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April 20, 2005
Volume 4, No. 16


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HIGH SCHOOL EDITION
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Want to audit the president's tax return?

Here it is — President Bush’s tax return. If you find any errors, don't tell anybody.
www.taxhistory.org/thp/presreturns.nsf/
Returns/43394514D22A89F185256E750075F0F4/
$file/gwbush_2004.pdf



Accounting grad salaries rise again

According to a new study, accounting graduates posted a 3.9 percent increase to their average starting salary offer since last spring, raising it to $43,809.
money.cnn.com/2005/04/15/pf/college/
starting_salaries/index.htm



Score! Handful are thrice perfect on new SAT

At least 107 of 300,000 nail 800 on each of the three sections in the revamped test.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7481286/
?GT1=6428



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



Accounting word of the week: C

Cost accounting: Procedures used for rationally classifying, recording, and allocating current or predicted costs that relate to a certain product or production process. For more definitions, go to the Resource Center at:
www.startheregoplaces.com/
resourcecenter/glossary.asp


  Personal finance: Learning and earning

The more school you complete, the higher your potential earnings. The average earnings in this chart will tell the story.
www.themint.org/tryit/learning.php



'Green-visored' accountant fast becoming a figure of past

Business owners' expectations continue to increase. Today's CPAs no longer purely analyze the past, but instead they assist businesses to anticipate the future.
www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/
stories/2005/04/18/focus3.html



Make room for the young: UB to be four-year school

The University of Baltimore, which has served only college juniors, seniors and graduate students since 1976, is on the verge of becoming a full four-year university.
baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/
stories/2005/04/04/story6.html



Give us a run for the money!

Attention, all runners, walkers and volunteers! It's the MACPA's annual 1040K Run and 1040EZ Fun Walk, scheduled for Saturday, April 30 at Rash Field in Baltimore. The fun-filled day includes race awards, refreshments and the chance to win many awards! For more information on the race or to register, please go to www.macpa.org/race/.

Why not put a team together? We will be giving a prize for the biggest team ... so register now! Proceeds from the race will go to Maryland Saves, an organization dedicated to financial literacy.


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