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MSCPA has
just learned that MO$T now requires that a contribution be held in the
account for 12 months before withdrawal to pay college costs—otherwise
Missouri tax penalties apply. http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22440.aspx > LAST CHANCE TO NOMINATE! 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 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 Roundtable! 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) Location: > MSCPA Committee
Day is scheduled for Friday, May 18, 2007! Sign up today and mark
your calendars! Friday, May 18, 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. > Let Us Know What You’re
Thinking! Take this
one-minute snippet survey! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=759333057449 > Take Charge of Your Career Path Take Charge of Your Career Path is a career assessment tool
published by the > SEC
Chairman: XBRL Won't Require Audit SEC
reports that companies that adopt XBRL for regulatory filings will not need
an additional audit of the conversion of their data, reported Reuters. http://accounting.smartpros.com/x56983.xml > CFOs Wanted: Controllers Need Not
Apply CFO Magazine
reports that controllers couldn't make all the numbers work out for them this
time. New research shows that as of April 2006, the number of Fortune
500 CFOs hired from outside of their new companies total 190. While 58
percent were plucked from the ranks of existing corporate or divisional CFOs,
a paltry 4 percent were sitting controllers. http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/8876136?f=home_featured > 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/ > Sustainability Reporting: Straight To The Bottom Line CFOs at top
global companies use comprehensive reporting that provides data on
nonfinancial factors to cut risk and ensure future performance. http://www.businessfinancemag.com/magazine/archives/ > Preferred
stock, once the province of only large companies, is now a feature of small
to mid-size, privately held companies. CPA/ABVs and other valuation analysts who
encounter preferred stock less often than common stock will learn useful
information about proper methods for valuing it. http://www.aicpa.org/pubs/jofa/feb2007/miller.htm _____________________________________________________________ Sponsored
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CPE 2007 For CPAs in Business and Industry Seminars: Trends in Corporate
Financial Planning—Beyond Traditional Budgeting Profit Improvement-10 Tips for a
Better Bottom Line & Corporate Ethics Update Excel for CPAs 2007—Tips, Tricks, and Vital
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2007— ________________________________ Technology Tip of the Week Provided
by the MSCPA Information Technology Committee In
Excel, Changes in Font Size when Copying Excel provides a number of ways that you can copy information from
one worksheet to another. The method you use in your copying can affect what
you seen when the copy operation is completed. To view recently archived issues of
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