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> Ask MSCPA Anything! "I've heard bits and pieces about a new law/ruling going into effect regarding the storage of emails. Most firms have company policies on storage of emails and require certain add-ons to the end of emails; however, could you please clarify what the new ruling is?" Data
management and e-mail storage are very hot topics in today's business
world. E-mail messages have more
than tripled over the past five years, according to IDC, a market
intelligence and advisory firm. With this
development, as well as compliance-driven regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley,
e-mail is now considered a business document. There
have been federal regulations passed that stipulate that anyone that may be
involved with federal litigation retain electronic records. As a result
of these new compliance rules, long-term data retention has become a business
requirement in many industries, including the accounting world, according to
senior analyst Henry Baltazar in an article for Eweek. Failure to manage e-mail can carry a costly
penalty. If you
are unsure of your organization's policy on e-mail storage, ask! It’s a great question! Information verified by Michael
Jacobson, MSCPA Information Technology Do you
have a question for the MSCPA? Ask
MSCPA Anything! The Missouri Society of CPAs hereby
disclaims any and all responsibility or liability, which may be asserted or
claimed arising from or claimed to have arisen from reliance upon the
information or utilization of the information appearing in the Ask Anything
column. > Work/Life Balance Resources How do
you achieve the balance between your work life and your personal life,
especially during such a busy time for business? The MSCPA Work/Life Balance committee
has compiled resources to help you with issues related to balancing your
professional life and your personal life. Check them out! http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22208.aspx > MSCPA Young Professionals Poll ResultsIn the
last poll, we asked you what makes a perfect Saturday night. Your results are as follows:
In many
ways, this has been a great boon to the economy as it led to a great increase
in consumer spending on Saturdays as a restaurant visit, motorcar journeys,
or a trip to the movies became standard Saturday fare. Many jurisdictions
continued to enforce strict blue laws on Sunday which meant that most
recreations, such as stores and theatres, were forced to close on that day.
These regulations began to weaken in the years after the Second World War and
Sunday also became a day of recreation for many. In recent
years the weekend has begun to fade in importance. While most people work a
five day work week, when the hardware costs outweigh human costs, the
competitiveness of the modern economy means that leaving a factory idle or an
office unmanned for two days is of too great expense. Thus many workers
regularly work on weekends. Since this is seen as a greater burden most
employers pay extra for weekend work, either by agreement or by legislation,
or else give time off midweek. From http://en.wikipedia.org. > This is
your opportunity to tell MSCPA what keeps you up at night! Ask us anything! > MSCPA Committee
Day is scheduled for Friday, May 18, 2007! Sign up today and mark
your calendars! Friday, May 18, 2007 > 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 > Making Accounting Cool
According to CFO
Magazine, the pressure for new recruits has become so intense that bigger
pay packages simply aren't enough to attract them anymore. Firms are finding
they have to offer signing bonuses, longer holidays, gym memberships, and
other perks. And smaller outfits, especially, are having trouble sourcing
enough graduates at home, leading them to broaden their search to
less-developed nations. http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/8696785?f=home_featured > Have You Considered a Compliance and Ethics Career? The
compliance and ethics field encompasses how people act in large
organizations, and how to keep those organizations out of trouble. At the root,
we must recognize that organizations act in ways different from individuals,
and that individuals in organizations do things that they would not do if
acting alone. http://accounting.smartpros.com/x56154.xml > Executives Link Business Degree To Future Career Success
If
hindsight is 20/20, new students may want to heed the advice of their
predecessors. Thirty-nine percent of executives said if they were in
college today, they would choose a degree in business administration to best
prepare for future success. The other top responses were liberal arts (21
percent), accounting (14 percent) and
computer science (11 percent). This same
question was asked in surveys in 1990 and 1996. Although liberal arts
was the most popular response in 1990, business administration has claimed
the top spot since 1996. The number of respondents selecting accounting
as the most desirable degree has consistently increased over the years. ______________________________________________________ Sponsored By: Accountemps |
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CPE 2007 For Young CPAs Be
on the lookout in April for the 2007-2008 CPE Catalog! ________________________________ Technology Tip of the Week Provided
by the MSCPA Information Technology Committee In
Excel, Simulating Alt+Enter in a Formula If you have a formula that concatenates text values: =A1 &
A2 & A3 and are looking for a way to simulate the pressing of Alt+Enter
between each of the concatenated values here is what to do. To view recently archived issues of
"Technology Tip of the Week," go to: http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22269.aspx
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