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11-06-06
HA&W Partner
Recognized as one of Atlanta’s “Up and Comers”
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Yelena
Epova selected as one of the metro area’s top young professionals
by the Atlanta Business Chronicle
ATLANTA, October
27, 2006 – Yelena Epova, a partner with Atlanta accounting firm Habif,
Arogeti & Wynne, LLP (HA&W), was selected by the Atlanta Business
Chronicle as one of the city’s “up and comers” for 2006.
Each year, the paper selects and presents awards to 40 business professionals
under the age of 40 who have made significant contributions to their communities
and are leaders in their companies.
After emigrating
to the United States in 1990, Epova joined HA&W in 1993. She was elected
to partnership in 2003 and currently heads the firm’s international
tax practice.
“I am
honored to receive this recognition,’ said Epova. ‘I could not
have achieved this without the support of the partners and staff at HA&W
as well as the clients I work with.”
“Yelena
has been a key player at HA&W,’ said Dan Simms, Managing Partner
and CEO of the firm. ‘She was instrumental in developing our international
practice as well as mentoring many of our staff.”
Epova specializes
in advising domestic and international companies on international tax issues
and tax planning strategies regarding inbound and outbound operations. Additionally,
she works with companies in addressing their transfer pricing issues, developing
policies and performing transfer pricing studies. Epova also assists clients
with domestic tax issues by providing tax planning and compliance services.
She is an active
member in many professional organizations including the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants, where she served on the task force that
is reviewing Proposed Treasury Regulations on Transfer Pricing; the Georgia
Society of Certified Public Accountants, where she participates in its Leadership
Development Program; and Baker Tilly
International, where she chairs the North American International Tax
Committee. In addition, Epova is a founding board member of GlobalEXECWomen,
is an active member of the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce and chairs
the Ha’Or (Light) Committee of the Marcus Jewish Community Center
of Atlanta.
Habif,
Arogeti & Wynne, LLP is the largest independent accounting and business
advisory firm headquartered in Georgia. The firm’s more than 180 professionals
provide financial solutions – including accounting, auditing and tax
services, management consulting, financial planning, technology consulting
and financial staffing – to more than 7,000 clients in a variety of
industries. HA&W is a member of Baker Tilly International, an association
of leading independent accounting firms worldwide.
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