TSCPA ACTIONS FOR MEMBERS
Get IRS Information Online
Obtain up-to-the-minute information on tax and IRS changes by visiting the TSCPA Tax Issues online community. At the TSCPA Web site (www.tscpa.org), log in to Members Only and scroll down under Member Communities to click the Tax Issues link. The direct URL is http://www.tscpa.org/login.asp?route=http://www.tscpa.org/members/irs/default.asp.
You can also receive the tax issues e-newsletter by sending a subscription request to ptinsley@tscpa.net.
Questions? Contact TSCPA's Relations with IRS Committee staff liaison Patty Tinsley. (E-mail ptinsley@tscpa.net; phone 817-419-0167.)
MEMBERS' OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION
Making a Difference in your Community
As part of TSCPA's effort to raise the profile of CPAs across our state, we've compiled a list of five ways you can make a difference where you live. Look for another five ideas next quarter.
- Sponsor a bowling team or take part in a bowling tournament for charity.
- Let a high school student see what being a CPA is all about by participating in Junior Achievement's Groundhog Day job shadowing program. Get more information at www.jobshadow.org.
- Help low-income people who cannot prepare their own tax returns by participating in the IRS' Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. To locate the VITA site nearest you, call 1-800-829-1040.
- Join the board of a non-profit organization, like the American Red Cross or the American Cancer Society.
- Tutor students in math and reading as they prepare for statewide testing.
Let a Student Shadow You
You can help mold a young person's career choice! Job Shadowing is an educational activity focused on providing an up-close look at the world of business. It gives students across America the opportunity to "shadow" a workplace mentor through a normal day on the job, letting them see how the skills learned in school relate to the workplace.
For students, Job Shadowing can become the link between academics and careers. For employers, it offers both an introduction to the employees of tomorrow and the opportunity to help students explore career options - and to share what it will take to achieve their goals.
Members in industry are especially encouraged to participate, not only to benefit their employers, but also to expose students to the wide variety of job responsibilities available to them as CPAs in the world of business.
All it takes is a willingness to arrange for a few students to visit your work site so they can see how the "real world" works. Get all the info you need, and find out how to sign up, from www.jobshadow.org.
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