abip Updates - August 2026 Highlights

ABIPalooza Brings All Three Offices Together
Our Houston, San Antonio, and New Braunfels teams gathered in San Antonio for ABIPalooza, three days of tax training, professional development, and team building. More than 75 of our people took part across our Associate, Leadership, and Admin tracks, with sessions led by our own professionals on everything from tax return excellence to practice management to client collaboration.

The retreat began as a vision from Alphonso Anderson and opened with an address from Scott Irvine and Mike Del Toro, along with a welcome from our new COO, Melissa Bushman. Between sessions, the group connected over an evening of bowling and team building and got to know the colleagues they work alongside all year.

Thank you to everyone who presented, participated, and made ABIPalooza a success. It was a reminder that we're one firm across three offices.

San Antonio Showed Its Spurs Pride
Our San Antonio team celebrated a little friendly competition and team spirit to celebrate their hometown Spurs!

Supporting Texas Prairies
abip was proud to sponsor Prairie Rendezvous Houston on July 18, a celebration benefiting the Native Prairies Association of Texas and its work conserving the state's native grasslands. Representing the firm at the event was Gosia Kanda, head of our Audit department.

Run the Strait

By Edgar Vargas Castaneda, Director, TAS

A Buyer’s Guide to Winning Distressed

Cross-Border Deals

Growth is getting harder to buy. Clean domestic assets trade at full multiples in crowded auctions, and organic growth has slowed for many acquirers. There is a less crowded route to inorganic growth...

What Every Special Needs Family Should Know About Taxes and Government Benefits

By Teresa Ferruzzo, CPA, Partner, CAS
As both a CPA and the parent of an adult daughter with special needs, I've learned that some of the most expensive financial mistakes families make aren't the result of poor decisions—they're the result...

Key Tax Deadlines and Credits Your Business Cannot Afford to Miss

As we move through the year, we want to flag an important retirement plan deadline. The IRS requires new Safe Harbor 401(k) plans to be set up and ready to receive contributions no later than October 1 for the plan to be effective...