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October 27, 2018  Arlington, Texas – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) participated in the Fifteenth Annual Fort Worth CPA Softball Tournament hosted by the Fort Worth Chapter of CPA’s. This is the third year in a row that SFC participated in the softball tournament. This year’s team was coached by Drew Madsen and Bill Greene.SFC’s Accounts Playable had their best season yet! They knocked out their fierce competition during a three game winning streak that ended during the semi-finals game. SFC tied with BKD Dallas for third place overall in the softball tournament! Official Line-Up Amber Loyd ...

October 24, 2018 Arlington, Texas – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) hosted their 18th Annual Day of Service on October 24, 2018. The firm closed the Arlington and Fort Worth locations so that all firm employees could volunteer their time for the day. This year, the firm split into two different groups volunteering at Community Food Bank in Fort Worth and the North Texas Food Bank in Plano.The Community Food Bank group started the day sorting and organizing all of the cans that came to the food bank from a local university’s canned food drive. Then they prepped for the upcoming holidays by putti...

October 10, 2018 – Arlington, Texas - Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) is proud to announce that SFC has earned the distinction of being ranked as one of the Best Companies to Work For in Fort Worth for 2018. The winners and rankings will be the cover feature story of the November issue of the Fort Worth Inc. magazine. Each year the magazine names a total of 25 companies between two different categories; large and small with this distinguished title. This is the third year that the Fort Worth Inc. magazine has held their top employers contest and the first year that SFC has been nominated and na...

September 27, 2018  Arlington, Texas – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) is proud to participate in The Center for Audit Quality’s (CAQ) fourth annual social media day on September 27, 2018. SFC is joining other accounting firms and the CAQ’s partners, including university groups and high school organizations, to show why they’re #AuditorProud on social media. The campaign celebrates the audit profession and encourages students and others to learn more about the world of opportunity a career in audit can offer by sharing messages, stories and posts on all social media platforms.SFC is a full-serv...

Arlington, Texas – August 22, 2018 – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC), a full-service accounting firm, is pleased to announce that Michelle Kennedy, CPA, has been accepted into the program of Business Council for the Arts, Leadership Arts Institute (LAI). Michelle will be a member of the Dallas Class of 2019.LAI was founded in 1989 at the request of businessman and philanthropist Ray Nasher, to develop the next generation of business leaders for the arts in North Texas. Each year, a limited number of business professionals are selected for LAI. The program provides training in leadership, nonpro...

Arlington, Texas – July 16, 2018 – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC), a full-service accounting firm, hosted their second Not-For-Profit CPE Seminar. The event was held at the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame in Arlington, Texas on July 11, 2018 for members of the Not-For-Profit community. It was a day packed full of learning from some of the industry’s experts in Not-For-Profit accounting, tax law and best practices.  Sutton Frost Cary was proud to showcase the following speakers for the event:Lee Klumpp, BDO National Assurance Partner – Nonprofit & Government, discussed nonprof...

Arlington, Texas – May 29, 2018 – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC), a full-service accounting firm, participated in the Arlington Chamber of Commerce Women’s Alliance Lunch with Leaders event. The event discussed the 2018 Tax Reform and Bill Greene, Partner, was on the panel as a guest speaker. Bill provided insight on how these changes can affect participant’s businesses as well as how they can prepare their end of year filings by adjusting their current business plans.SFC is a full-service CPA firm that has been serving the DFW area for more than 25 years through offices in Arlington and Fort ...

Arlington, Texas – May 10, 2018 – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC), a full-service accounting firm, is pleased to announce the graduation of Mark Powles, CPA, from Leadership Arlington.Mark was accepted into the program in August 2017 and successfully completed the 9 month program. He graduated with the "Best Class Ever" of 2018 on May 10, 2018 at the Hilton in Arlington, Texas.Leadership Arlington, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, seeks to identify potential community leaders, educate them regarding civic engagement and leadership opportunities, and provides the graduate, and their sponsoring...

