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> May 2008 Ethics Exam Review Workshops
Scheduled!
Take
advantage of this opportunity to complete the ethics exam in a group
setting! As an MSCPA member, you can attend this workshop at no charge!
St. Louis:
Saturday,
May 10, 2008
MSCPA Learning Center
Register
Kansas City: Saturday,
May 17, 2008
UMKC Bloch
School of Business,
Room 101
Register
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> Online Forum for Young
Professionals
Visit the MSCPA Young Professionals
Online Forum! You can ask questions, glean insight and share best
practices with other young CPA members.
Discuss the issues that impact your work, such as:
- Communicating
with other generations
- Promoting
the value of the CPA credential to your employers
- Utilizing
technology to ease workloads
To explore the MSCPA message boards, click here. Log in using your last
name as your username and member number as your password.
Then click on the Young Professionals
Forum.
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> NEW MEMBER BENEFIT! The MSCPA Business Intelligence Brief
The Business Intelligence Brief is a daily
quick-read update and analysis of the news that may affect you and your
business. It is prepared for the Missouri Society of CPAs by Armada Corporate
Intelligence. http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22593.aspx
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>
Want to be a Champion? Join the
Financial Literacy League!
Step up
to the plate and help promote financial literacy with the MSCPA Financial
Literacy League! This initiative provides an opportunity for CPAs to
share the financial literacy message with their organization or community
group. Hitting a homerun is easy, using the Powerpoint
presentations, speaking points, handouts and other resources that MSCPA has
compiled for you. Sign up today!
http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22592.aspx
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>
LEAP Contributor Campaign
With
the number of Baby Boomers nearing retirement, a disproportionate number of
new CPAs is needed in the coming years to sustain the CPA profession. Now more than ever, the LEAP
Scholarship Program is needed to help young people understand the rewards
of working in this great profession.
One hundred percent of money donated goes directly toward
scholarships. You can contribute
quickly and easily online with a credit card by visiting http://www.mocpa.org/leap/leap1.html.
The future
sustainability of the CPA profession rides on what you do today!
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>
MSCPA Young Professionals Poll Results
In the
last poll, MSCPA asked you which qualities you value most in a
leader. Your results are as follows:
Intelligence/Competency
41%
TIE!!
Honesty
41%
Creativity 8%
Humility
8%
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> Recession Fears:
Re-thinking Spending or Career Moves?
The fluctuating
markets and fears of a recession have some families cutting back on spending
and waiting to see where the economy goes. A page one story in today’s
Journal says that recession fears are mounting and covers the latest news
about the economy and the Fed’s abrupt rate cut.
http://blogs.wsj.com/juggle/2008/01/23/recession-fears-re-thinking-spending-or-career-moves/
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> Hiring
Outlook Remains Strong in 2008
The demand for
accounting and finance professionals is expected to remain high in 2008.
According to the 2008 Salary Guide from Robert Half International, this is
due in part to efforts by public accounting and consulting firms as well as
private industry to expand their menu of financial services to include
positions such as mergers and acquisitions, litigation, forensic accounting
and fraud investigations.
http://accounting.smartpros.com/x60255.xml
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>
Breaking The Myths
About Career Networking
Networking is often
a misunderstood concept. The development of a strong network requires making
connections that will sustain more than a simple introduction. Those
connections, and the support required to maintain them, are the necessary
ingredients to developing a network.
http://www.quintcareers.com/career_networking_myths.html
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Technology Tip of the Week
Provided
by the MSCPA Information Technology Committee
Create A General
Ledger In Excel From General Journal Data
Many businesses
keep a journal of their daily transactions, called the General Journal. The
General Journal entries, which can be entered directly into an Excel
worksheet or imported from another application into Excel, record individual
transactions in chronological order as debits and credits. These entries from
their specific accounts form the General Ledger, from which users can derive
other reports, such as the income statement.
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