Tomorrow's CPA
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July 9, 2003
Volume 2, No. 27


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Listen up: 5 cures for summer boredom

These ideas will make your summer fun and productive. Click here for details.


Key terms for college planning

Early action. Rolling admissions. Expected family contribution. If you're applying for college this year, you'll need to master the lingo. Click here for details.


A word from the wise

Sure, it must be great to own a Fortune 500 company, but what happens when it's time to file your taxes? You'll need to hire someone with financial finesse. That's where CPAs like Craig Provenzano come in. Check out his financial formula for success in the accounting field.


A new addition to the TCPA team

Give a hearty welcome to new member Adam Hall of Sparrows Point High. Thanks for joining Tomorrow's CPA-HS!


The CPA career: What is a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS)?

A PFS is a Certified Public Accountant who also offers financial planning services. Personal Financial Specialists must complete an exam, have at least three years of financial planning experience and submit recommendations before certification. The title is authorized by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.


The Densa quiz

Take a very clever 12-question test to see how smart you are. Click here to start.

  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.


Take your daily dose of SAT prep

A little more practice can't hurt. Click here for details.


Accounting word of the week: N

Net earnings: Gross sales minus taxes, interest, depreciation, and other expenses. Net earnings are one of the most important measures of a company's performance, since the pursuit of earnings is the primary reason companies exist. Sometimes net earnings includes one-time and extraordinary items, and sometimes it does not. Also called net earnings or net income or bottom line.


Study accounting in college!

For a list of Maryland colleges and universities with accounting programs and Maryland community colleges with accounting courses, click here.


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.

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