Awards will be announced at a ceremony on September 4 at the Accountex USA conference in Boston, Mass.

The categories are as follows:

Bookkeeper Partner of the Year. For outstanding achievements of a bookkeeper or bookkeeping firm.

Accountant Partner of the Year: For the outstanding achievements of an accountant or accountant firm.

Innovator Award: Recognizes a person or practice that pushes through conventional boundaries.

Social Influencer Award: Recognizes a person or practice in their efforts to promote Sage and the accounting industry in social media.

Community Spirit Award: Celebrates a person or practice that has made outstanding contributions to their community.

To nominate an individual or practice, nominators must submit their subject’s full name, contact details, and a write-up of no more than 200 words explaining why the nominee deserves or embodies the award for that category

Nominees will be notified via email once a form is submitted A panel of independent judges will rank nomination write-ups. The three highest-ranked write-ups will be the finalists in each category, with the highest-ranked nominees in each category declared the winners.