Steve Halt, Managing Partner at Halt, Buzas & Powell, Named "SmartCPA" by Washington SmartCEO Magazine

ALEXANDRIA, VA, September 12, 2007 – Regional accounting firm Halt, Buzas & Powell is pleased to announce that for the second year in a row Managing Partner Steve Halt has been named a “SmartCPA” in Washington SmartCEO magazine.

For over 30 years, Steve has been providing accounting, tax and business consulting services to clients to mid-size businesses, nonprofits and individuals in the DC area. Steve specializes in providing tax planning and business consulting services to closely held businesses and high-net worth individuals, including general tax and business strategic planning, business valuations, business entity selection and financial and estate planning. As Managing Partner, Steve has led the firm to experience significant growth in the DC area region, including the opening of a new office last year in Bowie, MD.

Steve was selected among over 150 nominations to be a “SmartCPA” to comprise a list of the 50 top CPA professionals in the Washington DC region.  Nominations were chosen among professionals practicing in accounting firms, private industry, government and education. Winners were chosen based on their leadership, their innovation and impact on the community and profession, their accomplishments and their years of service by a SmartCEO selection committee of accounting experts. The winners are highlighted in the September 2007 issue of Washington SmartCEO and will be recognized at a special awards dinner on September 25.

For more information about the “SmartCPA” award, contact Georgia Patton at (410) 342-9510.  

About Halt, Buzas & Powell, Ltd.

Halt, Buzas & Powell is a full-service CPA and management consulting firm that provides accounting, auditing, taxation, management systems and outsourced accounting services to individuals, not-for-profits and businesses in the greater Washington region. Founded in 1969, the firm’s devotion to exceptional service, quality and value has led to HB&P’s being recognized as the "2005 Alexandria Professional Service Business of the Year," and consistently listed in the Washington Business Journal as one of the areas top CPA firms for size. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia with a new office in Bowie, Maryland, HB&P was recently named one of the region’s Best Places to Work by Washington Business Journal. For more information, please visit www.cpas4you.com.

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