College-bound high school senior planning calendar: December
- If you applied for early decision to a college, expect notification this month.
- If not completed, finish and mail remainder of college applications.
- Start detailed financial aid search, including outside sources for scholarships and loans.
- Stay focused on grades.
For more on college planning, go to:
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Top 10 questions (and answers) about a CPA career
How you become a CPA in Maryland? How much do CPAs make?
Find the answers here.
www.tomorrowscpa.org/highschool/top10.htm
Audit prices may rise as accountants look for fraud
In the coming months, businesses are likely to hear their accountants saying the f-word a lot more often. That f-word is "fraud," and a new directive for certified public accountants places more emphasis on preventing it.
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Generation Y
Are they talkin' 'bout your generation?
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FAQ: Are accounting and bookkeeping the same things?
No, bookkeeping is just one part of accounting-the record-making part. For more information on accounting, go to:
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Accounting word of the week: J
Joint venture: When two or more persons or organizations gather capital to provide a product or service. Often carried out as a partnership. Find more definitions here:
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Pop quiz
Yo, test your knowledge in this Old School Hip Hop Trivia quiz.
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Study accounting in college!
For a list of Maryland colleges and universities with accounting programs and Maryland community colleges with accounting courses, visit our Web site.
www.tomorrowscpa.org/highschool/college.html
Another semester, another opportunity
So far this year, our CPA speakers have visited nearly 40 Maryland high schools and reached more than 1,650 students. Let's top that record in spring 2004. 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 (800) 782-2036 or publicrelations@macpa.org.
8 holiday spending tips
Spent all your cash mid-fall? Here's how to give generously this season without emptying your pocketbook.
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Play Bizzfun
Try the virtual business simulation game — it's your chance to be in charge. You call the shots running your company in movies, fashion or sports. Now, you can even bring a few friends along and set up your own league. Compete with your friends and see who gets the highest score. What are you waiting for?
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