News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Tom Lemmon
(212) 596-6122
tlemmon@aicpa.org
Joel Allegretti
(212) 596-6111
jallegretti@aicpa.org
AICPA ESTABLISHES VOLUNTEER NETWORK
TO HELP CPAs AFFECTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA
NEW YORK (September 21, 2005) – CPAs disrupted or displaced by Hurricane Katrina may locate CPA
firms willing to offer them work space, employment or other assistance through a Firm Volunteer Center
established by the Private Company Practice Section (PCPS) of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.
To date, 221 firms across the country have signed on to offer assistance in the form of housing,
office space, office supplies, technology support, hosting of email servers, help with critical filings, support
in reaching clients and even temporary employment to Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi CPAs.
“Thousands of CPAs throughout the Gulf Coast have had their lives and livelihoods turned upside
down by Hurricane Katrina,” said James C. Metzler, Vice President- Small Firm Interests at the AICPA.
“Our mission is to mobilize CPA firms throughout the country. The response has been tremendous.”
CPAs seeking help may go to the Firm Volunteer Center at
http://pcps.aicpa.org/Community/Hurricane+Katrina.html and search for contact information on
firms offering the particular assistance they need. CPA firms interested in volunteering should
visit the site and complete a brief form indicating which forms of assistance they would like to offer.
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (www.aicpa.org) is the national,
professional association of CPAs, with nearly 350,000 members, including CPAs in business and
industry, public practice, government, and education; student affiliates; and international
-more-
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associates. It sets ethical standards for the profession and U.S. auditing standards for audits of
private companies; federal, state and local governments; and non-profit organizations. It also
develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination.
The PCPS membership section of the AICPA is a community of CPA firms committed to making
practicing CPAs and their firms successful. Drawing on the experience of more than 83,000 CPAs in 6,000
local and regional firms from across the United States, PCPS provides valuable practice management
resources and serves as a national voice on issues facing these firms.
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