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> The MSCPA Career Center Attracts Employers & Job Seekers! Introduced in March, the MSCPA Career Center has exploded with activity with both open positions and job seekers. In six months, more than 120 Missouri employers have posted at least one job and nearly 150 job seekers have uploaded their resumes! MSCPA Career Center Resume Growth Once you post a job, employers have exclusive access to this bank of resumes! Employers who have posted jobs report great success with finding qualified candidates! http://careers.mocpa.org/ _____________________________________________________________________ > MSCPA Industry Networking Roundtables Meet other CPAs in the industry sector, exchange ideas, and discuss the issues that are important to you at the Industry Networking Roundtable!  This session meets from 8:30am-11:00am and offers 3 hours of CPE credit for just $50. o Tuesday, September 23, 2008 in Springfield http://www.mocpa.org/content/22188.aspx ______________________________________________________________________ > MSCPA Fall 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!  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, September 19, 2008 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Courtyard by Marriott in Columbia Register now! Review the list of MSCPA committees and sign up today! http://www.mocpa.org/Content/CommitteesMain.aspx ____________________________________________________________________ > Congratulations to the 2008 Women-to-Watch Award Winners! MSCPA is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 CPA Women-to-Watch Awards, a program that highlights the achievements of women in the CPA profession. Each winner was selected for her contributions to her firm, her community, and the accounting profession. To learn about these outstanding women, please visit http://www.mocpa.org/Content/22667.aspx. _____________________________________________________________________ > FORBES: After The Bailout The government's weekend takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ensures that the two titans of the mortgage finance industry, which together control half the $12 trillion U.S. housing market, will wind up looking very different from the way they look now, reports Forbes Magazine. http://www.forbes.com/home/2008/09/07/fannie-freddie-bailout-biz-wall-cx_lm_fanniefreddie3.html _____________________________________________________________________ > IRS Streamlines Application Process for New Tax-Exempt Organizations The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department today issued new regulations that will streamline the approval process for organizations seeking tax-exempt status as publicly supported charities. http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=186513,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ > CFOs, CPAs See Recession The U.S. economy has already entered a recession and the outlook remains negative according to a majority of chief financial officers and senior-level executive CPAs surveyed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School. http://accounting.smartpros.com/x62902.xml _____________________________________________________________________ > Financial Hiring Forecast More Positive For Fourth Quarter Hiring in accounting and finance is expected to increase in the final months of 2008, according to executives interviewed for the most recent Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index. Ten percent of CFOs surveyed said they plan to expand the size of their teams in the fourth quarter, while 5 percent anticipate personnel reductions. The net 5 percent increase is up five points from the third-quarter projection. http://www.mocpa.org/Content/files/newsletters/2008/Accountemps090908.htm _____________________________________________________________________ > Small Businesses Still Hiring Despite the gloomy employment statistics reported by the Labor Department, payroll processors are still seeing increases in hiring by small businesses, reports WebCPA. http://www.webcpa.com/article.cfm?articleid=29036 _____________________________________________________________________ > Why CFOs Still Don't Like Hedge Accounting According to CFO Magazine, FASB's effort to make hedge accounting more palatable may not address the real reasons finance chiefs don't like it, including documentation headaches and the risk of restatements. http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/12076863/c_12077909?f=home_todayinfinance ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsored By: Information, Inc. 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CPE 2008 Business & Industry Conferences: Personal Financial Planning Conference October 16, 2008—Kansas City Not-for-Profit Conference November 6, 2008—St. Louis Sales & Use Tax Conference November 17, 2008—St. Louis December 15, 2008—Kansas City Accounting & Auditing Conference November 18, 2008—St. Louis Visit the MSCPA Conferences Main Page! Last Chance! Cost Allocation in Nonprofits: Who Gets It? September 15, 2008-- Kansas City Ethics for Fin. Managers: Professional Conduct for Management Accountants (8:30-10:30 a.m.) September 18, 2008-- Kansas City Ethics for Fin. Managers: Professional Conduct for Management Accountants (3:00-5:00 p.m.) September 18, 2008-- Kansas City 2007 Revised Yellow Book: Government Auditing Standards, The September 22, 2008—St. Louis Solving Complex Single Audit Issues for Government and Nonprofit Organizations September 23, 2008—St. Louis Seminars: Search all MSCPA courses here! Fall Tax Institute-Cape Girardeau October 21-22, 2008—Cape Girardeau Small Business Accounting and Auditing Update October 21, 2008—Columbia Advanced Federal Income Taxation of Estates, Trusts, and Beneficiaries, and Advanced 1041 Return Preparation Issues October 22, 2008—St. Louis Divorce Course October 22, 2008—Kansas City Advanced Controller and CFO Skills October 23, 2008—St. Louis Annual Update for Accountants and Auditors October 23, 2008-- Springfield Top 50 Business Tax Bloopers and Blunders and How to Fix Them October 23, 2008—Kansas City Comparing and Contrasting the Tax Aspects of S Corporations, Partnerships, C Corporations, Sole Proprietorships, and Limited Liability Companies October 24, 2008—Kansas City Critical Skills for Creating Great Budgets: Maximizing Profits, People and Power October 24, 2008—St. Louis AICPA's Annual Business Law Update October 20, 2008—Kansas City Fiduciary Income Tax Returns - Form 1041 Workshop October 21, 2008—St. Louis Estate And Gift Taxation: The Basics October 21, 2008—Kansas City Business Essential Skills Training (Best) Cluster Classes: Coaching: Enhancing Employee Performance September 24, 2008—St. Louis Effective Workplace Communication September 24, 2008—St. Louis Difficult People: Success with Finesse September 25, 2008—St. Louis CPA's Guide to Improving Communication, Listening & Writing Skills September 25, 2008—St. Louis ________________________________ Technology Tip of the Week Provided by the MSCPA Information Technology Committee Monitor Performance With Excel 2007's Conditional Formatting Excel 2007’s conditional formatting can help you track performance against your organizational goals. For example, let’s say your goal is to maintain a 10% or less product defect rate. You want to alert management when the defect rate is greater than 10% or trending up toward 10%. So you create a worksheet that tracks the defect rate on a daily basis, with the date of manufacture in Column A and the defect rate (e.g., 10) in Column B. 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/news090908bi.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