Casting call for CPAs!
Behind every blockbuster movie, TV show and music video, there's a team of financial experts responsible for the project's enormous budget.
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Answers to common college admissions questions
Top admissions officials from some of the best colleges and universities around the U.S. offer insight and advice.
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Up from geekhood
A CPA speaks: "It was a pleasure speaking to the students (at Thomas Stone High School, Waldorf) and they seemed to have a genuine interest in the topic. You know what I think was the most surprising thing to me? Almost unanimously their preconceived notion of a CPA was not that of a geek or a dweeb. Quite the contrary, in fact. Oh, the times they are a changing."
— Robert W. Askey, CPA, CFE, Askey, Askey & Associates
Scandals add to accounting clout
Corporate governance requirements and efforts to deter scandals have made companies more reliant on their accounting departments. A nationwide survey revealed that companies' accountants are working more closely with departments throughout the organization to uncover financial irregularities.
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Play BizzFun
Think you have what it takes to run a business? Play the game here.
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A hearty welcome to new TCPA members
Angela Butler, Jeffrey Greene, Sierra Hall, Eric Hinton, Wayne Jarmon, Ebony King, Lauren Means, Jennifer Rodriguez, Alisha Shears, Persia Tribble, Alma Vivar and Olamide Yussuf from Bladensburg High School. Thanks so much for joining Tomorrow's CPA.
Program note
"You Can Afford College 2004" helps students and parents find money to pay for college! Featuring conversations with financial aid experts and student profiles at several Maryland colleges and universities, this program offers important information and advice on where to find state, federal and private financial aid dollars. "You Can Afford College 2004" airs on MPT on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m.
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CPA exam is going high-tech
The CPA exam is undergoing its biggest change ever, and Baltimore is playing a role in the change.
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CPA career awareness
Our CPA speakers visited more than 75 Maryland high schools last year and reached more than 4,000 students. Let's top that record this year. Tell your business or accounting teacher, or your school career counselor, that you want to learn more about the CPA career. Have them contact Richard Rabicoff at publicrelations@macpa.org.
Who needs a course? Get SAT prep free!
Here's a free resource for SAT preparation. Use their study tips and advice as well as sample questions and answers. www.freesat1prep.com
Accounting word of the week: A
Accelerated depreciation: Method that records greater depreciation than straight-line depreciation in the early years and less depreciation than straight-line in the later years of an asset's holding period. Find more definitions here:
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Chat room logs 52 ... and nobody got bounced
Last month 52 TCPA members visited our chat room to exchange job hunting tips, share career ideas, poke fun at accounting teachers, or just gab. Why not check it out? Members only go to www.tomorrowscpa.org/members/chat.html.
Study accounting in college!
For a list of Maryland colleges and universities with accounting programs and community colleges with accounting courses, go to www.tomorrowscpa.org/highschool/college.html.
Got a question only a CPA can answer?
Nearly 140 TCPA members venture into the Mentor Center each month, to pose questions about the CPA career, the educational requirements, the exam, or what it's like to be a CPA. Visit the Mentor Center at www.tomorrowscpa.org/members/mentors.htm. Remember, it's e-mail only!
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