What puts the CFO in the middle of scandals?
"Many, many CFOs just don't know accounting," says Roman Weil, an accounting professor at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business.
www.usatoday.com/money/companies/
management/2004-03-04-cfo_x.htm
Women in charge
There is a new crop of female leaders in technology companies serving the accounting market.
www.cpa2biz.com/News/Selected+Features/
Women+in+Charge.htm
Need money for school?
The MACPA has dollars for TCPA scholars. Apply for a scholarship for next year. The deadline is April 15. For details, go to:
www.tomorrowscpa.org/college/
scholarships.html
The CPA exam sample tests are here!
Try your hand at the new computerized CPA Exam. Sample tests are available at no cost at www.cpa-exam.org/lrc/exam_tutorial.html, allowing candidates to download and answer a sample set of multiple-choice questions and a case-study simulation for appropriate sections of the CPA exam. Since the sample tests use the same software as the actual computer-based CPA exam, candidates can have an interactive experience and become familiar with the test's new format before they take the live exam.
Taxes take a passage to India
Jerry Rao is an accountant in Bangalore, India. But he's doing thousands of returns for American taxpayers.
www.nytimes.com/2004/03/
04/opinion/04FRIE.html
Turning your internship into a job
Taking a proactive approach is one of a number of strategies that can help you parlay an internship into a job.
www.quintcareers.com/
turning_internship_to_job.html
Use caution with scholarship services
Through direct mail and the Internet, some companies are offering fee-based help to parents and students searching for tuition aid. But are they delivering on their promise to help families find money?
www.collegejournal.com/aidadmissions/
financialissues/20040227-chaker.html
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Find an internship
Look here for internships and entry-level positions. See the latest listings at:
www.tomorrowscpa.org/members/
internship.html
Bill Gates' 11 rules for living
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rainforest from the parasites of your parents' generation, try "delousing" the closet in your room. To see all 11 rules, go to:
www.newaccountantusa.com/
11rulesgates.pdf
Big conference, big discount for TCPA members!
Internal controls, risk assessment and topics related to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board will join updates on FASAB, GASB, the Yellow Book and auditing standards at the MACPA's 2004 Government / Not-for-Profit Conference, slated for Friday, April 30 at UMUC in Adelphi. Only $50 for TCPA members!
www.macpa.org/conferences/NFP04.htm
TCPA member profile
Meet Angel Lansinger, University of Maryland, College Park
Graduation date: May 2004. Hallelujah!
Hobbies: Outdoorsy stuff like camping ... and girls nights out.
Favorite movie: Don't have one, but I'm a sucker for chick flicks.
Why I want to be a CPA: To be able to go to many different client offices and
see how they run a business.
Favorite course: Business Law II
Least favorite course: Tax ... yuck!
What people say when I tell them my career choice: "Oh, like a bookeeper?" or "Good, you can do my taxes." They have no idea!
Run a little, help a lot
Run with CPAs! Register now for the annual Maryland Association of CPAs 1040K Run and 1040EZ Fun Walk on Saturday, May 1. This is a 5-kilometer run and 1-mile fun walk at Rash Field in Baltimore. Registration is only $20 before April 15. Proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity. For more information, or to register, go to www.macpa.org/race/index.htm.
And hey, need community service hours? Then lend MACPA a hand the morning of the race. Contact Natalie Antonakas at natalie@macpa.org or (410) 296-6255, ext. 239 for more information.
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