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With the Georgia summer heat clearly locked down on us these days, outdoor training has become difficult except for early mornings.  That being said, our BT Track Club members have still been hard at it over the summer.  The largest running event was the annual Peachtree Road Race, and we once again had double digit participation, with some impressive times given the unusually cool weather on July 4th this year.

In addition, our triathletes  have been quite active, with extremely competitive finishes in the Ironman Coeur d’Alene in Idaho, Olympic distance races including St. Anthony’s in St. Petersburg Florida, West Point Lake in West Point Georgia, as well as Rev3 in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

Congratulations to all of our Track Club participants for their accomplishments so far this summer.

Coming  soon-  Our members have their sights set on several races including Ironman Louisville in August, the Silver Comet ½ Marathon in October, and the Nashville Country Music Marathon and ½ Marathon.  In addition, Bennett Thrasher is a corporate sponsor this year for the annual Frogtown Trail Challenge on October 2 in Cumming Ga..  The Frogtown Trail Challenge includes a 4 mile and a 10 mile race, and will be quite the challenge.  Below is a quote from the race’s main website www.christianrunners.org/frogtown/

“Run for your life.  This is not about racing, its about survival.  We let nature throw everything at you from slippery rocks to deep ravines, steep muddy climbs, and of course, the nearly one mile of creek running.  We assure you, that with a few barking dogs behind you, you’d think you were on a jailbreak!  Not for the faint of heart, but certainly doable if you let your adventurous side take over.  Racing as Mother Nature intended it!”

We look forward to great turnouts at all of the fall adventures the BT Track Club has in store.

Atlanta CPA Firm Bennett Thrasher announces the promotion of Jonathan Swartz to Shareholder.

Jonathan Swartz is a Shareholder in the firm’s Personal Financial Services practice.  He has experience providing financial advice to attorneys, corporate executives, family business owners and other high net worth clients on income tax, estate and gift tax, investment, insurance, and retirement planning.

Additionally, Swartz has experience in individual, partnership, S-Corporation, foundation, and fiduciary income taxation.

Prior to joining Bennett Thrasher, Swartz worked for the Atlanta office of KPMG LLP as a Senior Tax Manager in their Private Client Advisory Services (PCAS) practice. Swartz earned his Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting) degree from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and his Master of Taxation from the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University. Swartz is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Georgia, Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), and Personal Financial Specialist (PFS).

Swartz is a member of the Personal Financial Planning section of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Georgia Society of CPAs (GSCPA), the Atlanta Estate Planning Council, the Georgia Planned Giving Council, the Financial Planning Association, and serves as Secretary/Treasurer of the Atlanta Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals.

His community involvement includes service with Temple Sinai, the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, and as the Treasurer of the Epsilon of Kappa Alpha Order Alumni Advisory Board.