http://www.dixon-hughes.com Welcome to Dixon Hughes News Release en-us http://www.dixon-hughes.com/index.asp?intReleaseID=396&month=3&year=2010 Jeff Lewis Appointed to theAccounting and Review Services Committee High Point, NC,March 3, 2010 –Jeff Lewis, Director of Risk Management and a member of the Dixon Hughes Professional Standards Group, has been appointed to the Accounting and Review Services Committee (ARSC) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The ARSC is a senior technical committee designated to issue standards connected with unaudited financial statements or information of nonpublic entities. “I’m looking forward to working with other accounting professionals to provide standards and guidance in the advancement of the profession,” stated Lewis. “It’s an honor to be on this committee and it’s a role I take very seriously.” About Dixon Hughes: Dixon Hughes is the largest accounting firm based in the Southern U.S. and ranks among the nation’s top 20. With a staff of over 1200 located in eight states, the firm provides a wide array of assurance, tax and consulting services to clients of all sizes. For more information, visit www.dixon-hughes.com. http://www.dixon-hughes.com/index.asp?intReleaseID=395&month=3&year=2010 High Point, N.C.,March 2, 2010 –A.M. Best ranked Dixon Hughes among the top 20 audit firms in the United States for the insurance industry. This list was published in the January 2010 issue of Best’s Review, a monthly insurance magazine, offering winning news coverage of the worldwide insurance industry. Best’s Review determined the rankings of the CPA firms providing external audit services to the life/health and property/casualty insurers that filed annual statements with A.M. Best. Larry Perdue, Member-in-Charge of the Dixon Hughes Insurance Services Group, stated, “We are pleased to have received this recognition. This honor reflects our dedication to the insurance industry in providing not only audit services but tax and management advisory services to our clients across the nation.” The Insurance Services Group of Dixon Hughes has a leadership team of 10 with 230 collective years of insurance industry experience. Our 60+ dedicated professionals serve more than 100 insurance companies nationwide. We provide audit, tax and advisory services to help identify opportunities for companies to operate more efficiently and profitably. For more information, visit www.dixon-hughes.com/insurance. About Dixon Hughes: Dixon Hughes is the largest accounting firm based in the Southern U.S. and ranks among the nation’s top 20. With a staff of over 1200 located in eight states, the firm provides a wide array of assurance, tax and consulting services to clients of all sizes. For more information, visit www.dixon-hughes.com. About Best’s Review: Best's Review magazine, the insurance industry's most influential publication, offers award-winning news coverage of the worldwide insurance industry. Since 1996, Best's Review has won more than 60 awards for excellence in editorial and graphic design from such organizations as the American Society of Business Publication Editors and the Trade, Association and Business Publications International organization. http://www.dixon-hughes.com/index.asp?intReleaseID=394&month=3&year=2010 Dixon Hughes Teams with IASeminars to Offer Training onInternational Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)Greenville, SC,March 2, 2010 –Dixon Hughes PLLC is collaborating with IASeminars, a leading provider of training courses on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), to offer CPAs and other financial professionals a comprehensive global range of IFRS training solutions.“The SEC will clarify the roadmap for the adoption of IFRS by public companies in the U.S. next year,” stated Martin Schlaeppi, Dixon Hughes Member-in-Charge of Client Services & Market Development. “Through our collaboration with IASeminars, Dixon-Hughes professionals will be able to assist CPAs and other preparers and users of financial information in preparing for this complex and important changeover.”Dixon Hughes professionals and clients will have access to more than 100 IASeminars public courses on IFRS, as well as customized on-site courses. These will be led by a team of instructors who have the specialized skills and knowledge needed to communicate complex technical materials to a professional audience. The Dixon Hughes- IASeminars courses will cover topics such as first-time adoption of the new standards, preparing financial statements in accordance with IFRS, and major differences between IFRS and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). “IFRS is coming to the U.S., just as it has already come to Europe, Canada, Australia, Brazil, India, Japan and most other major countries,” says IASeminars CEO Marc Gardiner. “If you are in the business of preparing or consuming financial information, this will affect you. IASeminars and our colleagues at Dixon Hughes can help – we offer hundreds of live IFRS technical courses in all major U.S. Cities.” About Dixon Hughes: Dixon Hughes is the largest accounting firm based in the Southern U.S. and ranks among the nation’s top 20. With a staff of over 1200 located in eight states, the firm provides a wide array of assurance, tax and consulting services to clients of all sizes. For more information, visit www.dixon-hughes.com. About IASeminars: IASeminars (www.iaseminars.com) has established itself over 10 years as one of the world’s leading independent providers of international accounting seminars.With offices in London, England and Washington, D.C., it offers several hundred public and in-company courses each year on six continents.IASeminars events attract thousands of senior participants from around the world who are taught by an international faculty of expert instructors. http://www.dixon-hughes.com/index.asp?intReleaseID=393&month=2&year=2010 Joyce Waterbury of Dixon Hughes Elected to Southern Federal Tax Institute’s Board of TrusteesHigh Point, NC,February 19, 2010 –Dixon Hughes PLLC would like to announce that Joyce Waterbury, a member within the firm’s High Point, North Carolina office and the Director of Tax Services for the firm, has been elected to the Board of Trustees for the Southern Federal Tax Institute. In discussing her new role, Waterbury stated, “Being elected to the Board of Trustees is truly an honor for me. It has always been my pleasure to attend the conference and I look forward to serving the institute in a more proactive role as a Board member.”The Southern Federal Tax Institute is a non-profit corporation that develops and presents annually a professional institute reviewing the latest federal tax issues and updates with lawyers, accountants, financial planners and other finance professionals throughout the Southern U.S. The Board of Trustees is comprised of attorneys and CPAs from well respected legal and public accounting firms. About Dixon Hughes: With a staff of over 1200 located in eight states, Dixon Hughes ranks among the nation’s top 20 CPA firms and provides a wide array of assurance, tax and consulting services to clients of all sizes. For more information, visit www.dixon-hughes.com. http://www.dixon-hughes.com/index.asp?intReleaseID=392&month=2&year=2010 Ron Fields of Dixon Hughes Receives CM&AA CertificationSpartanburg, SC,February 19, 2010 –Dixon Hughes PLLC, the largest CPA firm based in the Southern U.S., would like to announce that Ron Fields, a member within the firm’s Spartanburg, South Carolina office, has received certification as a Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor.In discussing the certification, Fields stated, “I’m always looking to learn and to advance not only my goals but those of my clients and this certification is a true validation and extension of the M&A skills I’ve gained as a certified public accountant.” The CM&AA designation is awarded by the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors and is the premiere credential designed to recognize M&A professionals with the highest level of professional excellence. The rigorous and challenging aspects of the CM&AA training program also provide a means for business clients to select qualified financial advisors. About Dixon Hughes: With a staff of over 1200 located in eight states, Dixon Hughes ranks among the nation’s top 20 CPA firms and provides a wide array of assurance, tax and consulting services to clients of all sizes. For more information, visit www.dixon-hughes.com.