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> MSCPA Legislative and Keyperson Forum
Join your fellow CPAs at the MSCPA Legislative and Keyperson Forum
on Thursday, December 6, 2007 from 9:00a.m. - 2:00p.m. at the Capitol
Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City,
sponsored by the Missouri Society of CPAs'
Legislation and Governmental Advocacy committee.
This complimentary forum includes insight to the
coming legislative
session, an update on legislative
and professional issues, and a
review of the important role of MSCPA members acting as keypersons.
BONUS! Fulfill
your two hour ethics requirement by attending
this session! (Please note: $65 if attending
ethics session only!)
Agenda: http://www.mocpa.org/content/files/pdfs/2007%20Forum%20Flyer.pdf
To
register: http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22580.aspx
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WANT A DISCOUNT ON CPE?
MSCPA wants to understand what industry organizations think
about the CPA credential, and they want your input! Please take
two minutes to complete this short
survey. All members who include their names will be entered into a
raffle for a $25 CPE coupon!!
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Check out the NEW Online Forum for CPAs in
Industry!
The MSCPA has launched a new message board for business and
industry CPAs! Users can ask questions, glean insight and share
best practices with other industry members.
THE
CONVERSATION HAS BEGUN!
Log on now to read what other industry CPAs think about:
- Finding CPAs
ready for career moves
- Self
insurance for medical coverage
- Alternative
financing for businesses
To
explore the MSCPA message boards, click here. Log in
using your last name as your username and member number as your
password. Then click on the Business & Industry Forum.
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> Free Infocast!
Last Chance to Register!
Join in
on the next free infocast, created specifically for
CPAs in
business and industry! This web-based event uses case examples
to illustrate and solve business challenges. In just over one hour,
you can gain a greater understanding of today’s business issues,
as well as the ability to implement real-time solutions.
The November
15 infocast, Managing Customer Value, helps
you understand and derive maximum value from your customers.
Ready to register? Want more information? Click here or contact
Holly Moriarity at 800.264.7966!
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LEAP Contributor Campaign
With
the number of Baby Boomers nearing retirement, a disproportionate
number of new CPAs is needed in the coming years to sustain the CPA
profession. Now more than ever,
the LEAP Scholarship Program is
needed to help young people
understand the rewards of working in
this great profession.
One hundred percent of
money donated goes directly toward
scholarships. You can contribute
quickly and easily online with a
credit card by visiting http://www.mocpa.org/leap/leap1.html.
The future sustainability of the CPA profession rides on what
you do today!
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Research: Your
Input is Needed
On US Tax Advice Penalty Standard
The
Accounting Department at Saint
Louis University
requests your
input on this short survey on Internal Revenue Code Section 6694.
Legislation
effective May 25, 2007 (Small Business and Work
Opportunity Act of 2007, Pub. L. no. 110-28) establishes a "more
likely than not" standard for tax advisers to avoid Internal Revenue
Code Section 6694 understatement penalties for advice on a US tax
return position that is not separately disclosed. A monetary penalty
of up to 50 percent of the income derived by the adviser may be
imposed if a US
federal return or claim for refund that is filed does
not disclose a position for which the adviser did not reach a
more-likely-than-not opinion.
Take the survey here at https://www.surveymonkey.com
/s.aspx?sm=mg5Ks8WxfsQiLuXRrD_2b_2bKQ_3d_3d
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> FASB Delays FIN 48 Effective Date For
Private Companies
On November 7, the FASB voted to defer the effective date of FIN 48
for all non-public entities to periods beginning after December 15, 2007.
This action is a welcome response to a recent letter issued by the Private Company Financial Reporting
Committee that recommended that FASB
delay the effective date of FASB FIN No. 48.
> CFOs Want Separation of CEO and Chairman
In a national survey of chief financial officers and senior comptrollers
conducted by Grant Thornton LLP, some 79 percent believe that the
CEO and chairman roles should be held by different people.
http://accounting.smartpros.com/x59709.xml
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> Succession Planning is Technology
'Wake-Up Call' for Companies
Efforts
to implement and improve succession planning programs are prompting many
companies to reconsider the systems they use to
manage talent, say experts at Watson Wyatt Worldwide.
http://accounting.smartpros.com/x59651.xml
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> New Study Provides Insight Into Millenials'
Career Concerns And Priorities
Baby
boomers and Generation Y (broadly defined as those born between 1979 and
1999) may have less of a generation gap than one might assume.
http://www.roberthalffinance.com
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CPE 2007
For CPAs in Business
and Industry
Seminars:
2007 Heartland Technology
Conference
December
17, 2007—Kansas City
Legal
Toolkit for Business Owners, Controllers, & CPAs
December
17, 2007—Kansas City
Nonprofit
Organizations --
A Guide to Advanced
Tax Planning
December
17, 2007—St. Louis
Advanced
Planning for
S Corporations
December
17, 2007—Springfield
Leadership
Secrets of
Football's Master Coaches
December
18, 2007—Columbia
Negotiations
& Tax Aspects of
Buying & Selling a Business
December
18, 2007—Kansas City
Form 990
-- AICPA's Answer to Unlocking the Tax Complexities
December
18, 2007—St. Louis
Taxation of LLCs, LLPs, LPs &
Other Partnerships
December
18, 2007—Springfield
Surgent McCoy's Tax Camp
December
19, 2007—Kansas City
December
20, 2007—St. Louis
The
Fundamentals of Federal
Payroll Taxes, Benefits &
New Hire Reporting
December
19, 2007—St. Louis
December
20, 2007—Kansas City
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LAST
CHANCE CLASSES!
This
is your last chance to attend these innovative courses
MSCPA
Fall Tax Institute
November
19, 2007—St. Louis
November
28, 2007—Kansas City
December
04, 2007—Springfield
Small
Business Retirement Plan Review: New Roth 401(k)s, Keoghs, Traditional
401(k)s, IRAs,SEPs, & SIMPLEs
November
26, 2007—Kansas City
Fraud
& Embezzlement: Don't Be a Victim!
November
29, 2007—Columbia
November
30, 2007—St. Louis
The Best
Estate-Planning Update Course by Surgent McCoy
December
04, 2007—Columbia
Multistate Income Tax: Mastering the
Complexities
December
04, 2007—Kansas City
December
05, 2007—St. Louis
Current
Ethical Issues for CPAs (3-5 p.m.)
December
05, 2007—Kansas City
Comparing
& Contrasting the Tax Aspects of S Corporations, Partnerships, C
Corporations, Sole Proprietorships, & Limited Liability Co.
December
06, 2007—Kansas City
How to
Explain & Present Financial Information to Non-Accountants
December
06, 2007—St. Louis
Don’t
Miss Out!
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Technology Tip of the Week
Provided
by the MSCPA Information Technology Committee
In
Excel, Adding
Drop Shadows
One
helpful drawing tool you can use to format your drawings is known as the
Shadow Style tool. Using this tool you can add a drop shadow behind an
object. Adding drop shadows can help add more depth to your graphics, making
them look like they are raised off the surface of the Excel worksheet.
More
To view recently archived issues of “ Technology Tip of the
Week,” go to:
http://www.mocpa.org/techtips.html
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Contact
Us
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Dawn Martin
- dmartin@mocpa.org
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Aven
-caven@mocpa.org
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