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Prepare Early for CPE Season
Our 2010 classes are open for registration
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CPE Planning |
The ASCPA has planted fresh crop of CPE
Dig in and plan your CPE now. The complete schedule is available. Plow through the online catalog to choose the classes that suit you and your staff. Register online, by mail, or by fax. If you have any questions about registering, call the CPE Department at (334) 834-7650.
Click here to search the CPE Catalog
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Spring Conferences |
| Business & Industry Conference |
May 13-14 |
Montgomery |
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| Women's Summit |
May 20 |
Birmingham |
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| 91st Annual Meeting |
June 10 |
Birmingham |
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For More Information on all of the ASCPA Conferences, click here.
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Legislative e-Zine |
Legislative e-Zine
by Bruce P. Ely, James E. Long, Jr., William T. Thistle, II
There are lots of things happening at the State House.
Log on to our website to see all of the details.
Login and read the full article by clicking here
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Do Something New - Try a Webcast |
Webcasts are growing as a source of CPE credit among our members. It doesn't get any more convenient than this! ASCPA partners provide live, group-study webcasts taken at your home or office computer. You won't miss a beat, you'll still benefit from live interaction with an instructor through the ability to ask questions during the video/audio presentation, while covering all of the most important subjects critical for accounting professionals!
Join the thousands of CPAs across the country who have taken advantage of this easy and convenient format!
Click here for a complete schedule of upcoming sessions.
Upcoming sessions with ACPEN:
Banking Financial and Compliance Update Series
Best Practices in Accounting and Finance Writing: Putting Ideas in Order
Compilation & Review Update
Leadership and Generations: What Are They Thinking?
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Stay in Touch |
You may be missing important & helpful information from your ASCPA family. Don't let your mail come back to us RETURN TO SENDER or have your email BOUNCE back to us.
Keep your contact information current
with the Alabama Society of CPAs.
Simply update your information from our website or call us 800.227.1711 and we will be happy to make the changes for you.
Don't forget to update our new address in your rolodex, too.
Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants
P.O. Box 242987
Montgomery, AL 36124-2987
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Nominate the Best |
We all know someone who has made a real impact on the CPA profession. Here’s your chance to put the spotlight on that notable member and honor him/her at the 2010 Annual Meeting.
Outstanding Accounting Educator
Designed to recognize college accounting educators distinguished for excellence in teaching and for active involvement in the accounting profession. The award has the dual function of extending profession-wide recognition to the recipient as well as promoting role models in academia.
Outstanding Educator Nomination Form
Outstanding Young CPA
The Outstanding Young CPA Award is given to the Young CPA who has demonstrated outstanding service to the profession on a local and statewide level.
Outstanding Young CPA Nomination Form
Outstanding Member in Business and Industry
This award honors CPAs in business and industry who provide insight and vision and demonstrate the leadership, commitment and strategic management skills necessary to their organization.
Outstanding Member in Business and Industry Nomination Form
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AICPA Leadership Academy Accepting Applications |
2010 AICPA Leadership Academy
The AICPA is now accepting applications and nominations for the 2010 Leadership Academy! The Leadership Academy, held in Durham, NC, invites selected young CPAs to a three-day workshop of learning and applying core leadership concepts to both individual challenges as well as those facing the profession. You can access the application here or by visiting http://www.aicpa.org/leadershipacademy.
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ADOR Filing Reminders |
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Alabama Business Tax Reminders, Small Business Expensing,
Electronic Filing and Payment Requirements
As the tax filing season is getting underway for corporate calendar-year filers, the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) offers some helpful filing reminders to business filers.
Small Business Expensing
Alabama income tax law was decoupled from the provisions of the federal Economic Stimulus Act of 2008; therefore, for the 2008 tax year, Alabama did not follow the changes which provided for bonus depreciation and enhancements to Section 179 expenses. Note, however, for the 2009 tax year, Alabama income tax law was not decoupled from the federal provisions, and Alabama will follow changes implemented by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
Click here to read the full article
Tax preparers who have questions or need help with e-filing the business tax returns should contact ADOR for assistance at (334) 353-0685. ADOR will work with tax preparers who have difficulty implementing the mandate on a case-by-case basis.
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CCH Discount |
Get 30% off top Accounting and Auditing titles from CCH
Take advantage of your ASCPA membership and order these popular, up-to-date titles from CCH at 30% off list cost.
GAAP Library Vol. I and II, 2010
U.S. Master GAAP Guide, 2010
Accounting Desk Book, 2009, with CD
GAAS Guide, 2010, with CD
GAAS Practice Manual, 2010, with CD
Knowledge-Based Audit Procedures, 2009, with CD
Click here for more details
Use Discount Code:
Y5288
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Student Video Contest |
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
Student member video contest announced
Inspired by the Academy Awards, the crack ASCPA film squad decided to share the fun of making and editing videos with the Alabama Society’s student members. Ansab Ali, outgoing intern, created the Lights! Camera! Action! video contest and launched it the week of the Oscars in early March. Working from the concept that CPAs are NOT all nerdy bean counters, the videos will blast apart stereotypes and show that accounting is an exciting and stimulating career. All student members are invited to enlist the help of family, friends, and fellow accounting majors in their efforts to create the ultimate indie CPA movie.
Lights! Camera! Action! runs from March 5 to May 15. The videos should be 1:00 to 3:00 minutes in length and exhibit humor and creativity – with a “G” rating, please!
First prize is a Sony Blu-ray player, second prize is DVDs of two Hollywood movies which feature an accountant as a main character (a complete list of the movies is on the website) and third place is a $25 Amazon gift card. The Society will announce the winners June 1 from the ASCPA’s own version of the red carpet.
Contest rules are listed on the Accounting Movies/Lights! Camera! Action! page of the student website. Submit your entry to Communications Director Diane Christy, dchristy@ascpa.org and let the popcorn and Jujubes rain down!
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Chapter News |
Do the chapters need a good laugh during tax season?
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alabama-Society-of-Certified-Public-Accountants/158249850004?v=wall&ref=ts
Don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
Visit our website to get linked in
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About the ASCPA
The Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants [ASCPA] is the statewide, professional membership organization representing over 6,500 Alabama CPAs in public practice, industry, government and education. Eleven chapters, various committees and task force groups made up of CPA volunteers develop programs and address issues to help all members be successful professionals. Visit www.ascpa.org
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