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> It’s
Time To Renew Your MSCPA It’s been a jam-packed year for CPAs in 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 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 this month,
which reflects the 2007-08 dues schedule, which was approved by the MSCPA
Board of Directors. You may view the new schedule at:
http://www.mocpa.org/content/files/pdfs/0708dues.pdf Renew your membership for a year that promises even more positive
change for RENEW
ONLINE…IT’S FAST AND EASY! > CPA Licensure Workshops! Help Your
Soon-to-be
CPAs now have the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of the CPA exam and
licensure process! This exciting one-hour workshop provides the
knowledge needed to make the process easier. This workshop will help
candidates in all stages of licensure, from preparing to sit for the first
section of the CPA exam to sending off paperwork for their CPA licenses! http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22489.aspx > BRAND NEW! “AICPA
Business Solutions Workshop: Delivering on Your Trusted Advisor Status”
> IRS Warns Taxpayers of New E-mail Scams The IRS has
alerted taxpayers to the latest versions of an e-mail scam intended to fool
people into believing they are under investigation by the agency’s
Criminal Investigation division. http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=170894,00.html > PCAOB Approves New Audit Standard For Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting and, Separately, Recommendations on Inspection Frequency Rule The PCAOB voted to adopt Auditing Standard No. 5, An Audit of
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting That Is Integrated with An Audit of
Financial Statements, to replace its previous internal control auditing
standard, Auditing Standard No. 2. http://www.pcaobus.org/News_and_Events/News/2007/05-24.aspx > Will FIN 48 Bring FASB Interpretation (FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes, is intended to make tax treatment more consistent between
companies by establishing recognition thresholds and measurement guidelines
for tax positions on federal income tax returns and setting up new guidelines
for income tax reserves. But as state legislators and tax authorities look to
increase tax revenue and enforce corporate tax laws, they may take advantage
of the transparency afforded by FIN 48 to take a closer look at corporate
returns, says Phil Zinn, state and local practice
leader at Pricewaterhousecoopers, according to CFO.com. http://www.accountingweb.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=103555&d=883&h=884&f=882&dateformat=%25e-%25h-%25y
This
Week's Headlines |
For CPAs in Public Practice All courses are 8 CPE hours unless
otherwise noted. Seminars: MSCPA Summer Tax
Institute PEER REVIEW COURSES: Peer Review: Are You Ready? Advanced
Training Course for Reviewers - Current
Issues in Practice Monitoring How
to Conduct a Review Under the AICPA
Practice Monitoring Program June
21-22, 2007—St. Louis, MO 16 CPE Credit Hours New Taxwise Strategies for Closely Held Businesses FIN 46R Variable
Interest Entity Consolidation Rules—Not Just a Big Company Issue! 2006 Pension
Protection Act: Sweeping Retirement Savings 4 CPE Credit Hours Taxation of LLCs, LLPs. LPs and Other
Partnerships 4 CPE Credit Hours What’s New
& What’s Hot in Small Business Retirement Planning Vehicles Staff
Training—Basic Fringe Benefits
& Compensation Issues Basic Calculations
& Distributions for Pass-Thru Entities—Everything You Need to Know Conferences: Information Technology Conference June 20,
2007— Investments Conference August
6, 2007—
__________________________________ Technology Tip of the Week Provided
by the MSCPA Information Technology Committee In
Excel, Keep
Track Of Worksheet Changes With Excel's Shared Worksheet Feature With
Excel's shared worksheet feature, you can view other users' insertions and deletions
and decide whether to keep or delete them. At the
end of a quarter, you might distribute a summary sales worksheet to all
department heads. To keep track of their changes, insertions, and deletions,
you need to designate the workbook as a shared workbook before distribution. To view recently archived issues of
"Technology Tip of the Week," go to: http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22269.aspx
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