with subject matter relating to accounting, auditing, tax and business oriented questions and was held at the Le Moyne College Performing Arts Center on Friday, February 2nd 2007.

The students prepare in advance for this event with their professors and brush up on everything from basic accounting to new tax laws and changes in accounting regulations. There is even a trivia board, this year with a category relating to Green & Seifter CPAs 50th Anniversary.

The judges included Edward S. Green, founder of Green & Seifter CPAs, Robert H. Colson, CPA, PhD with Grant Thornton LLP, Randal J. Elder, CPA, PhD and Associate Professor, Syracuse University and Director, Joseph I. Lubin School of Accounting, S.U., and Philip LaTessa, City Auditor, City of Syracuse.

The evening begins with a social hour including a buffet dinner and a chance for the students to get acquainted and meet the guests. Each school does an informative presentation featuring their school and participating students.

Sponsors of the event included Alliance Bank, Becker CPA Review, Benefit Consulting Group LLC, CCH a Wolters Kluwer business, and First Niagara.

For more information about this event or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Tammy Kiesa, Marketing Coordinator at TKiesa@GreenSeifterCPAs.com or (315) 701.6350.

Catch the Game Show Craze!

January 28, 2006 -- How do we prevent losing talented young students to communities outside Upstate New York? How can we retain the best and the brightest students? There are no easy answers to these questions. We at Green & Seifter CPAs have come up with an innovative way to bring college students together with professionals giving the students an opportunity to network and make connections with business leaders, in some cases, lasting ones.

The event is the 5th Annual Green & Seifter Accounting Challenge, held at the Le Moyne College Performing Arts Center on February 3, 2006. The Accounting Challenge begins with a social hour from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., which allows everyone to mingle and get to know each other. The game begins at 7:30 and ends at 9:00 p.m. The Accounting Challenge is a Jeopardy ™ style game formatted to incorporate accounting questions and answers. The four participating colleges are: Le Moyne College, St. John Fisher College, SUNY Oswego and Ithaca College.

Each college sends a team of eight students and competes for a trophy as well as Portable DVD Players (Palm Pilots in previous years), which are awarded to each player on the winning team. We have also extended invitations to local high schools as well as to students who participate with an organization called Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession. Our impressive list of judges includes:

Robert H. Colson, CPA, PhD, Grant Thornton, LLC
Mary-Jo Kranacher, MBA, CPA, CFE, Editor-in-Chief of The CPA Journal, the official publication of the New York State Society of CPAs.
Mark T. Park, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation

High School Students

High school students who may be faced with decisions relating to careers and college choices are welcome to attend. This could be a valuable experience for them as they observe college students at their best, while having fun. The college students prepare a 5 minute power point presentation about themselves and their school. High school kids will also have an opportunity to meet the college students, their professors, accounting professionals and the prestigious judges.

An example of a typical question (aside from the trivia board) is as follows:

Answer (for $100): Beginning Inventory + Goods Purchased – Ending Inventory would equal this.

Question: What is cost of goods sold?

If you are interested in learning more about the Accounting Challenge, please contact Tammy Kiesa at (315) 701-6350.

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