Deane and Heilman Assist American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to Write Future CPA

Exam Questions

Jeffrey Deane	Stephen Heilman

PITTSBURGH, PA, Dec. 11, 2009 – Partners Jeffrey Deane(head of the International Businesses Group) and Stephen Heilman of the CPA firm of Malin Bergquist, are assisting American Institute of Certified Public Accountants by helping prepare questions for future Uniform CPA Examinations.

During the year, Deane and Heilman have spent significant time at AICPA’s headquarters in New York City suggesting new examination questions covering the upcoming convergence of U.S. and international financial reporting standards (IFRS). This trend comes at a time when college and university business schools are beginning to include IFRS in their curricula, especially important as a critical mass of accounting faculty are not yet well-versed in these new accounting principles.

Deane and Heilman are recognized national authority on IFRS. They have co-authored guest columns this past year in the Journal of Accountancy and Erie’s Business Magazine. Deane has also co-authored a guest column in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Deane has been quoted in related stories on IFRS.com and the Pittsburgh Business Times. Deane and Heilman have made many IFRS presentations to professional service firms and universities.

About AICPA - With more than 35,000 members, AICPA is the nation’s professional association of CPAs, promoting rigorous educational requirements, high professional standards, a strict code of professional ethics, a licensing status, and a commitment to serving the public interest.  AICPA develops standards for audit and other CPA services, provides educational guidance materials to members, develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination, and monitors and enforces compliance with technical and ethical standards. More

About Malin Bergquist - With 15 partners and 120 employees in Pittsburgh, Greensburg and Erie, PA, Malin Bergquist is the region’s go-to CPA firm for foreign-owned businesses seeking a presence in the United States, and has helped U.S. companies seeking a soft landing in countries such as China, Brazil, Mexico and Canada. The firm is a corporate sponsor of the Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership and is assisting the Allegheny Conference on Community Development in telling Pittsburgh’s story to foreign journalists. More.