Arlington, Texas, January 1, 2018 – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) is pleased to welcome Denise Holmes, CPA, as a partner. A graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, Denise is an accomplished tax accountant with over 30 years of experience, including the last 16 years with SFC. She provides accounting and tax services to business and individual tax clients in a wide variety of industries. Denise has extensive experience in tax planning, compliance and IRS representation.SFC is a full-service CPA firm that has been serving the DFW area for more than 25 years through offices in Arlingto...

Arlington, Texas – November 1, 2017 – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC), a DFW-based CPA firm providing audit, accounting, tax, insurance compliance and business consulting services to a variety of industries has announced today that after 27 years of serving the accounting profession, managing partner John Sutton will be retiring from the firm effective November 1, 2017."I am leaving my clients in qualified hands" says Mr. Sutton. He continues " I have had the privilege to serve an incredible group of clients and to work alongside some of the most knowledgeable and accomplished people I know."Th...

November 1, 2017 - Arlington, Texas – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) announced today that it has been recognized as one of Accounting Today’s "Best Accounting Firms to Work For" for 2017. SFC is honored to be named as one of the top 100 firms in the accounting industry in the United States. This is the first year that Sutton Frost Cary LLP has been nominated for this award and is proud to have ranked No. 31.Each year, Accounting Today presents an annual ranking as an editorial supplement to the magazine’s November issue. Accounting Today has partnered with Best Companies Group to identify comp...

October 28, 2017 Arlington, Texas - Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) participated this past weekend in the Annual Chili Cook Off at the University of Texas at Arlington. The event was hosted by Beta Alpha Psi and The Accounting Society at the University of Texas at Arlington. This year the firm went with a Wild Wild West theme for our booth which included a cactus ring toss, a jail picture booth and a bank vault toss!SFC stepped up their chili game this year largely in part to Bill Greene. Bill cooked an excellent batch of chili that included pork, beef and venison. His secret recipe was a huge ...

October 21, 2017 Arlington, Texas – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) participated in the Fourteenth Annual Fort Worth CPA Softball Tournament hosted by the Fort Worth Chapter of CPA’s. This was the second year in a row that SFC has participated in the softball tournament. The team was coached by Drew Madsen and Bill Greene. After a very successful first game, SFC played several games throughout the day against other local accounting firms, but was unable to grasp the winning title!SFC is a full-service CPA firm that has been serving the DFW area for more than 25 years through offices in Arlingto...

October 18, 2017 Arlington, Texas - Sutton Frost Cary (SFC) hosted their 17th Annual Day of Service on October 18, 2017. The firm closed the Arlington and Fort Worth locations so that all firm employees could volunteer their time for the day. This year the firm split into three different groups volunteering at Hood County Habitat for Humanity, Trinity Habitat for Humanity and North Collin County Habitat for Humanity. The firm spent the day constructing walls, building a roof and painting several houses. The weather was perfect for such a fun event! Nearly 40 employees were in attendance thi...

September 21, 2017 Frisco, Texas – Sutton Frost Cary LLP recently attended the Dallas Business Journal’s Best Places to Work awards event at the Dr Pepper Ballpark on September 21 in Frisco, Texas. This was the 15th year for the Best Places to Work program by the Dallas Business Journal. Over 500 Businesses in North Texas competed for the coveted title. SFC placed 9th within the small business category. SFC is a full-service CPA firm that has been serving the DFW area for more than 25 years through offices in Arlington and Fort Worth. The firm works with privately and publicly held business...

June 21, 2017 - Arlington, Texas – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) announced today that is has been recognized as one of the Dallas Business Journal’s (DBJ) “Best Places to Work in North Texas” for 2017. SFC is honored to be recognized as one of the top 100 employers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.Each year, the DBJ recognizes the “Best Places to Work” after a series of vetting exercises that are conducted by the DBJ’s industry partner, Quantum Workplace. This will be the 15th year that the DBJ has given this distinguished title to the top 100 businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. This is th...

May 04, 2017 Arlington, Texas - The Arlington Chamber of Commerce awarded the 2017 Small Business of the Year to Sutton Frost Cary LLP in the “For-Profit” category. Sutton Frost Cary was presented the award at the May 4 “Spirit of America: 2017 Salute to Small Business” luncheon hosted by the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Small Business Administration, The U.S. Postal Service and The North Texas Small Business Development Center. The award was presented by Michael Jacobson, President and CEO of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce as well as Linda McMahon, SBA Administrator and co-fo...

