July 8, 2008

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>   MSCPA Leadership Changes With New Fiscal Year

This month begins the new fiscal year for MSCPA.  With the fiscal year change, MSCPA also welcomes a new slate of officers, board members, and chapter leaders.  Congratulations to Rick Mills, a partner with Mayer Hoffman McCann/CBIZ in Kansas City, who will lead the society as chair during this new fiscal year.  A very special thanks to Bob Torretta, a sole practitioner from St. Charles, who has done an outstanding job of leading and enhancing the profession, as well as the society, over this past year.


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>   CPA Jobs Here in Missouri!

Since its launch in March, nearly 100 employers here in Missouri have posted their jobs on the new MSCPA Career Center. 

http://careers.mocpa.org/

 

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>   Register Now for 2008 Industry Networking Roundtables!

Join us for the 2008 MSCPA Industry Networking Roundtables!  Take advantage of this opportunity to meet other CPAs in the industry sector, exchange ideas, and discuss the issues that are important to you. 

 

All roundtables meet 8:30am-11:00am and offer 3 hours of CPE credit for just $50.

 

o        Tuesday, July 22, 2008 in St. Joseph

o        Thursday, July 24, 2008 in St. Louis

o        Wednesday, August 20, 2008 in Kansas City

o        Tuesday, September 23, 2008 in Springfield

 

Special deal: Register for more than one roundtable and pay just $45 per session!  For more information, please call Holly Moriarity at 800.264.7966. http://www.mocpa.org/content/22188.aspx

 

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>   Filing Extensions Changing for Some Business Taxpayers Later this Year

The IRS announced a change in the extended due date on certain business returns to help individuals better meet their filing obligations. The change, which reduces the extension period from six to five months, eases the burden on taxpayers who must report information from Schedules K-1 and similar documents on their individual tax returns.

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=184347,00.html

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Survey Results Show Many Companies Are Unprepared For XBRL

AccountingWeb reports that a new survey from Compliance Week suggests that many publicly held companies are barely aware of XBRL, the financial reporting technology the Securities and Exchange Commission is poised to impose on Corporate America later this fall.

http://www.accountingweb.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=105495&d=883&h=884&f=882&dateformat=%o%20%B%20%Y

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>   How to Manage in a Down Economy

One consultant shares tips for CFOs in today’s economic environment.

http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/11661464?f=home_featured

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>   GASB Issues Statement No. 53, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Derivative Instruments

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board issued GASB Statement No. 53, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Derivative Instruments. Statement 53 is intended to improve how state and local governments report information about derivative instruments—financial arrangements used by governments to manage specific risks or make investments—in their financial statements.

http://www.gasb.org/news/nr063008.html

 

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CPE 2008 Business & Industry

Conferences:


Investments Conference
August 4, 2008—St. Louis

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

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

 

 

Last Chance:


Audits of Banks, Savings Institutions, Credit Unions and Other Financial Institutions

August 01, 2008—St. Louis

 

Basis/Distributions for PassThrough Entities: An IRS Hot Spot

August 05, 2008—St. Louis

August 11, 2008—Kansas City

 

Social Security Benefits Advising Clients

August 05, 2008—Kansas City

 

 



 

Seminars:

 

Choice of Entity--Tax Pros & Cons: S Corp, C Corp, Partnership, LLC and Sole Proprietorship

August 6, 2008—St. Louis

 

Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404: What Everyone Needs to Know About Internal Controls (Corporate Version)

August 8, 2008—St. Louis

 

Basis/Distributions for Pass-Through Entities: An IRS Hot Spot

August 11, 2008—Kansas City

 

Buying and Selling Businesses: The CPA's Role
August 12, 2008—Kansas City

 

Construction Contractors: Accounting, Auditing and Tax

August 12, 2008—St. Louis

August 13, 2008—Kansas City

 

Internal Control Essentials for Financial Managers, Accountants and Auditors

August 14, 2008—Springfield

 

Partnership and LLC Taxation: Advanced Issues, Including Transfers Of Interests And Liquidations
August 14, 2008—St. Louis

 

Real Estate Accounting and Auditing

August 14, 2008—Kansas City

August 15, 2008—St. Louis

 

Accounting & Auditing Current (A&A with George & Ray)

August 18, 2008—Kansas City

August 19, 2008—Springfield

August 20, 2008—Cape Girardeau

August 21, 2008—St. Louis

 

Top 50 Business Tax Bloopers and Blunders and How to Fix Them

August 18, 2008—St. Louis

 

Auditor Communications: Critical New Requirements

August 19, 2008—Kansas City

 

Advanced Partnership/LLC Workshop: How to Do Optional Step-Up in Basis Under Section 754 and Related Provisions
August 19, 2008—St. Louis

 

Advanced Update for Compilation, Review and Accounting Services

August 20, 2008—Kansas City

 

ABC's: Above & Beyond Customer Service-Improving Service Improves Your Bottom Line

August 21, 2008—Kansas City

August 22, 2008—St. Louis

 

Where Ethics & Liability Cross Paths

August 21, 2008—Springfield

August 22, 2008—Kansas City

 

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Technology Tip of the Week

Provided by the MSCPA Information Technology Committee

 

In Excel, Copy Only Visible Cells

When you copy a range that includes hidden rows or columns, you will also copy the hidden cells.  To copy only visible cells in a selected range, first open the Go To box (use F5) and choose Special... In the Go To Special box, select Visible cells only.  Excel will now select only the visible cells, and you can copy and paste as normal.

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To view recently archived issues of “ Technology Tip of the Week,” go to:

http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22269.aspx
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