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DEAR VASQUEZ + COMPANY TEAM, It has been a successful first half of the year. We have expanded our suite of services and enhanced team member competence. We continue to actively reach out to prospective clients through face-to-face meetings, events, as well as other marketing efforts. As we enjoy the season’s warm days, our team continues having great times through different company activities and get-togethers. I wish everyone a safe and fun summer. Thanks to all our team members for your dedication and commitment. Your efforts are recognized and greatly appreciated. Cheers!
Gilbert R. Vasquez
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NEW EMPLOYEES
NEW HIRES WELCOME! AUDIT
ACCOUNTING
ADMINISTRATION
*LA STAFF
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ANNIVERSARIES
ANNIVERSARIES - Los Angeles The firm would like to recognize employees that have reached milestone anniversaries. Thank you, everyone, for your hard work and dedication!
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ANNIVERSARIES
ANNIVERSARIES - Manila, PH
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PROMOTIONS
AUDIT
IT AUDIT
Congratulations on your promotion! Keep up the excellent work!
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EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION – LA
LA Administrative Professional's Day Celebration Dinner
Nothing beats a comforting night out with good company! To celebrate and give appreciation to our hardworking administration professionals, last April, the LA team had a dinner gathering at Ruth's Chris Steak House.
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EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION – LA
LA Team Hiking Adventure
Great view and great people! Last June, the LA team had a fun Saturday morning under the sun and with nature. Here's to our next adventure!
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EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION - MNL
Townhall 2022 - Innovate and Deliver
Last March, the Manila team conducted its Annual Town Hall event at The Peninsula Manila Hotel with the theme of 'Innovate and Deliver'. It was initiated to highlight how every employee is an important asset to the company and how together, we can believe, achieve, and succeed.
Team Building - A Relaxing Trip to Beautiful Tagaytay
The Manila Leadership team conducted their team building at Anya Resort Tagaytay last April. We are so happy to create shared memorable moments with our team who have been setting ambitious goals and are delivering remarkable results!
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EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION - MNL
Admin Team Thanksgiving Brunch
The Manila team organized an appreciation brunch for our administration professionals at Blackbird Nielson Tower last May. It was their very first faceto-face meeting and everyone had a great time bonding!
Congratulations Ciara Nicole P. Calangi On passing the CPA Board Exam! We are so proud of you!
We celebrate the growth, advancement, and achievements of everyone in our firm. We encourage you to share your accomplishments. Contact Eden Marfori to know more.
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VASQUEZ BABIES
Vasquez Babies
Congratulations to Yvette Delos Santos, Manila Office Accounting Team Lead, on the birth of her baby boy, Yverick Han G. Delos Santos. Yverick was born on May 8th. Wishing you and your family joy and happiness as you welcome this special blessing into your life.
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WELLNESS
8 Ways to Stay Fit While Traveling Most people don’t usually keep a good fitness routine while traveling — they try, but their fitness routines are never as good as when they are at home. Here are eight strategies to help you stay fit on the road:
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Focus on bodyweight exercises.
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Keep the workout short and minimal.
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Don’t give yourself a choice.
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Bodyweight exercises use your own body weight to strengthen muscles. They are ideal for travel because they require no equipment, can be done anywhere and anytime, and have variations to increase intensity and prevent boredom. In short, they eliminate pretty much every excuse you might come up with for not exercising. Common bodyweight exercises include: squats, push-ups, pull-ups, lunges, crunches, leg lifts, sit-ups, and jumping jacks.
Every day, alternate ten minutes of one travel activity (work if you’re traveling for business, something from your agenda for the day if you’re traveling for pleasure) with your exercise for the day — for example, pushups or squats. Choose just one bodyweight exercise, and try to do four to six sets (not including warm-up sets) of as many as you can do. That’s it. Even with that minimal exercise, you’ll have maintained strength in those exercises. And because the workout is so simple, it’s hard to say no to it.
It can be easy to procrastinate on exercise when you travel, mostly because travel workout routines may seem too difficult. By simplifying it to just one exercise, you’ll be less likely to procrastinate. Better still, make yourself accountable. Pick someone to report daily on what you’ve done for exercise. So every morning, do an hour’s worth of work and do your one bodyweight exercise for the day, no excuses. That routine works really well if you don’t let yourself off the hook.
Walk.
