Advanced Update for Compilation, Review and Accounting Services

If you manage a compilation, review, and accounting service practice, this course is an absolute must, as it enables a partner to ensure that current year engagements conform to all applicable professional standards. A practice-oriented review of the latest developments, cases, and lively discussion among the experienced participants make this class informative and practical. The material covers the entire spectrum of partner concerns: current professional standards, independence rules, engagement and representation letters, field work, disclosure, reporting, documentation, quality control, engagement administration, specialty engagements, and peer review.

May 18, 2010

Doug Logan

Alabama Society of CPAs Office - Montgomery

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Young CPAs, We Need You!

The Young CPA Board is looking for volunteers to help during the annual Young CPA Golf Tournament. If you are interested in networking with fellow Young CPAs, spending time on the golf course, and lending a hand for a good cause, contact Rachel Barwick at rbarwick@ascpa.org or (334) 834-7650.

Coming to Your Town Soon: CPE Clusters

If you’re tired of juggling your CPE classes, join the ASCPA for the greatest Clusters on Earth! It might seem like an illusion but we’re offering eight Cluster series with over 100 seminars this year.  Our attractions include current topics, knowledgeable instructors, and convenient locations. It will be a spectacle for all to see, so don’t be a clown, jump in the ring and join us this year.

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ASCPA offers you up-to-date reviews at a great price.

Both courses qualify for 8 hours of CPE for $165.

ASCPA's Tax Update

Patrick D. Kelley, CPA

This timely update includes a review of recent tax legislation, regulations, rulings and case law, with emphasis on matters likely to affect clients of small-to-medium sized firms. The course includes a comprehensive review of new legislation, and other important areas in the tax arena. The instructor will review recent tax legislation, regulations, rulings and case law, with emphasis on matters likely to affect clients of small-to-medium sized firms.

ASCPA's Accounting and Auditing Update

Dr. Steve Grice and Dr. Rick Turpen

Practitioners will become familiar with current Accounting & Auditing issues including FASB statements, Statements on Auditing Standards, and Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review services issued during the preceding year. The Accounting and Auditing Update is designed to provide its participants with a comprehensive, in-depth review of what’s happening at the FASB, AICPA, and other professional bodies who may impact accounting and auditing this year, including FASB Statements and Interpretations, Statements on Auditing Standards, Auditing Interpretations, Audit Guides, Statements of Position, exposure drafts and projects in progress, with emphasis on the practical application and impact on practitioners in small to medium sized firms and members in industry.

The Alabama Society of CPAs, through our Affinity Program with Plain-English Accounting, is offering you the opportunity to earn 2-hours of accounting and auditing CPE credits at your desktop on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 [1:00 – 3:00 Central Time].

The 2010 second quarter webcast will be presented by Dr. Tom Ratcliffe

ASCPA members can participate in this program for only $50 per participant (you will be invoiced after the webcast). To earn 2 NASBA-certified CPE credits, each participant must be registered for the program and each participant must complete all of the “polling questions” during the program.

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Being Healthy Can Be Good for Your Wallet

Now that the weather is getting nicer, many gyms and health clubs are offering membership specials and discounts to attract new members. Some health clubs offer benefit packages, such as discounts for cell phone service or car rentals. If you were considering joining a gym, now could be an ideal time to do so! Just make sure you read the fine print before joining—is your obligation for a month, a year or more? Will you be automatically renewed after the obligation?

For added financial benefit, check with your health insurance provider. Many give incentives, including cash back, for exercising a certain amount of times per month or year. If you exercise regularly, not taking advantage of perks like these is like saying "No, thank you!" to free money.

Be healthy and save even more money by quitting smoking, walking or biking to work and cooking your meals at home. For the cost of a meal out, you can purchase the makings to prepare several meals at home and ensure that the meals are healthy.

Living a healthy lifestyle and exercising regularly can help you avoid illness or disability that may prevent you from working and a potential loss of income. In addition, regular exercise is proven to improve your immune system and reduce stress. Consider this: health care is one of the biggest expenses of retirement, and the life decisions that you make now can pay dividends if they make you more healthy in the long-term.

Visit www.feedthepig.org for more money-saving tips