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Accounting Advisory Services

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Closely Held Business

Not-for-Profit

Professional Services

Nick Annan

CPA

Director

Professional Overview

Nick leads the firm’s Accounting Advisory Services practice in Columbia, SC. With nearly 15 years of public accounting experience, Nick serves as a Controller and CFO advisor to professional services firms and not-for-profit customers. He is passionate about assisting organizations to learn and grow through accounting, finance, and operations advisory collaboration. Nick brings significant expertise to professional service firms, empowering owners to make strategic business decisions based on sound analytics and valuable business insight. He consults with customers on a regular basis regarding budgeting, cash flow forecasting, and management reporting. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nick served as one of the firm’s subject matter experts on the Paycheck Protection Program; helping firmwide customers obtain loans to sustain their organizations through the pandemic and ultimately achieve maximize loan forgiveness.

Education, Credentials and Special Training

  • Certified Public Accountant in South Carolina
  • M.B.A, University of South Carolina
  • B.S., Accounting, University of South Carolina

Professional Affiliations  

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants

Civic and Community Activities

  • University of South Carolina - Board Member, Carolina Alumni Band, Past Member, Darla Moore School of Business Young Alumni Board
  • Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce Leadership Columbia Class of 2020
  • Zeta Chi Alumni Association of Kappa Kappa Psi - Chair, James Copenhaver Carolina Band Scholarship Golf Tournament, Treasurer, Carolina Jazz Xperience
  • Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Fraternity for College Band Members Ritual Performance and Education Committee member, Past Member Curriculum Committee
  • Transitions Homeless Shelter, Board Treasurer
  • Carolina Crown, Board Treasurer

Awards

  • Columbia Business Monthly, 2020 Best and Brightest 35 and Under
  • Columbia Regional Business Report, 2020 Phenom

Authored by Nick Annan

Article

A Tax and Financial Roadmap for Surviving…

May 04th, 2023

By Bergin Fisniku and Nick Annan Corporate bankruptcies in the U.S. are at a 12-year high, according to data from S&P Global. More specifically, the total…
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Article

PPP 2.0 and the Consolidated Appropriations…

Dec 28th, 2020

The information below is subject to change as a result of rapidly evolving legislative developments and government guidance. After months of intense negotiations, Congress passed…
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Article

SBA Releases Loan Necessity Questionnaire for…

Nov 04th, 2020

In May, after an outcry due to multiple publicly traded entities receiving PPP loans, the Treasury and Small Business Administration (SBA) released FAQ #31, which…
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Article

Considerations for payroll tax deferrals:…

Sep 03rd, 2020

On August 8, 2020, President Trump signed a memorandum directing the Treasury Secretary to defer the withholding, deposit, and payment of employee Social Security taxes…
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