Walk a lot, every day. Watch as you go from a walking wimp to a walking god in just a few weeks. Sure, you may take breaks to stop for coffee or ice cream or lounge around in public squares, but spend most of your time walking through winding streets; admiring buildings, statues, and cafes; and exploring a new place.
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Run up every set of stairs.
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Sprint.
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Try to be mindful and not overeat.
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Skip and dance with the kids.
WELLNESS
Most cities have lots of stairs: going up from subway stations, going up to an office or museum, etc. Run up every single flight. If you see a set of stairs, gleefully run up them, two or three steps at a time. Run up the stairs instead of taking the elevator. Sometimes you may climb hundreds of stairs (the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower) and only run up some of them, but learn to love stairs!
Every day, sprint at least a few times. Race the kids to a statue or sprint down a small alley for fun. Make it a form of play. You may not have the opportunity to go on long runs while you’re traveling, but if you take the opportunity to sprint when you can, you’ll usually feel pleasantly tired at the end of each day.
Too often, the foods you eat while traveling aren’t healthy — pastas, pizzas, breads, ice cream, etc. That can be okay. Giving yourself permission to relax about what you eat and try new foods is part of what makes travel enjoyable. But make it your goal to eat mindfully, and not overeat too much. You may not be successful —but try to be pretty good. Hopefully, the exercise will balance out the rest.
Hold your child’s hand and skip merrily along the streets. It is less embarrassing to skip merrily (or often, crazily) in public if you’re holding a child’s hand. Also, dance with your kids in public. You may not be the world’s best dancer, but you can get a good disco fever going, or do the Twist, or the everreliable Running Man.
Copyright © 2022 LifeCare, Inc. All rights reserved. This publication is for general informational purposes only and it is not intended to provide any reader with specific authority, advice or recommendations. Where you deem necessary, we suggest that you seek advice regarding your particular situation from the appropriate professional.
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Featured Artist Essam Gubat I’ve always loved singing. I didn’t think of myself as a great singer before, but I’ve always felt good whenever I sing. I was never really confident with my singing until I started getting compliments and praises from other people whenever they would hear me quietly singing to myself in the corner of a room. Those words of encouragement and positive comments pushed me to break out of my shell and go out of my comfort zone. I started to gain confidence in my talent which eventually led me to join several singing events in our school. What was once a hobby that I did just for fun became a burning passion that I want to pursue even further. Out of my love for singing, I created my YouTube account in 2015 to post random videos of me singing. It was more of the intention to have a fun and creative outlet where I could share raw, unpolished, and effortless singing videos rather than putting so much effort to gain views and likes. Funny enough, I have this one video that I recorded randomly while I was having a bad cold. It’s a cover of Christina Aguilera’s and Demi Lovato’s song called “Fall in Line”. At that time, the song was still unreleased, but being a huge Christina Aguilera fan, I was able to listen to the leaked version of the song. After posting that video, it started getting lots of views, likes, and comments from people from different parts of the world. I was immensely surprised how that random one-minute-and-sixteensecond video would get that much attention. With all the positive comments I got from that video, I was fueled and re-inspired to create more videos. Since then, I’ve posted more videos, and even upgraded with a recording setup. One thing I’ve learned: YouTube is not a platform that is easy to take on. Consistency is the key. When you’re driven by the number of likes, views, and comments, that’s when you easily lose the fun in making videos. When I get stuck in that headspace, I always go back to that boy who recorded videos out of passion and love for singing. I haven’t posted a new video in a while for several reasons, one of them being that I don’t want to force myself to create something that doesn’t feel right at the moment. I always have to be in my creative space to feel that it is the right time. Rest assured, I will be going back to that YouTube grind very soon. Subscribe to Sam's Channel on Youtube!
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
HOW TO GET CISA CERTIFICATION Register for the Exam
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Maintain Your Certification The goal of the continuing professional education (CPE) policy is to ensure that all CISAs maintain an adequate level of current knowledge and proficiency in the field of privacy. This proves to your peers and external and internal stakeholders that your skills and knowledge are always up to date and relevant. LEARN MORE
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FEATURED INDUSTRY
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Assurance, tax, and business consulting to the non-profit industry has been and continues to be a key focus area for Vasquez + Company LLP and its professionals.
Organized Labor Vasquez fully supports organized labor by providing specialized industry-specific audit and accounting services to organized labor unions and many of their related political action committees. Over sixty percent of our audit practice is dedicated to the government and non-profit sectors. Serving organized labor is a natural extension of our industry focus. Vasquez’s business objective is to provide valuable assistance to management and the general union membership with accurate and timely information that satisfies accepted audit procedures and reporting requirements.
