GLO CPAs, LLP - The Beneficial Switch:  Moving From Large to Smaller Accounting Firms

HOUSTON – May 22, 2007 - GLO CPAs, LLP, a large Houston-based 25 year old leading certified public accounting firm is providing more than financial services for its clients and constituents by hosting seminars and networking sessions at The Houston Club. On Wednesday, June 13, 2007 in the Houston Club’s Magnolia Room, GLO will host a seminar focused on the benefits of companies switching from larger accounting firms to smaller accounting firms post Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Speaking at the event is C.S. Agnes Cheng, Ph.D. who will discuss the trends, market reactions and benefits in companies switching from Large to Smaller accounting firms. Agnes Cheng, Ph.D. is currently Director of Research & Technical Activities at GLO CPAs, LLP. Dr. Cheng is also a Professor of Accounting at the Bauer College of Business at University of Houston, and has helped the University of Houston to arrange and develop training and education programs for Asian students and executives.

GLO has been registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) for approximately three years.  Our industry is in a paradigm shift of which we are in the forefront where large and small public companies are switching from the Big Four international firms to other CPA firms.  As a mid-size regional firm with a global footprint supported by Integra International®, we are able to compete on a regional and global basis.  We are extremely optimistic about our ability to service companies on a regional or global basis which would be considered large, i.e. registered with the New York Stock Exchange, and other public companies on a high-quality, cost-effective basis. 

About GLO CPAs, LLP - Established in 1981, GLO CPAs, LLP is one of Houston’s leading certified public accounting and advisory firms. GLO CPAs has a strong global footprint and provides services including auditing, accounting, financial planning, personal and corporate tax planning and preparation, and investment services.  With team members encompassing a wide variety of skills including fluency in the English, Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), Vietnamese, Korean, Russian, Hindi and Malayalam languages, GLO CPAs, LLP helps clients to manage and optimize growth while maintaining the highest quality control standards in the accounting industry.