Tomorrow’s CPA program: Fall 2004 'Top 10' stats
Number of TCPA college / candidate members: 2,046
Number of high school members: 739
Largest college membership: Villa Julie College (70)
Largest high school membership: Seneca Valley High School (90)
Firm with greatest number of CPA candidates in TCPA: Reznick Group (65)
Most frequently visited TCPA Web page (after the home page): Members-only page (www.tomorrowscpa.org/members/)
Number of high schools hosting the Career Awareness Program: 36
Number of high school students seeing the Career Awareness Program: 1,700
Percentage of high school students considering the CPA profession: 93 percent
Most popular topic of Career Awareness presentation: Different types of CPAs
CPAs: Experts in the world of finance
Read the 2004 edition of the MACPA's supplement in the Baltimore Business Journal and Washington Business Journal. The articles are written by CPAs themselves and offer a brief look at the expertise that a certified public accountant can offer businesses.
www.macpa.org/advertising/bbj/supplement04.pdf
Should you apply to college online?
Online applications enable both the applicant and admissions offices to save time, money and effort to achieve their admissions goals.
www.princetonreview.com/college/apply/
articles/process/onlineaps.asp
Firms go great distances to fill accounting needs
Just as the Y2K bug made computer programmers the most sought-after workers in the late 1990s, the demands imposed by recently passed accounting laws are making accountants everyone's must-have worker.
www.accountantsworld.com/desktopdefault.
aspx?page=newsstory&category=newsstory&
StoryId=t1213004.5kr
How much money do CPAs make?
See the latest survey results on salaries for CPAs.
www.tomorrowscpa.org/college/
salary.html
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Personal finance: Do you know the Rule of 72?
How long it will take for your money to double is easy to calculate using the Rule of 72. Simply divide 72 by the percentage of interest you earn on your savings. If you're not pleased with the answer, start investigating other options that pay a higher rate of return.
ww3.primerica.com/public/how/rule72.html
New CPA on the block
Find out what young CPAs can expect during the first week of their first jobs.
www.startheregoplaces.com/news/
news_cbfirst.asp
A hearty welcome ...
... to new TCPA member David Tomney of Baltimore Lutheran High School. Thanks very much for joining Tomorrow's CPA.
Accounting word of the week: L
Litigation support / dispute resolution: A service that CPAs often provide to attorneys — e.g., expert testimony about the value of a business or other asset, forensic accounting (a partner stealing from his other partners, or a spouse understating his income in a matrimonial action). The lawyer hires the CPA to do the investigation and determine the amount of money stolen or understated. For more definitions, go to:
www.startheregoplaces.com/
resourcecenter/glossary.asp
Study accounting in college!
For a list of Maryland colleges and universities with accounting programs and Maryland community colleges with accounting courses, go to:
www.tomorrowscpa.org/highschool/
college.html
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