What you don't know about money can cost you
A recent study revealed 42 percent of high school seniors didn't know that sales tax made purchased products more expensive. And 92 percent were unaware that credit card holders are responsible for $50 in charges made on a stolen card. Click here for details.
Summer test prep for the SAT
OK, the last thing you want to do this summer is study, especially for the SAT or ACT. But just 10 minutes a day can boost your confidence when you're ready to take the test. Click here for details.
The CPA career
Every single organization, large and small, depends on accounting information. Find out what kind of strategic role the CPA plays in every major industry. Find out more here.
Chat room logs 32 ... and nobody got bounced
Last month 32 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 click here.
Who is more overrated, J-Lo or Ja Rule?
Cast your vote on ESPN's Web site. Click here for more.
Got a question only a CPA can answer?
More than 160 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 here. Remember, it's e-mail only!
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Accounting word of the week: O
Operating ratio: Definition 1: A company's operating expenses divided by its operating revenues. Definition 2: More generally, any of a number of ratios measuring a company's operating efficiency, such as sales to cost of goods sold, net profits to gross income, operating expenses to operating income, and net profit to net worth. For more definitions of accounting terms, click here.
Study accounting in college!
For a list of Maryland colleges and universities with accounting programs and Maryland community colleges with accounting courses, click here.
Most-valued skills
Your part-time job at the mall or the varsity letter you earned could help you make it big in business. Surprised? Find out which skills are most highly valued in business, and how they relate to the things you already do, in and out of school. Click here for details.
Wanna go out?
Sports, music, events all over Maryland. Click here for details.
Hey, TCPA members ...
Going to college? If so, you can continue your free TCPA membership all through college! Just let us know your college, your new address, and e-mail address. We will update our files and shift you to our CPA Candidate list. Contact Richard Rabicoff at (800) 782-2036 or publicrelations@macpa.org.
A new addition to the TCPA team
A hearty welcome to new TCPA member Anna Fotiou of Patapsco High School. Thanks so much for joining Tomorrow's CPA — High School.
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