Miami – December 31, 2008 – Miami – December 29, 2008 – Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLP (MBAF), Florida’s largest independent public accounting firm, has once again made the list of Top Accounting Firms, compiled and published by the South Florida Business Journal. This is the third year that MBAF has maintained its position in the number one spot.

MBAF ranked first on the list of “Top Accounting Firms by South Florida Billings” with $55.3 million, an increase of more than $10 million from the previous year’s billings.

“Retaining our top spot on the list of the ‘Top Accounting Firms by South Florida Billings’ is particularly important in a year marked by an economic downturn,” said Tony Argiz, managing partner at MBAF. “MBAF’s staff has remained committed to providing our clients with the highest possible level of service and counsel, and that has allowed us to not only meet, but exceed last year’s billings, even in a struggling economy.”

Additionally, MBAF ranked third among the “Top Accounting Firms by Number of CPAs,” with 87 CPAs on staff in South Florida.

About Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLP:
MBAF is ranked 43rd in the top accounting firms in the nation and is the largest independent CPA firm in the State. The firm has been ranked as “Best of the Best,” the list of the top 25 performing firms in the country, for 13 years. MBAF provides tax and accounting, audit, technology consulting and litigation support and business valuation services to entrepreneurs, wealthy individuals, private and public corporations and legal practitioners across a broad range of industries. For more information, please visit www.mbafcpa.com.

Miami – December 26, 2008 – Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLP (MBAF), the largest independent CPA firm in Florida and the 43rd in the nation, has formed a special task force to examine the income tax ramifications to clients and investors who participated directly or indirectly with Bernard Madoff entities.

Members of the task force, comprised of a network of MBAF tax specialists, are working to assist clients and investors in the potential recovery of tax dollars related to the Bernard Madoff case.

These refunds may be as a result of dollars expended for erroneously reported income in prior years, or to receive a deduction for principal losses in the current year.

The formation of this special task force is a proactive move to quickly identify and immediately assist investors in reclaiming their losses from this Bernard Madoff fraud case.

“MBAF made the decision to form this task force partially as a result of the substantial amount of calls our accountants have been receiving in recent days from attorneys, bankers and investors adversely affected by this Bernard Madoff scheme” said MBAF Managing Partner Tony Argiz.

Areas of focus include timing and ability to take principal losses as an ordinary deduction, filing of protective elections to maintain open tax years so that amended returns may be filed, and addressing carry back and carry over issues that affect prior and subsequent periods.

The task force plans to work with legal counsel that represent Bernard Madoff victims with potential Securities Investment Protection Corporation (SIPC) filings, assessment of damages and defense of distributed proceeds received in prior years that regulatory agencies may attempt to reclaim.

If you would like to contact our firm to discuss your particular matter, please call Marjorie Horwin, CPA, 561 909-2100 (Palm Beach and Broward), Miguel G. Farra, CPA, JD, or Tony Argiz, Managing Partner, 305 373-5500, (Miami-Dade) or for more information on MBAF, please visit www.mbafcpa.com.

About Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLP:

MBAF is ranked in the top 50 accounting firms in the nation and is the largest Florida-based CPA firm in the State. The firm has been ranked as “Best of the Best,” the list of the top 25 performing firms in the country, for 12 years. MBAF provides tax and accounting, audit, technology consulting and litigation support and business valuation services to entrepreneurs, wealthy individuals, private and public corporations and legal practitioners across a broad range of industries. For more information, please visit www.mbafcpa.com.

Tuesday, October 29, 2008

Bethesda, MD – Legal Advantage, a pioneer in the legal services industry, is proud to announce its compliance with the international standard for environmental management, the ISO 14001.
ISO 14001 approach requires organizations to evaluate all areas of activities where there is an environmental impact.  Compliance with ISO 14001 can benefit firms by reducing costs of waste management, savings on consumption of energy and other resources, reduction in distribution costs, an improved corporate image as well as a framework for continual improvement.
Commenting on this accomplishment, Mirza Baig, CEO of Legal Advantage said “Environmental stewardship is a Legal Advantage core value and achieving the ISO 14001 compliance exemplifies our commitment to conduct business with state of the art environmental practices.  The ISO 14001 framework will help protect and enhance the environment and our business.  We are proud to have reached this milestone where we have minimized our impact on the environment.”
“We proudly understand our environmental responsibilities and are continuously implementing strategies to help minimize our impact on the environment while continuing to improve the service to our customers,”said Harold Pieroway, Director of Operations.
Samba Rao, Vice President, Operations, added “Our commitment to environmental management is absolute as we have an exclusive ‘Green’ team. This team  takes care of all things eco-friendly, with special emphasis on the use of non-renewable resources, waste avoidance, effective waste disposal and life cycle planning.  Legal Advantage will continue to evolve in its environmental management systems, and our ISO 14001 compliance is a testimony to our efforts.”
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