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Atlanta CPA Firm Bennett Thrasher kicked off its fall recruiting season with its first event, a Beta Alpha Psi meeting at the University of Georgia on Thursday, August 27th.  Stephanie Crawford, who leads Bennett Thrasher’s campus recruiting efforts states, “We are very excited to be back on campus after the summer and look forward to a great fall recruiting season!  Our growth plan remains constant and we will be on campus hiring Interns for both Winter/Spring 2010 and Summer 2010, as well as, future entry level hires.”

One of Bennett Thrasher’s current and long range goals focuses on hiring at the campus and entry level.  The vision being that candidates are hired at the entry level and grow organically through the promotion levels of the firm.   With that in mind, the firm has placed more emphasis on the Intern program as an early identification tool for both candidates and Bennett Thrasher. 
            
Bennett Thrasher is highly active and regularly attends Beta Alpha Psi meetings, career fairs and holds campus interviews at the University of Georgia, Auburn University, Kennesaw State University and Georgia State University.  In addition, they also attend various events at Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern and Oglethorpe.  If you are interested in learning more about Bennett Thrasher and seeing when representatives will be on your campus, visit the Campus Recruiting Calendar. 

On August 6th, 2009, Peter Stathopoulos, Director of State & Local Tax at Bennett Thrasher PC, and Bernard Coleman, a partner with Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC’s Corporate and Securities Group and leader of the firm’s Sports & Entertainment Practice, hosted a presentation on Georgia Film Tax Credits: How to Easily Reduce Your Georgia State Tax Bill.  In addition to Peter and Bernard, Asante Bradford with the Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment office spoke regarding recent developments with the tax credits.  The event was held at the offices of Womble Carlyle in Atlantic Station.

The Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act of 2008 (the “Act”) expanded Georgia film tax credits, making Georgia a nationwide leader in attracting film productions to the state.  Due to the new Act, a production company that films in Georgia can now get up to 30% of its budget in tax credits.  These tax credits can be acquired by individuals and companies who are looking to reduce their state tax liability.  With a purchase of Georgia film tax credits, an individual or company can reduce its Georgia tax bill by 10% to 20%.

To find out more information regarding Georgia film tax credits or to answer your State and Local tax questions, please email Peter Stathopoulos at pstathopoulos@btcpa.net or call him at 770.396.2200.