INTERNATIONAL

U.S., Mexico Accountants Build Model Alliances

Cross-border commerce flourishes between professionals.

Bill Teague
Bill Teague is an independent writer and editor living and working in San Diego. Until recently he was Managing Editor of the Intuit ProConnection Newsletter and earlier served as Associate Publisher for Harcourt Professional Publishing. He attended the first U.S.-Mexico conference in 1995, where he presented gifts of Spanish-language editions of the Miller GAAP Guide to conference speakers. For more, visit www.tinyurl.com/CalCPA-USMex16.

by Bill Teague

With international initiatives emerging as one of the AICPA’s key strategies,  the U.S.-Mexico relationship may serve as a model of friendship.

International cooperation was apparent up close and in action at the U.S.-Mexico Conference in May, co-presented by the San Diego Chapter of the California Society of CPAs (CalCPA) and their counterparts, the Colegio de Contadores Publicos de Baja California.

At the conference, AICPA president Melancon, appearing for the first time since the conference’s inception over 15 years ago, praised the work between the two societies.

“It’s a tribute to what’s going on from a commerce perspective,” he said. “We appreciate the leadership of the CalCPA in these cross-border relationships.” Melancon noted the annual conference has been in existence since 1995.

JOINT SUMMIT

Melancon reported on the joint summit that had taken place May 20, with the Instituto de Mexico Contadores Publicos’s president, Luis Michel Dominguez.

“We had a great summit with IMCP president Luis Michel,” Melancon said, praising him and other “true leaders on the international stage” representing Mexico. “We have forged a very nice relationship, meeting each year for several years,” he said.

The conference was marked by this kind of balance. Presentations were in either Spanish or English, with simultaneous translation available by headset.