A great time for accountants
It's a great time to be an accountant. To the novice or outsider, this statement may at first seem bold. After all, haven't we just been through two years of ceaseless business scandals, with many accountants and financial executives arrested and disgraced?
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Should Elijah Wood be in school?
One day when he's not working on major film projects, Elijah hopes to
head to the classroom.
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Scandals are a hot topic in college courses
Recent ethics scandals at the Boeing Co., Enron and other corporations are providing up-to-date case studies for college business schools, professors said.
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A CPA's primer on reading the financial pages
Consult any major daily newspaper and you'll find a wealth of information on the stocks, bonds and mutual funds that are traded on American stock exchanges. Although the listings may look confusing at first, this primer will help you understand what all those numbers mean.
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Casual is still cool
Despite some movement to return to more formality in the workplace, informality will dominate in clothing, culture, office décor and workplace structural design. Read about this and other workforce and workplace forecasts for 2004.
www.hermangroup.com/top10_2004.html
Before college: what you need to know about credit cards
Today's college students are flooded with credit card offers. Credit card companies visit campuses handing out applications and free goodies. Cashiers often drop a credit card application in each bag leaving the college bookstore.
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Bill Gates' 11 rules for living
Rule 1: Life is not fair; get used to it. As quoted in New Accountant. For accounting articles and insights, click here:
www.NewAccountantUSA.com
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Study accounting in college!
For a list of Maryland colleges and universities with accounting programs and Maryland community colleges with accounting courses, click here:
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Catch the bad guys!
Follow the money to catch the crooks in the new forensic accounting
game, "Catch Me if You Can."
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Accounting word of the week: Q
Qualified opinion: Accountant's or auditor's opinion of a financial statement for which some limitations existed, such as an inability to gather certain information or a significant upcoming event which may or may not occur. For more definitions go to www.investorwords.com.
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TCPA member profile
Meet Jennifer Baker, a senior at Villa Julie College and an intern
and future staff member at KAWG&F, P.A.
Graduation date: May 2004
Hobbies: In my free time ... wait, I don't have any.
Favorite movie: "The Emperor's New Groove"
Why I want to be a CPA: In high school, I decided I wanted to work with numbers, so I decided to become a CPA. Honestly, I didn't even know what it was until I got to college.
Favorite course: Tax I
Least favorite course: Business Law
What people say when I tell them my career choice: "You must be really good at math!" Ha!
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