The Archives

February 2008

• Annual Calendar as a Marketing Tool

  02.11.08 | Permalink | In The News

  Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches was recently featured in the Advertising & Marketing Focus section of the Houston Business Journal. The article focused on the success of our annual calendar as a marketing tool.
  Were it not for the busy accountants toiling away in their offices, visitors to the offices of Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches LLP might [...]

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• Darfur—Photojournalists Respond at Holocaust Museum Houston

  02.11.08 | Permalink | Community Involvement

  Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches LLP, Houston’s oldest and largest independent CPA firm is pleased to present Darfur—Photojournalists Respond at Holocaust Museum Houston, March 14th thru August 17th.
  Over 400,000 Sudanese people have died in the current crisis in Darfur with millions left starving and displaced. An exhibit featuring the work of eight photojournalists who documented the [...]

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• Great Start in 2008

  02.11.08 | Permalink | Recruiting

  The Recruiting Committee is off to a great start in 2008. We are signed up for the career fair at Houston Baptist University on March 13th, and we are on the wait list for University of Houston’s fair on March 6th. Bree Pannell, John DeStefano and Brittany Supernaw will be attending the Meet [...]

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• Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches’ Firm Events for 2008

  02.11.08 | Permalink | Events

  The events committee has been hard at work planning Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches’ firm events for 2008. Our team has visited many venues to narrow down our choices for firm’s 2nd annual family picnic as well as the holiday party. After much deliberation, the event “hot spots” have been chosen and we are [...]

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• In-Depth New Hire Training Program

  02.11.08 | Permalink | Training

  Gainer, Donnelly and Desroches recognizes that training plays an integral part in professional development. In an effort to support this mission, Ismael Garza was hired on as training coordinator and a training committee was established.
  In late 2007, the training department began testing an in-depth new hire training program which they will continue to develop and [...]

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• IT Department Implementing Changes

  02.11.08 | Permalink | IT

  At the start of the New Year, the IT department implemented several changes in an effort to equip our staff with the tools they will need as we enter into busy season. Improvements include: upgrading the firm’s tax and audit software to the 2008 versions, deploying new computers and distributing wireless access cards.
  We are [...]

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• Brand Re-Fresh

  02.11.08 | Permalink | Marketing & Communications

  As we enter our 60th anniversary year, GD&D is in the process of implementing a comprehensive brand re-fresh. Under the guidance of our new design firm, Good Project, GD&D has recently launched an ad campaign considered by many marketersto be “progressive” by all accounting profession standards. Look for our ad in the upcoming February and [...]

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• Texas Franchise Tax

  02.09.08 | Permalink | Tax Announcements

  The first returns calculated under new margin-based Texas Franchise Tax are due May 15; Taxpayers who have not previously been subject to the Texas Franchise Tax are required to file a return or an extension by May 15, 2008. If the return is filed, 100% of the tax is due with that filing; [...]

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