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> MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!! IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS! Tax
season is ALMOST OVER! Make plans
to attend a young professionals’ event in your area and breathe a
much-needed sigh of relief. http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22396.aspx > Announcing the 2007 LEAP
Ambassador Training Sessions! Are you
thinking about becoming a high school LEAP Ambassador and want to know what
it entails? Are you already a LEAP Ambassador and want to sharpen up
your presentations? Then the LEAP Ambassador Training Sessions are
perfect for you! Come network
with fellow ambassadors and enjoy a full day of refreshing ambassador
presentation information, ways to integrate financial literacy, as well as a
high school teachers’ panel session. COMPLIMENTARY! LUNCH PROVIDED! http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22190.aspx > Congratulations To The 2007 LEAP
Scholarship Winners Thanks to
your contributions, more than 55 students will receive financial assistance
as they pursue their dreams of becoming CPAs. Review the list of winners! http://www.mocpa.org/leap/cgscholarships.html > MSCPA Young Professionals Poll ResultsIn the
last poll, MSCPA asked you if you identified yourself as a Beatles fan or an
Elvis fan. Your results are as
follows:
Did you know…
From Useless Knowledge by
Joe Edelman & David Samson, St. Marin’s > AICPA Reports That Home Ownership Out of Reach For Many
Americans Two out of
every five adults Americans (41 percent) feel they cannot afford to by a
home, according to a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for the AICPA. > DO THEY GET YOU???? Understanding How The CPA
Profession Attracts, Retains & Motivates Young Professionals As
reported by AccountingWeb, in the past five years,
the accounting profession has overcome the challenges of the Enron crisis,
restoring the reputation and integrity of the profession. In the wake of that
crisis, and new requirements created by Sarbanes-Oxley, profession has
readily stepped up to the increased emphasis on ethics and importance of
financial data integrity. http://www.accountingweb.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=103381 CCH has also released a new white paper, "Recruiting and Keeping
Up-and-coming CPAs at Your Firm," with insight into what's important to
young accounting professionals in the workplace today, how firms are
measuring up, and what firms can do to recruit and retain top talent. http://accounting.smartpros.com/x57107.xml > Improved Soft Skills
Help Accountants Advance Accounting and finance professionals looking to advance their
careers will need to improve their soft skills, according to Accounting
Management Solutions, inc. (AMS), a http://www.accountingweb.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=103378&d=815&h=817&f=816&dateformat > What's Business-Casual Attire? Dress
codes depend on a company's industry and culture. If in doubt about company rules, ask
HR or your supervisor. Your work attire reflects on you and your
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CPE 2007 For Young CPAs Please note: All courses listed
are 8 CPE hours unless otherwise noted. Seminars: Profit Improvement-10 Tips for a
Better Bottom Line & Corporate Ethics Update Finding the Sweet Spot Excel for CPAs 2007—Tips, Tricks, and Vital
Features Financial Statement Modeling for
Accounting & Finance Professionals Best Practices in Quantitative
Financial Analysis Audits of 401(k) Plans MSCPA Summer Tax Institute Conferences: Governmental Accounting Conference May 1-2,
2007— 13 CPE Credit Hours School Audit Conference May 14,
2007— ________________________________ Technology Tip of the Week Provided
by the MSCPA Information Technology Committee In
Excel, Creating Scenarios You already know that Excel provides the ability to play
"what if" with your worksheets. As an adjunct to this capability,
Excel provides the Scenario Manager, which allows you to save different data
scenarios. Using this tool you can save different variables for your sheet
and call them up quickly and easily. To view recently archived issues of
"Technology Tip of the Week," go to: http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22269.aspx
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