May 15, 2007

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> It’s Time To Renew Your MSCPA Membership!

It’s been a jam-packed year for CPAs in Missouri…and the coming year is not anticipated to slow down a bit!

 

MSCPA is hard at work aggressively promoting the profession to future generations, with the hope of ensuring a labor force that will be able to lead the profession with the large number of job vacancies coming as baby boomers retire in droves.  MSCPA’s student initiative, LEAP, is nationally recognized as one of the best and most influential student recruitment initiatives in the country.

 

In addition, MSCPA is working hard to help the profession with interstate practice mobility—an issue that increasingly causes problems for our more mobile business environment.  Differing state laws prohibit easy practice across state lines.  MSCPA is working to introduce legislation to the Missouri legislature that will correct this problem.

 

Overall, access to the most comprehensive CPE in the state, profession-specific publications, career services, and savings and discounts are just a few great reasons why 8,500 CPAs are committed members of the Missouri Society of CPAs. 

 

Your MSCPA membership renewals will be mailed later this month, which reflects the 2007-08 dues schedule, which was approved by the MSCPA Board of Directors.  You may view the new schedule athttp://www.mocpa.org/content/files/pdfs/0708dues.pdf

 

> Learn More About FIN 48!

FIN 48 adds major new tax documentation and disclosure requirements on a scale unseen since passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in 2002—and is now in effect for fiscal years ending December 15, 2006. You need to know how to:

·         Define what constitutes a tax position

·         Apply the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold

·         Measure the largest amount of tax benefit available under FIN 48

MSCPA offers four-hour courses to help you learn about the details of FIN 48!

St. Louis a.m.

St. Louis p.m.

Kansas City a.m.

Kansas City p.m.

 

> BRAND NEW!

“AICPA Business Solutions Workshop: Delivering on Your Trusted Advisor Status”
Attend this newly offered course on June 18, where you'll learn practical tools, techniques and skills for strategic client planning, so you can return to the office with a concrete action plan to enhance your practice.  Through solution-driven sessions, you'll learn how to translate the issues clients face into opportunities for consulting with them — by hearing first-hand why some clients switch firms and what they're looking for from a CPA.
https://www.cpa2biz.com/CS2000/Products/CPA2BIZ/Conferences/
Delivering+on+Your+Trusted+Advisor+Status+Missouri.htm

> Who Are Your Best Clients? And What Do You Do Once You Know?

As reported by AccountingWeb, client selection is the core element of firm profitability and appropriate allocation of precious firm resources.

http://www.accountingweb.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=103508

 

> Help Tornado Victims in Greensburg, Kansas

In the wake of the terrible devastation to Greensburg, Kansas, the business community has expressed a desire to reach out and help those who are in such desperate need.    

In order to help, the employees and partners at Meara, King & Co. and Ingram’s Magazine have made a contribution in the amount of $10,000 each for the tornado relief effort in Greensburg, Kansas. For those of you who wish to make tax deductible contributions to the relief, Meara, King & Co. is serving as a channel to get the funds quickly to where they will do the greatest good. 

If you would like to make a contribution to help in this cause, you may send your check—payable to “American Red Cross—with a memo—“KC Greensburg Relief Effort”—to: 

                                  c/o Meara, King & Co.
                                  800 West 47th Street, Suite 430
                                 Kansas City, MO 64112-1246

Meara King, in turn, will pool your checks, along with their contributions, and deliver them personally to the local office of the American Red Cross. You will then be provided a receipt of your deductible donations. Please forward any questions you may have to info@meara.com

 

> IRS Grants Tax Relief for Kansas Tornado Victims

The IRS announced tax relief for Kansas taxpayers in the disaster area that was struck by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding on May 4, 2007.

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=169961,00.html

 

> Survey: MBAs See Low Pay in Accounting

Among 47 industries, MBA candidates ranked accounting as the lowest-paying field in a recent survey, as reported by WebCPA.

http://www.webcpa.com/article.cfm?articleid=24161&pg=newsarticles

 

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Technology & Productivity Weekly is a membership benefit and is
intended for your personal use only.

This Week's Headlines 

Storage Capacity Planning: What's Enough and What's Too Much?
An Expert's Do's and Don'ts for Outsourcing Technology
Getting Started: Selecting a PC for Your Small Business
QuickBooks Meets Web 2.0
VPNs for SMBs Offer Choices, Security and Value
Why You Need a File Server Right Now
Telecommuting Goes Agile as Employees Unplug
Remote Data at Risk
Wireless Will Deliver Net Big Productivity Boost, Says Global Survey
Spyware Protection
New Tools Enhance Excel

 


CPE 2007

For CPAs in Public Practice

All courses are 8 CPE hours unless otherwise noted.

 

Seminars:

 

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER:

Excel for Advanced Users—Data Analysis and Advanced Capabilities

May 17, 2007—St. Louis, MO

 

MSCPA Summer Tax Institute

June 6, 2007—Kansas City, MO

June 7, 2007—Springfield, MO

June 19, 2007—St. Louis, MO

 

New Taxwise Strategies for Closely Held Businesses

June 26, 2007—Kansas City, MO

 

FIN 46R Variable Interest Entity Consolidation Rules—Not Just a Big Company Issue!

June 26, 2007—St. Louis, MO

June 27, 2007—Kansas City, MO

 

2006 Pension Protection Act: Sweeping Retirement Savings

June 28, 2007—Kansas City, MO

June 29, 2007—St. Louis, MO

4 CPE Credit Hours

 

Taxation of LLCs, LLPs. LPs and Other Partnerships

June 28, 2007—Kansas City, MO

June 29, 2007—St. Louis, MO

4 CPE Credit Hours

 

What’s New & What’s Hot in Small Business Retirement Planning Vehicles

June 29, 2007—St. Louis, MO

 

 

Conferences:

 

Small Firms Conference

May 22, 2007—Columbia, MO

Agenda

Registration

Information Technology Conference

June 20, 2007—St. Louis, MO
Agenda
Registration



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Technology Tip of the Week

Provided by the MSCPA Information Technology Committee

In Excel, Establishing a FLOOR and CEILING

Chances are good that you know how to use the primary rounding functions in Excel: ROUND, ROUNDUP, and ROUNDDOWN. There are two other similar functions you can use, as well: FLOOR and CEILING.

More...

 

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