April 18, 2012
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CPA NEWSLETTER
MEETING:
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
PLACE:
Cattleman’s Steak House
TIME:
6:00 Cocktails, 6:30 Dinner
PROGRAM:
Accounting Excellence Award
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:
Texarkana Chapter members,
I hope everyone has filed all tax returns or extensions. We are excited to have the Accounting
Excellence Award recipient this month. Come out and support the Texas A&M Texarkana
Accounting Club.
Hope to see you there,
Sincerely,
Deidra Reeves
Texarkana Chapter President
Please RSVP by NOON on Monday, April 23rd to Kelly Birdwell at kelly@wilhen.com or call
(903)793-5646.
TEXAX SOCIETY SATELLITE BROADCAST CPE SCHEDULE
TEXAS A&M CAMPUS
May 16
Business Fraud
Please go to the TSCPA website to register for classes. The satellite classes are now held at the new
TAMU-Texarkana campus.
Chapter Tip Sheet
Nominate a Member for a TSCPA Award
Do you know of a TSCPA member who has exhibited a strong commitment to the accounting
profession? Does someone in your chapter make substantial service contributions to your
community? Is the next Young CPA of the Year in your hometown?
Consider nominating a member for one of TSCPA’s service awards. Categories include Meritorious
Service to the Accounting Profession in Texas, Distinguished Public Service, Honorary Fellow,
Outstanding TSCPA Committee Chairman, Young CPA of the Year, and Honorary Member. Get
details through the TSCPA website at http://tscpa.org/Content/about/leadership/awards.aspx or
contact Melinda Bentley. (E-mail mbentley@tscpa.net; phone 800-428-0272 x 279 or 972-687-8579.)
The deadline for nominations is April 27.
TSCPA Financial Literacy Social Media Outreach Day
People continue to look for ways to successfully sustain their personal finances. As shown by the
traffic to ValueYourMoney.org, the public is turning to TSCPA for help. As such, the Society is
leveraging the power of social networking to reach out to as many people as possible with its fourth
annual Financial Literacy Social Media Outreach Day on Friday, April 30, to spread the word about
ValueYourMoney.org’s free information and resources, and Texas CPAs’ role in financial
literacy. Last year, TSCPA reached more than 20,000 people with its financial literacy message.
Whether it’s through Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, or e-mail, TSCPA is reaching out to its 29,000
members to help send the following message, or a similar one, to friends, connections, and followers:
Looking to improve your personal finance I.Q. or know someone who is? Visit the Texas Society of
Certified Public Accountants’ consumer website at www.ValueYourMoney.org.
Meet the Top 12 of 2012 Rising Stars
TSCPA congratulates the 2012 Rising Stars honorees. After receiving more than 60 nominations, a
panel of judges selected these 12 up and comers, based on their contributions to the accounting
profession and their communities. Congratulations to: Chip Adami, CPA-Dallas; Katy Avenson,
CPA-Austin; Michael Brown, CPA-Central Texas; Gina DeHoyos, CPA-East Texas; Michelle
Downs, CPA-Central Texas; Neely Duncan, CPA-Dallas; Sheila Enriquez, CPA-Houston; Charlotte
Jungen, CPA-Southeast Texas; Christi Mondrik, CPA-Austin; Richard Orellana, CPA-Houston; Joel
Perez Jr., CPA-San Antonio; and Benjamin C. Simiskey, CPA-Houston. Read about these rising stars
in the March/April issue of Today's CPA.
Protecting Your Investment
Achieving the CPA credential involved tremendous investments of your time, sweat and money, but
it’s at risk every day during the Texas legislative session when legislators make decisions about your
license, your clients and the companies you work for. Like any investment, it needs the protection of
an investment manager – and that’s what CPA-PAC does. Your PAC donation invests in CPAfriendly candidates, and the PAC manages that donation so the profession invests as one. It’s a
business decision like any other investment. Protect the investment you made in yourself by donating
to the PAC today. You can do so directly or as an add-on to your TSCPA dues payment.
Pulling Back from the Brink
Tom was doing fine but then the bottom fell out. He looked for the answer by hiding in the bottle or
taking addictive drugs. Now he wants to stop and finds that he can’t. Tom is at the brink.
Give him the number for the Accountants Confidential Assistance Network: 866-766-ACAN (2226).
We’re here to help.
Busy season is over… but keep up the momentum!
Live classes are now in session. Online and self-study options are also available.
Dedicating the summer to study? FastPass options will be available this May!
View schedules at www.beckercpa.com
Already certified? Visit www.beckercpe.com to preview Becker’s Continuing Professional Education!
Contact Kim Holland at kholland@becker.com with any questions