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> NEXT WEEK!
CPA Day in Jeff
City!
Every
year, hundreds of CPAs gather in Jefferson
City for the annual CPA Day. This is the profession's most
visible opportunity to provide a collective voice to Missouri's legislators. Plan now to attend the new evening
reception with the legislators, as well as the follow up meetings the next
day—January 23-24.
http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22365.aspx
> MSCPA Small Firm Networking Roundtables
Nearly 40 small firm practitioners from across the state have
met between Columbia and St.
Louis to participate in the first MSCPA
Small Firm Networking Roundtable. Various ideas and issues ranging from
staffing concerns to balancing work and life during tax season were shared
and openly discussed among the participants.
Registration is open for the third Small Firm Networking
Roundtable session in Kansas
City
on Wednesday, May 9! Register
today! http://www.mocpa.org/Public/Catalog/CourseDetails.aspx?
courseID=07SFNR3
Mark your calendar for the upcoming Small Firm Networking
Roundtables!
Friday, November 9, 2007
Friday, January 11, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
> MSCPA Financial Literacy League
MSCPA has
launched a financial literacy initiative to improve the financial health of
Missourians. The MSCPA Financial Literacy League is part of a national effort
of the CPA profession to reach out to the community and educate the public on
matters of financial practices that apply to various stages of life.
Check out
ways you can be involved!
Financial Literacy League
Training Camp http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22316.aspx
Financial Literacy League
Champions http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22317.aspx
MSCPA also
has many financial literacy resources available. http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22331.aspx.
> Ask MSCPA Anything!
What's
on your mind? This is your opportunity to ask MSCPA anything! Send
an email to: mailto:publicpractice@mocpa.org.
> DONATE TO THE
LEAP CONTRIBUTOR CAMPAIGN TODAY!
Your Investment Helps Future CPAs!
One hundred percent of
money donated goes directly to providing scholarships for deserving accounting
students as well as programs that build awareness of CPA careers and
accounting concepts. In the last four years, MSCPA has awarded more than
$200,000 in scholarships to deserving accounting students. HURRY! The deadline to contribute is January
31, 2007!
http://www.mocpa.org/leap/leap1.html
> LEAP Scholarships: Application
Deadline Nears
Know a Missouri
student pursuing a career accounting who deserves a scholarship? Encourage
them to apply online today! The
deadline to apply is January 31, 2007!
College Student Apply Here
High School Students Apply Here
> IRS, Treasury Issue Guidance on New Distribution
Provisions of the Pension Protection Act
The Treasury Department and the IRS issued a notice last week providing
extensive guidance on several Pension Protection Act rules relating to
distributions from tax-qualified retirement plans.
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=166051,00.html
> IRS E-File
Opens for 2007 Filing Season
Taxpayers may file their 2006 tax returns electronically as the IRS
opens the e-file program following a record-setting year.
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=166188,00.html
> Illinois First In Country for Federal-State Tax
Payment Pilot
Illinois
business taxpayers are the first in the nation to be able to pay state
withholding and federal taxes at the same time through a single system, the
U.S. Department of Treasury and the Illinois Department of Revenue announced.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-news/fms_state_pilot.pdf
> Why Clients Leave CPA Firms
"Lack of communication, including lack of timeliness and lack of
responsiveness," is the number one reason clients leave CPA firms
according to a study published by AccountingWeb,
yet communication is one of the many subjects that should be taught in the
schools of accountancy in this country, but isn't.
http://www.accountingweb.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=102996&d=815&h=817&f=816&dateformat=
%B%20%e,%20%Y
> FASB Establishes Investors Technical Advisory Committee
Earlier
this month, FASB announced the establishment of the Investors Technical
Advisory Committee (ITAC). Comprised of users of financial reports with
strong technical accounting knowledge, ITAC members will serve as a standing
resource for the FASB in obtaining further user perspectives and insights on board
projects.
http://www.fasb.org/news/nr010207.shtml
> Agencies Issue Final Statement Concerning Elevated
Risk Complex Structured Finance Activities
Five federal agencies issued a final statement on the complex
structured finance activities of financial institutions. The statement
describes the types of internal controls and risk management procedures that
should help financial institutions identify, manage, and address the
heightened legal and reputational risks that may
arise from certain complex structured finance transactions (CSFTs).
http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2007/2007-3.htm
> Missouri's New Minimum Wage Law
Pursuant
to 290.500, the Missouri Division of Labor Standards has the responsibility
to educate the public and investigate complaints to assure compliance with
the new minimum wage law.
http://www.dolir.mo.gov/strategic_plan/MONewMinimumWageLaw.htm
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To copy a small range of data from one
worksheet to another, it is often easier to use the mouse rather than the
Cut/Copy and Paste commands. To move the contents of Sheet1!A1:A10
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