April 22, 2017 Arlington, Texas – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) believes in being good citizens both inside and outside of the office. SFC encourages employees to participate in and volunteer their time to local causes that interest them with the goal of giving back to their community. This past weekend several employees from the firm hit the pavement and participated in the Diamonds of Distinction 2017 Bedazzled Walk/Run early on Saturday Morning. The weather was perfect the event and the participants had a blast! Diamonds of Distinction is a non-profit organization formed for the purpose of...

April 18, 2017 Arlington, Texas - Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) has been named Small Business of the Year! The Arlington Chamber of Commerce recently announced it will be awarding the 2017 Small Business of the Year to Sutton Frost Cary LLP in the “For-Profit” category! Sutton Frost Cary will be presented with the award at the "Salute to Small Business" luncheon on May 4 at the Sheraton Arlington Hotel. SFC is a full-service CPA firm that has been serving the DFW area for more than 25 years through offices in Arlington and Fort Worth. The firm works with privately and publicly held businesses...

October 15, 2015 Arlington, Texas – Sutton Frost Cary, LLP has joined the BDO Alliance USA, a nationwide association of independently owned local and regional accounting, consulting and service firms with similar client service goals. As an independent member of the BDO Alliance USA, Sutton Frost Cary, LLP can expand the services offered to clients by drawing on the resources of BDO USA, LLP, one of the nation’s leading professional services firms, and other Alliance members. The firm serves clients through 63 offices and more than 450 independent Alliance firm locations nationwide. As an i...

March 30, 2017 Arlington, Texas - Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) currently has over 20 CPAs working for the firm through the Arlington and Fort Worth offices. SFC is excited to showcase each one of them throughout the year. SFC is excited to announce that Bill Greene has been selected for this CPA Spotlight! BILL GREENE PARTNER Hometown: Killeen, Texas Alma Mater/Degree: TCU, BBA Accounting/Finance w/ minor in Economics. Magna Cum Laude What’s your role at SFC? Tax Partner How long have you been with the firm? 4 Months What made you want to become a CPA? Numbers are the language of bus...

March 10, 2017 Arlington, Texas - Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) currently has over 20 CPAs working for the firm through the Arlington and Fort Worth offices. SFC is excited to showcase each one of them throughout the year. SFC is excited to announce that Beth Meter has been selected for this CPA Spotlight! BETH METER TAX SENIOR Hometown: Carlos, Indiana Alma Mater/Degree: Oral Roberts University – Bachelor of Science What’s your role at SFC? Tax Senior How long have you been with the firm? About 3 ½ months What made you want to become a CPA? In high school, my bookkeeping teacher sho...

March 1, 2017 Arlington, Texas - Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) currently has over 20 CPAs working for the firm through the Arlington and Fort Worth offices. SFC is excited to showcase each one of them throughout the year. SFC is excited to announce that Deanna Frisby has been selected for this CPA Spotlight! DEANNA FRISBY AUDIT SENIOR Hometown: Hamshire, TX Alma Mater/Degree: Lamar University, Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Master of Science in Accounting What’s your role at SFC? Audit Senior How long have you been with the firm? 7 months What made you want to become...

February 17, 2017 Arlington, Texas - Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) currently has over 20 CPAs working for the firm through the Arlington and Fort Worth offices. SFC is excited to showcase each one of them throughout the year. SFC is excited to announce that Denise Holmes has been selected for this CPA Spotlight! DENISE HOLMES TAX DIRECTOR Hometown: Waco, TX Alma Mater/Degree: University of Texas at Arlington/BBA Accounting How long have you been with the firm? Over 15 years What made you want to become a CPA? High school bookkeeping class What are 3 words to describe SFC? Friendly, r...

February 13, 2017 Arlington, Texas - Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) was excited to participate last week in the Annual Firm Night sponsored by both the Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi. The event was held on campus on Friday, February 10, 2017 at the University of Texas at Arlington. SFC participated in the firm exhibit as well as speed networking. This is the second year in a row that the firm has participated in this event and is looking forward to participating in the future. SFC is a full-service CPA firm that has been serving the DFW area for more than 25 years through offices in Ar...

