Dec. 16, 2008

CalCPA Presents Jason Brancazio
with Forbes Award for Highest CPA Exam Score

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — The California Society of CPAs (www.calcpa.org) has presented its John F. Forbes Award to Jason Brancazio, CPA, for earning the highest score on the Uniform CPA Exam in California.

Brancazio, a senior manager at Bruce L. Ross & Company in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., received $2,000 and a plaque in recognition of his achievement. Earlier, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) awarded Brancazio its Elijah Watt Sells Award for being among the top 10 scorers in the nation on the CPA exam.
The John F. Forbes Award is named in honor of CalCPA’s secretary-treasurer from 1909-27.

Brancazio holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Princeton University and completed accounting coursework at the University of California, Los Angeles.

About CalCPA
The California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA) (www.calcpa.org) is the nation’s largest state accounting organization. It serves 33,000 members in public practice, private industry, education and government.