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New in 2010!
Employee Benefit Plans
Friday, April 30
Cool Springs Marriott, Franklin
Conference Highlights:
Department of Labor Update, Compliance Issues, Schedule C, Financial Statement Preparation,
Fiduciary Responsibilities, 403(b) & Investments
Click here for more information!
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Young CPA
Thursday - Friday, May 21-22
Hilton Downtown, Nashville
Conference Highlights:
What IFRS Means to You, Hot Topics in Accounting, Comp & Review, Unclaimed Property, State & Local Tax Update, Multigenerational Issues, Ethics, Social Networking Update,Team Management/Development
and much more!
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Governmental
Accounting & Auditing
Thursday - Friday, June 3-4
Willis Conference Center, Nashville
Conference Highlights:
Intro to Governmental Accounting, GASB Update, ARRA Update, ARRA Nuts & Bolts, Ethics, ARRA & Single Audit, Top 10 Reporting Deficiencies Noted by State Auditors and much more!
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| Upcoming Young CPA Events! |
Nashville Chapter March Meeting / Predators Outing
Tuesday, March 16
Bridgestone Arena
Look for more information in the next Nashville Chapter newsletter!
Chattanooga Chapter Golf Tournament
Friday, May 7
Bear Trace
Entry fee is $100 per player, sponsorship opportunities are still available. Please contact Nikki Frost for more information at RFrost@unum.com.
Memphis Chapter Spring Social
Date and Location TBA
Chattanooga Young CPA Lookouts Cookout
Thursday, May 13
Please mark your calendars for this annual Young CPA event! More information will be provided in upcoming chapter newsletters and Young CPA e-mails.
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| TSCPA Member Benefit Programs |
TSCPA has partnered with various companies to bring members the best benefits and resources to your growing career. Some of our partners include CCH, FedEx, MetLife, Office Depot, Brooks Brothers, First Tennessee and JoS. A. Banks Clothiers. Click here to learn more about our affinity partners!
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| How To Network Without Being Phony, Lame or Desperate |
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By Duncan Mathison & Martha I. Finney, Career Builder, www.careerbuilder.com
Let's face it: Even when you're on top of the world, chances are good that the idea of networking sounds like a big, fat drag. You can probably think of 100 other things you'd rather do - like cleaning the blades of your ceiling fan. But if you're one of the 14.9 million people who are competing for what seems to be a handful of jobs, your confidence has probably taken a hit.
Click here to read the full article.
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By Alexandria Defelice, Journal of Accountancy, www.journalofaccountancy.com
On the day Barry Melancon passed the CPA exam, two partners in the small Louisiana firm where he worked did something that paved the path to his role as president and CEO of the AICPA.
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By Liz Gold, Web CPA, www.webcpa.com
Among her staff at Next Generation Consulting, a market research firm in Madison, Wis., which is dedicated to, you guessed it, the next generation - Rebecca Ryan is known as “evangelist-in-residence.” We caught up with the most recent member of The Advisory Board to pick her brain for intergenerational insights, including how to deal with those partners (young and old) who are reluctant to change.
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| How Facebook Can Hurt Your Finances |
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MSN Money, www.articles.moneycentral.msn.com
Social-networking sites might be fun and beneficial until your employer catches you bad-mouthing the boss or debt collectors use the sites to track you down.
Click here to read the full article.
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| Would You Do This to Double Your Pay? |
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By Laura Rowley, Yahoo! Finance, www.finance.yahoo.com
I was struck by a recent poll that asked Americans what they would be willing to do to double their monthly income. Among a representative sample of 1,000 adults, one quarter of respondents said they would be willing to work every day of the year, according to a survey conducted by Capital One Bank.
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Bankrate.com, www.bankrate.com
Yep, getting a new set of wheels is one of those wonderful sources of high-octane excitement but don't get too revved up.
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From chapter meetings to happy hours to volunteer opportunities, there are countless ways for you to get involved and meet fellow Young CPAs.
Does your chapter have an event coming up? Snap a few pictures, then e-mail them to us. We'll use them for future issues of the Loop.
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| Young CPAs Beth Salling (left) and Michael Rogers (right), co-chairs of the 2009 Autumn Children’s Festival, present a check to Jane Kaylor, Executive Director of the Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House, at the December luncheon. The festival was a huge success, raising nearly $48,000 for the Chattanooga House. |
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| Members of the Autumn Children’s Festival committee at the December chapter luncheon: Back Row: Michael Rogers, Rocky Lepere, Will Clegg, Jonathan Frost. Front Row: Nena Powell, Katy Maughon, Sarah Denton and Marissa Corbitt. |
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| Chapter members Jennifer and Andy Schoerner at the February 9 Knoxville chapter dinner meeting. |
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| The Knoxville chapter welcomed a group of new CPAs during their December dinner meeting. The new CPAs in attendance are pictured here with Chapter President Ben Alexander. |
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| The TSCPA Nashville Chapter held a “Bring Another Young Professional” Social Jan. 28 at Cabana in Nashville. Pictured are: Nikole Etemadi; Kyle Young and Robyn Owens. |
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| Also from “Bring Another Young Professional” Social; Chris McCauley; Jeff Mayes; Briana Mullenax; Heather Riney. |
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| Contact Your Chapter's Young CPA Committee |
Interested in finding out what Young CPA activities are being planned in your chapter? Contact the Young CPA representative in your chapter.
Appalachian: Matt Loizeaux, mloizeaux@burkcpa.com
Chattanooga: Sarah Ross, sarahross@decosimo.com
Elk Valley: Beverly Saylor, beverly.saylor@heritagesouth.org
Knoxville: Carrie Greening, cgreening@cj-pc.com
Memphis: Jennifer Billingsley, jbillingsley@tdplc.com
Nashville: Amy Jamison, ajamison@bpmcpas.com
Upper Cumberland: Dan Fesler, dfesler@tntech.edu
West Tennessee: Courtney Whitt, Courtney.Whitt@horne-llp.com
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