January 23, 2017 Fort Worth, Texas - Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) is pleased to announce that the firm has been nominated and named as a finalist for the Small Business of the Year (SBOY) by the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. SFC has been a member of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce for over 2 years, joining shortly after acquiring the Fort Worth location for the firm. The Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce awards the SBOY to recognize and honor businesses that have demonstrated "Best Practices" of entrepreneurships, such as sound business planning, fiscal responsibility and work process inno...

November 10, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) volunteered with the Fort Worth Chapter of CPA’s for their Community Service Project at Rivertree Academy in Fort Worth. Teams helped clean-up the school grounds and completed several projects throughout the morning.

November 3, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas - Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) volunteered with the America Red Cross North Texas Region early Saturday morning to assist them with installing smoke detectors in the community. Teams canvased several neighborhoods throughout Fort Worth and were able to visit a total of 120 homes. Groups were able to install a total of 64 alarms during this event and made this one of the most successful events for the American Red Cross.

Effective November 1, 2016, John Sutton, managing partner of Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC), is pleased to announce the merger of Greene & Ruggeberg, P.C. (GR). GR brings over 30 years of accounting, tax and consulting experience in a variety of industries. The merger will strengthen SFC’s practice with the addition of expertise in real estate, tax and business valuation. According to Sutton, “Our joining forces with Greene & Ruggeberg represents the coming together of two highly respected firms in the industry. We will continue to provide the highest quality of service to our clients ...

October 29, 2016 Arlington, Texas - Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) participated this past weekend in the Annual Chili Cook Off at the University of Texas at Arlington. The event was hosted by Beta Alpha Psi and The Accounting Society at the University of Texas at Arlington. This year we went with 80’s Aerobics for our theme. Throughout the day our booth hosted fitness classes taught by Leah, Olivia, Sarah, Ellen, Jennifer, Courtney and Drew with the aid of 80’s aerobics videos playing in the background. Olivia served as the official chef for the event and cooked an excellent batch of chili. W...

October 26, 2016 Dallas, Texas - Sutton Frost Cary (SFC) hosted their 16th Annual Day of Service on October 26, 2016. The firm closed the Arlington and Fort Worth locations so that all firm employees could volunteer their time to the Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity for their Build Day. Nearly 40 employees were in attendance to assistance with roofing and siding. SFC participates in and sponsors numerous local philanthropic events, and many of its employees sit on the boards of leading non-profit organizations.

October 22, 2016 Arlington, Texas – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) participated in the Thirteenth Annual Fort Worth CPA Softball Tournament hosted by the Fort Worth Chapter of CPA’s. This was the first time that SFC has participated in the softball tournament. SFC played several games throughout the day against other local accounting firms, but were unable to grasp the winning title.

October 1, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) is proud to congratulate Paula Hiett, Partner, on celebrating 20 years of service with SFC.Paula has been in public accounting since 1996. Her background in accounting includes experience in the both public and private sectors. Her extensive and diverse experience includes, but is not limited to, audits of financial statements of privately owned companies, employee benefit plans and nonprofit organizations and consulting for insurance-related clients.Paula is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Texas and has BBA...

September 29, 2016 Arlington, Texas - Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) is proud to congratulate Kim Crawford, Partner, on celebrating 20 years of service with SFC. Kim has been in public accounting since 1994, but has been with SFC since 1996. Her extensive and diverse experience includes, but is not limited to, audits of financial statements of privately owned companies, employee benefit plans and nonprofit organizations and consulting for insurance-related clients. Kim also assists clients with various tax and consulting services. Her responsibilities include being the firm-designated partner ...

September 12, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas – Sutton Frost Cary LLP (SFC) is pleased to announce that Amy Michie, Partner, was selected by the Association of Fundraising Professionals – Fort Worth Metro Chapter to speak at their September Chapter Meeting and Luncheon on September 12, 2016.Michie’s presentation titled Come Together on the Numbers: Where the Front and Back Offices Meet discussed where the roads meet and diverge between the front and back office. Members were able to get some pointers regarding their organizations 990’s as well as some quick tips on gift acceptance policies - areas d...