May 27, 2008

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>   Looking For A New Job Opportunity?

Right now, there are 17 job opportunities for CPAs listed on the MSCPA Career Center!

http://careers.mocpa.org/

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>  Nominate a Deserving Woman-to-Watch!

Do you know someone who has made significant contributions to the accounting profession?  Do you work with an emerging leader who demonstrates outstanding leadership capabilities? Nominate her for the 2008 CPA Women-to-Watch Awards!

 

The MSCPA, in partnership with the AICPA and Robert Half International, will present these prestigious awards during the August 25 Women’s Retreat in St. Louis, where winners will participate in a panel discussion on strategies for achieving success in the accounting profession.

http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22552.aspx
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>  Seven Ways Not To Get Hired
Those looking for their first jobs out of college also must look out for potential career pitfalls. According to Max Messmer, chairman of Accountemps and author of Job Hunting For Dummies®, 2nd Edition (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), competition for jobs has intensified, making it even more important for entry-level professionals to put their best foot forward.

http://www.mocpa.org/Content/files/newsletters/2008/Accountemps051308yp.htm

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  Economic Vitality Goes To Youthful Metros

Youthful spirit and economic vitality go hand in hand. Communities with large concentrations of young adults are more likely to prosper, according to a new bizjournals study.

http://www.bizjournals.com/edit_special/65.html

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>  On
-the-Job Idols

Millions of Americans cast their votes for their favorite singer on American Idol every Tuesday and Wednesday evening, but how many of us take the same amount of time to identify and learn from our on-the-job heroes?

http://accounting.smartpros.com/x61634.xml

 

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CPE 2008

For Young CPAs

Conferences:

Information Technology Conference
June 17, 2008—St. Louis

Investments Conference
August 4, 2008—St. Louis

Young & Emerging Professionals Conference
August 20, 2008—St. Louis

Women’s Retreat
August 25, 2008—St. Louis

Seminars:


Audits of 401(k) Plans

June 10, 2008—Kansas CIty

June 11, 2008—St. Louis

 

Not-for-Profit Accounting & Reporting: From Start to Finish

June 10, 2008—St. Louis

 

Excel Financial Reporting & Analysis

June 12, 2008—Kansas CIty

Advanced Accounting and Auditing Problems for NPOs

June 12, 2008—St. Louis

 

Governmental & Nonprofit Annual Update

June 12, 2008—Kansas CIty

 

Studies on Single Audit and Yellow Book Deficiencies

June 13, 2008—St. Louis

 

Role of Management in Strategy Development
June 16, 2008—St. Louis


Financial Statement Modeling for Accounting and Finance

June 18, 2008—Kansas CIty


Best Practices in Quantitative Financial Analysis

June 19, 2008—Kansas CIty

 

FIN 46R Variable Interest Entity Consolidation Rules: Not Just a Big Company Issue!
June 19, 2008—St. Louis


Applied Corporate Finance

June 20, 2008—Kansas CIty


Accounting for Stock Options and Other Stock-Based Compensation: SFAS No. 123(R)

June 20, 2008—St. Louis


Studies on Single Audit and Yellow Book Deficiencies
June 23, 2008—Kansas CIty


Advanced Accounting and Auditing Problems for NPOs

June 24, 2008—Kansas CIty


Accounting and Reporting Practices of Not-for-Profit Organizations

June 24, 2008—Springfield


How to Conduct a Review Under the AICPA Practice-Monitoring Program

June 24, 2008—St. Louis

 

Advanced Tax Update: For Experienced Practitioners
June 26, 2008—St. Louis

 

Frequent Frauds Found in Governments and Not-For-Profits

June 26, 2008—Kansas CIty


Current Federal Tax Developments

June 27, 2008—Kansas CIty


Governmental & Nonprofit Annual Update

June 27, 2008—St. Louis


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Last Chance:
 

 

AICPAs Guide to Business Combinations, Goodwill and Other Consolidation Issues

June 02, 2008—Kansas CIty

 

Auditor's Risk Assessment Process: Tackling the New Risk Assessment SASs

June 03, 2008—Kansas CIty

June 05, 2008—St. Louis


Internal Control Essentials for Financial Managers, Accountants and Auditors

June 04, 2008—Kansas CIty

June 06, 2008—St. Louis

Complete Strategies for Maximizing Contributions, Rollovers, Distributions & Estate Planning or IRAs, Roth IRAs, SIMPLES & SEPs

June 09, 2008—Kansas CIty

 

Nonprofit Auditing and Accounting Update

June 09, 2008—Cape Girardeau

 

 

 

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Technology Tip of the Week

Provided by the MSCPA Information Technology Committee

In Excel, Finding Spreadsheet Errors

What happens when there's an error in a worksheet? The answer is that it depends on what the worksheet is calculating and how bad the error is. Theoretically if an error were to over calculate doses of a highly potent drug then an error could kill, if it were to under calculate a company's cash flow situation, it could harm the financial stability of the company.
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