Community Health Centers Healthcare organizations must closely manage risk, and monitor costs, revenues, and grant program requirements. It takes insight and an experienced accounting partner to evaluate your organization’s efficiency and fiscal fitness for future operations. Vasquez has the industry experts who will embrace your vision and ease concerns in these essential areas. As auditors to some of the largest, non-profit healthcare organizations including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), we do not simply process forms and send your team an invoice; rather, we come to understand your organization to provide you with the best information and assistance available to run your operations more effectively. Through the years, Vasquez clients have appreciated our specialized knowledge because it makes for a uniquely purposeful and meaningful relationship as we concentrate on providing key advice and direction to management and the board of directors. Between delivering top-tier outcomes, managing expenses, and justifying their funding, not-for-profit organizations walk a tightrope. Balancing those priorities requires agility, an eye on shifting winds, and the kind of smarter thinking that helps organizations like yours deliver.
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BIRTHDAYS *LA STAFF
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COMPANY EVENTS
RSM Leaders Conference
Vasquez + Company LLP participated in the 2022 RSM Leaders Conference in Dallas, Texas last May 17-19, 2022. The event revolved around business trends and best practices surrounding this year’s theme of Adapting to a Vanishing Workforce, it also focused on firm strategies for leading people and strengthening firm competencies. Many great takeaways were gained from thought leaders in the audit, client advisory, consulting, tax, operations, human resources, and marketing fields. Vasquez took part as a conference sponsor and attendee of the event, we used our booth to promote our Manila office services and capabilities. This marks our first major on-the-ground conference since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
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HOLIDAYS & EVENTS
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
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EID AL-ADHA
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NINOY AQUINO DAY
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NATIONAL HEROES DAY
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LABOR DAY
Also called the Fourth of July in the United States. It commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
Or The Feast of Sacrifice is the most important holiday in the Muslim calendar. The festival remembers the prophet Abraham's devotion.
The Filipino community celebrates the life of Senator Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino Jr., keeping his legacy alive. Before Aquino’s untimely death, he was regarded as the flag bearer for the progression of modern Philippine democracy.
National Heroes Day is celebrated in honor and in remembrance of unknown valiant Filipinos who sacrificed their lives as a foundation for Philippine independence from foreign rule under Spain, United States of America, and Japan.
Rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America's strength, prosperity, and well-being.
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RSM EVENTS Please note that RSM uses CST For a complete list of courses, log in to your RSM MyLearning
Audit & Accounting Q2 CURRENT ACCOUNTING PRACTICE ISSUES AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS - 2022 07/13/2022 11:00 AM Q2 AUDIT UPDATE - 2022 07/21/2022 11:00 AM AUDIT DOCUMENTATION 08/04/2022 12:00 PM
Industry Q2 STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS A&A UPDATES - 2022 07/13/2022 12:00 PM
Taxes CORPORATE TAXATION I, PART 2: TAXATION OF CORPORATE ENTITIES 07/18/2022 12:00 PM PARTNERSHIPS/LLCS TAXATION I, PART 2: FORMATION, REPORTING & DISTRIBUTIONS 08/01/2022 12:00 PM FUNDAMENTALS OF ESTATE PLANNING 08/08/2022 02:00 PM A Case Study Approach to Serving Business Owner Clients: Part 1 08/12/2022 01:00 PM
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INSIGHTS & RESOURCES
All companies are susceptible to and will likely experience fraud at some point. In this video, you will learn about simple and easy to implement controls and processes.
The spread of the Coronavirus has caused many companies to have employees work remotely. In this short video, we walk through 10 tips to help maintain a productive workforce, a collaborative work environment, and a positive company culture while working remotely.
We examine the latest financial trends in health care and discuss what's ahead for middle market business leaders.
The 2022 health care private equity market is cooling off. Reduced asset supply, rising interest rates and financial uncertainty are some of the reasons why.
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The AECOM team enjoys your help with our Form 11-K and the Form 5500 filings. We enjoy interfacing with the Vasquez team.
Thank you all for your sense of urgency and processing of information. It was a pleasure to work with you all.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
It was great working with your team on this endeavor!
Thank you very much for your professionalism and for always looking out for the Foundation. We truly appreciate your guidance to help keep us on the right course.
Thanks for all your work to helping us timely file our form 990 and getting us to complete the FY 2020 Audit report.