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> DEADLINE APPROACHING!
Increase The Visibility Of
Industry CPAs In Missouri!
It's time
for the Missouri Society of CPAs
and AICPA Business and Industry Hall
of Fame Awards and your nominations are requested! If you know someone who is deserving
of Hall of Fame status, tell MSCPA about them. Fill out your nomination
form and return it to MSCPA
before March 30, 2007.
> Make Plans to Attend
the Industry Networking Roundtable!!
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 (Committee Day II)
Details
Location: Columbia,
MO
> MSCPA Committee Information
Committee
Day is scheduled for Friday, May 18, 2007! Sign up today and mark
your calendars!
Friday, May 18, 2007
9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Marriott Courtyard
Columbia, MO
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> AICPA & FASB Form Private
Company Financial Reporting Committee
As part
of a broad initiative by FASB and AICPA, the Private Company Financial
Reporting Committee announced its founding membership.
http://www.aicpa.org/download/news/2007/FASB_PCFR_
Committee_Membership_Press_Release.pdf
> CFOs: 404 Compliance Back at Square
One
Mismatches between the internal-controls proposals of
the SEC and the PCAOB will keep compliance with Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act overly burdensome and costly, CFOs think.
http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/8836463/c_8837262?f=home_todayinfinance
> Deadline
Approaching To Comment On GASB’s Intangible Assets Proposal
The public comment period for the GASB proposed standards for reporting
intangible assets in state and local government financial statements will end
on March 23, 2007. The proposal was published as an exposure draft,
Accounting and Financial Reporting for Intangible Assets, on December 27,
2006.
http://www.gasb.org/news/nr030707.html
> Measurement Under FIN 48: A CPAs’ Guide To Oddsmaking
Implementation
of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's new Interpretation No. 48,
"Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes," presents many
daunting tasks for CPAs.
http://www.macpa.org/Content/23092.aspx
> Survey: Congressional Changes Will Impact Business Tax Policy
The
results of a recent study reflect an opinion that while companies do not
believe broad-based tax reform is imminent, the change in Congressional
control will have a significant impact on tax policy for business in specific
industries as revenue offsets are at a premium.
http://www.millerchevalier.com/pr/taxsurveyresultspressrelease020207/
> Study: Meaningful Hiring, Orientation Programs Are Key
Companies
often overlook hiring and orientation programs as prime opportunities to
reinforce corporate goals and motivate employees, says Ilene Gochman, an
organization effectiveness expert with Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a global
consulting firm..
http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=17073
> Staff Issues Demand New Solutions
Recruiting
good workers and properly administrating staff —- two of the most
pressing issues facing CPAs -- will take new levels of creative thinking to
resolve. CPAs in all segments of the profession say staffing and
staff-related issues are the problems they would most like to resolve with the
snap of a finger.
https://www.cpa2biz.com/News/Columnists/Telberg/Staff+Issues.htm
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