Accounting professor sees uptick in interest
Corporate scandal has been good for America's accounting schools.
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The SATs: marked for life?
The test takes on renewed relevance as a tool for screening job candidates, but the practice is getting mixed reviews.
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story?coll=bal-business-headlines
Catch the bad guys!
Follow the money to catch the crooks in the new forensic accounting game, "Catch Me If You Can." You could win a share of the $10,000 prize pool.
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Accounting starting salaries stable in 2004
The corporate sector shows the most salary growth, while health care and real estate pace industries, according to the 2004 Salary Guide from Robert Half Finance & Accounting and Accountemps.
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A hearty welcome ...
... to new TCPA members Amanda Galyon of Calvert High School; Sam Walton of Cardinal Gibbons High School; Danielle Faust, Sherika Holt, Melissa Michael and Satyam of Catonsville High School; JaNel Whitaker of Eleanor Roosevelt High School; Crystal Auton and Stephanie Hoffman of Linganore High School; and Jamie Hoch of Sparrows Point High School. Thanks so much for joining Tomorrow's CPA.
CPA career: Tax and financial planning
Most of the people you see on TV rely on the advice of a trusted financial advisor to manage their financial operations and help prevent them from making bad personal investments. They rely on CPAs.
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Accounting word of the week: E
Earnings report: An official quarterly or annual financial document published by a public company showing earnings, expenses and net profit. Also called "income statement" or "profit and loss statement." For more definitions, go to:
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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.
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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!
Raves for Timothy Erwin, CPA (Carroll Independent Fuel Co.)
"The students enjoyed your presentation and the materials you brought. For the question, "What was the most interesting part of the presentation?" most of them circled, "Can't choose; it was all good." You made accounting seem "not so boring." They enjoyed the description of your job and the story you closed with. You repeated many of the things that we have discussed in class. Now the students actually believe that there is a purpose in creating financial statements!
— Regina Baldwin, accounting teacher at Century High School in Sykesville
Good luck on the exam!
Good luck to the 100 TCPA members taking the CPA exam Nov. 5 and 6. This is the last ever pencil-and-paper exam before the computerized version debuts in April 2004. Best of luck to these future CPAs.
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