March 18, 2008

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> MSCPA Career Center Launches With Great Success! In its first two weeks, the new Missouri-CPA centric online career center has shown early promise as a popular and highly sought-after recruiting resource. As of today, the center boasts 19 Missouri CPA jobs and 32 resumes! http://careers.mocpa.org/ _____________________________________________________________ > Introducing the MSCPA ExamTracker! The Missouri Society of CPAs is excited to bring members the MSCPA ExamTracker – a new member benefit to help CPA exam candidates manage their exam schedule! Passing grades on individual exam sections are only good for 18 months.  ExamTracker helps candidates keep track of when each section has been passed and which sections are scheduled. Encourage your staff to create an MSCPA ExamTracker account!  It takes just a few minutes! http://www.mocpa.org/examtracker _____________________________________________________________ > Small Firm Practitioners – Sign Up Now! Come see why so many small firm practitioners keep coming back to the MSCPA Small Firm Networking Roundtables!  Meet other practitioners from across the state and expand your knowledge network while discussing the issues that matter to you most.  Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Location: Marriott Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, MO Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cost: $75 (breakfast and lunch included) CPE: 3 hours Register now! Sign up today to join this very energetic group and to take away best practices you can immediately apply to your business!  http://www.mocpa.org/Content/21056.aspx _____________________________________________________________ > MSCPA Committee Day is Approaching! If you want to build business contacts, learn best practices, and swap ideas…join one of MSCPA’s fast-paced and rewarding committees!  MSCPA committees represent many facets of the CPA profession, as well as an array of MSCPA operational functions.  Register now for the next MSCPA Committee Day! Friday, May 16, 2008 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Courtyard by Marriott Columbia, MO Register now! Review the list of MSCPA committees and sign up today! http://www.mocpa.org/Content/CommitteesMain.aspx __________________________________________________________ > 2008 Annual Members Convention—May 28-31! Get ready for a fun weekend at the Lake of the Ozarks for the 2008 Annual Members Convention! Come enjoy reconnecting with old friends, making new ones, participating in quality CPE, and eating great food at Tan-Tar-A Resort! http://www.mocpa.org/Content/convention.aspx ____________________________________________________________________ > Tax Advice From The Experts At CAMICO Concerned with tax issues? CAMICO can help. Sign up for the CAMICO Connection your free monthly e-mail that provides advice and podcasts on this and other risk management issues. http://www.camico.com/portal/server... To contact CAMICO directly, email Shelly Robison at srobison@camico.com or call 1.800.652.1772 ext. 2725. ____________________________________________________________________ > Latest Missouri Economic News Available on Internet The Missouri Department of Economic Development has recently added a link on its Division of Business & Community Services web page that will take you directly to the most recent issue of the Missouri Focus weekly electronic newsletter. This does not replace the weekly delivery of the publication directly to subscriber's e-mail inboxes, but provides an easy link to current DED news in a pleasing format, as well as a link to archived issues of the newsletter. Organizations can also highlight the news to non-newsletter subscribers through a link on their own web site. http://www.ded.mo.gov/cgi-bin/dispress.pl?txtpressid=2011 _____________________________________________________________ > Audit Committees Wary of Recession and Risk Recession-related risks, such as liquidity, access to capital, and cash management, are a top concern of audit committees in 2008, according to a survey of audit committee members attending the Audit Committee Issues Conference. http://accounting.smartpros.com/x60919.xml ____________________________________________________________ > Phishing Scams, Frivolous Arguments Top the 2008 “Dirty Dozen” Tax Scams The IRS issued its 2008 list of the 12 most egregious tax schemes and scams, highlighted by Internet phishing scams and several frivolous tax arguments. http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=180075,00.html ____________________________________________________________ > Special Economic Stimulus Payment Packages Go to Social Security, Veterans Recipients Starting this week, the IRS will mail special information packages to 20.5 million recipients of Social Security or Veterans Affairs benefits to help them get their 2008 economic stimulus payment. http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179949,00.html __________________________________________________________________ > PCAOB Proposes New Auditing Standard: Engagement Quality Review The PCAOB voted to propose for public comment a new auditing standard on engagement quality review and a conforming amendment to the Board’s interim quality control requirements. 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CPE 2008 For CPAs in Public Practice Governmental Accounting Conference May 6-7, 2008—Columbia School Audit Conference May 20, 2008—Columbia Small Firms Conference May 21, 2008—Columbia _______________________________ Technology Tip of the Week Provided by the MSCPA Information Technology Committee In Excel, Formatting for Hundredths of Seconds You might want to record times in an Excel workbook, but need the times to be precise, including hundredths of a second. What you would like is a format such as 1.41.73, meaning 1 minute, 41 seconds, and 73 hundredths. More To view recently archived issues of “Technology Tip of the Week,” go to: http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22269.aspx ________________________________ Contact Us For comments or questions, contact: Dawn Martin - dmartin@mocpa.org To view online: http://www.mocpa.org/Content/files/ newsletters/2008/news031808pp.html For technical assistance, contact: Christy Aven -caven@mocpa.org To update your e-mail address: Please include your old e-mail address, new e-mail address and MSCPA member ID (if known) and send it to member@mocpa.org. Please note: This newsletter may contain commercial material. Missouri Society of CPAs 540 Maryville Centre Drive, Suite 200 St. Louis, MO 63141 © 2008 Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants - All Rights Reserved