Guess the No. 1 college major
Based on the number of college freshman who are making it their career choice, accounting is the new "sexy" college major. Yes, accounting.
channels.aimtoday.com/careers/package.jsp?
name=fte/surprisingcollegemajor/
surprisingcollegemajor
Role model supreme: Carol Wysor Kirwan, CPA
Her dad was a CPA and her daughter is, too. Now director of Technical Services at the MACPA, Carol is a model of how to balance career and family life.
www.aicpa.org/download/career/
wofi/Carol_Kirwan_profile.pdf
Building and rebuilding reputations
A new breed of executives has taken to ridding their firms of unethical practices, unprofitable divisions and outdated strategies to boost their companies' reputations and bottom lines.
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/
global.influentials/stories/overview/
Survey: It pays to be a CPA
Accounting, finance and banking professionals who hold a professional credential of some type, on average earned 30 percent more than employees in those fields working without a credential, according to a new survey.
www.webcpa.com/article.cfm?
articleid=10169&pg=news
Green eyeshades never looked so sexy
Big pay raises, new perks, long sabbaticals — auditors can write their own ticket in these post-Enron days.
www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/
dec2004/nf20041229_5506_db040.htm
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Personal Finance: Ten tips on using credit cards wisely
No. 10: Protect personal information. You should never give out your credit card number unless making a telephone, mail order or online purchase. Do not let anyone else use your credit card and do not charge purchases for other people. For more tips, go to:
www.360financialliteracy.org/
Life+Stages/College/
Report: CPAs play an effective role in financial literacy education
In a report entitled The Federal Government's Role in Improving Financial Literacy, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) notes that CPAs are an effective choice for delivering financial education and emphasizes that "personal interaction is often the most effective vehicle for conveying information in a way that actually impacts behavior." Read the report:
www.gao.gov/new.items/d0593sp.pdf
MACPA has dollars for scholars
Apply for a scholarship for next year. The deadline is April 15. For details, go here:
www.tomorrowscpa.org/college/
scholarships.html
The least of Hitler's sins: tax evasion
In addition to starting World War II and sending millions of people to their deaths, Adolf Hitler was a tax evader, according to a recent report.
www.webcpa.com/article.cfm?
articleid=9779&pg=news
Jan. 26 is CPA Day in Annapolis ... and you’re invited
Join CPAs in meeting and greeting members of the Maryland legislature. Enjoy a great networking opportunity and a rare glimpse into Maryland politics. Read the overview here:
www.macpa.org/headlines/cpaday05/
preview.htm
Then register here:
www.macpa.org/forms/CPADay.htm
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