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Make
plans to attend the upcoming Industry Networking Roundtables! Take advantage of this opportunity to
meet other CPAs in the industry sector, exchange ideas, and discuss the
challenges you face daily. All
Roundtables meet from 10:00 a.m .- 2:00 p.m., and lunch is provided. Date: Friday,
May 18, 2007 ( Location: Get more
information about the Industry Networking Roundtables! (http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22188.aspx) > Increase The
Visibility Of Industry CPAs In It's time
for the Missouri Society of CPAs
and AICPA Business and Industry Hall
of Fame Awards and we need your nominations! If you know someone who is deserving
of Hall of Fame status, tell us about them. Fill out your nomination form and return
it to MSCPA before March 30, 2007. > 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. > CPA Legislative Visit--MARCH 7! Join your fellow CPAs for the next CPA Legislative Visit on
Wednesday, March 7 in http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22366.aspx > MSCPA Committee
Day is scheduled for Friday, May 18, 2007! Friday, May 18, 2007 > Take Charge of Your Career Path Take Charge of Your Career Path is a career assessment tool
published by the > FEI Comments on
Proposed SOX Changes In separate letters submitted to the SEC and PCAOB, Financial
Executives International's (FEI) Committee on Corporate Reporting (CCR)
and Small Public Company Task Force (SPCTF), voiced concerns with recent
changes proposed by the SEC and PCAOB to Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley. http://www.accountingweb.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=103221&d=815&h=817&f=816&dateformat= > Survey: CFO Turnover Will Soar in
2007 As reported by CFO
Magazine, turnover among finance chiefs will reach a record high in 2007,
according to a report by executive services firm Tatum. http://careers.cfo.com/article.cfm/8763417/c_8764207?f= > Survey: Employee Ratings Of Senior Management Fall While
employee ratings of senior management shot upward earlier in the decade,
those numbers dipped slightly in 2006, a survey by Watson Wyatt Worldwide has
found. The survey showed that senior management's ratings from
employees have dropped slightly since 2004. In contrast, many of those
ratings had risen considerably from 2002 to 2004. http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=16887 > AMR
Research has released the results of an in-depth field study on the state of
operational risk management technologies. The study found that 46 percent of
firms plan to implement or evaluate technology for risk management in the
next 12 to 24 months. http://www.amrresearch.com/Content/view.asp?pmillid=20097 > Top Financial Reporting Challenges For 2007 As
companies absorb all of the changes for 2006 financial reporting -- and look
ahead -- Financial Executives International CEO Colleen Cunningham has
compiled a list of the top financial reporting challenges for 2007. http://www.fei.org/eweb/upload/FEI/Top10.pdf > If there
is such a thing as a rallying cry in the accounting profession, it would be
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" Still,
change is inevitable. And a sea change is upon us with the imminent release
of
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