Need money for school? You have 30 days!
The MACPA has dollars for scholars. TCPA members can apply for a scholarship for next year. The deadline is April 15. For details, go here:
www.tomorrowscpa.org/college/
scholarships.html
Forensic accounting, to a degree
In Pittsburgh as elsewhere, classes abound, but undergraduate degree programs are hard to find.
www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/
2005/03/14/focus3.html?page=1
Personal finance: Top 10 budget busters
Know how to gain control of your budget before, during and after a financial disaster strikes.
www.collegecentral.com/NewsDetail.cfm?
Consortium=FIN&IND=1
Huge discount for TCPA members: MACPA’s Government / Not-for-Profit Conference on April 22
It’s the largest conference of its kind in the country, and TCPA members can attend for only $50 — a huge discount! Note: Limited to 10 TCPA members. For information and registration, go to:
www.macpa.org/conferences/NFP05.htm
Moving up
TCPA members Kevin Alsop and Jenny Truong recently joined the professional staff of Stoy, Malone & Company, P.C., a Towson-based regional accounting and business consulting firm. These Towson University students will intern for the firm on a part-time basis, working on tax preparation for a wide range of individual and corporate clients.
Going through a quarterlife crisis?
Folks in their 20s are working shorter tenures at multiple employers. Many are either going back to college or changing careers. Most feel overwhelmed with the plethora of options available to them. Here are five strategies you can take to right yourself and get back on track for fulfilling your dreams.
www.quintcareers.com/quarterlife_
career_crisis.html
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The sunny side of the CPA
The door bell rings and a man answers it. Here stands this plain but well-dressed kid, saying, "Trick or treat!" The man asks the kid what he's dressed up like for Halloween. The kid says, "I'm an IRS agent." Then he takes 28 percent of the man's candy, leaves, and doesn't say, "Thank you."
Let us know how you feel
What do accounting scandals like Enron and WorldCom mean to you, as a future CPA? Vote in the TCPA poll at:
www.tomorrowscpa.org
Merritt to help patrons manage wealth
Financial fitness has become a catch phrase in finance circles, but now, Brooks Financial Group in Timonium is taking it literally.
baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/
stories/2005/02/14/daily13.html?
jst=b_ln_hl
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.
Tomorrow's CPA mourns the death of Benjamin L. King Sr., Maryland's first African-American CPA
Benjamin L. King Sr., the first African-American to earn a CPA license in Maryland and a dedicated advocate for black accountants, died on Tuesday. King earned his groundbreaking CPA designation in 1957, making him just the 45th African-American nationwide to join the profession. He joined the Maryland Association of CPAs in 1958 and remained an MACPA member until his death.
www.macpa.org/headlines/05/king0316.htm
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