Wednesday, November 7, 2007 November Visions   VOLUME 2007 ISSUE 11  
In This Issue...
Chairman's Message
Dallas CPA Society 100 Club and Lone Star Club
Dallas CPA Society Member Web Pages
4-Hour Tax Seminar - "IRS Practice and Your License"
4-Hour Practice Management Seminar - December 5, 2007
8-Hour General Taxes Seminar - December 11, 2007
Pre-Season Tax Review Courses
Dallas CPA Society Members’ Happy Hour
2008 MASTER TAX GUIDES
Welcome Home The Troops - January 19, 2008
Annual Coat Drive
Sign Up for Love for Kids Christmas Party
ASK THE "DOC-CPA"
CPE Spotlight
September New Members
TSCPA CPE Classes in Dallas
Comprehensive, Instructor-led, CPA Exam Review Course for Student/Candidate Members
TSCPA Chapter Tip Sheet
Visit Our Advertisers!
Event Photos
Calendar of Events
Classified Ads


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October Visions
October 4, 2007
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September 7, 2007
Vol. 2007 Issue 11
August Visions
August 8, 2007
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July Visions
July 12, 2007
Vol. 2007 Issue 9
June Visions
June 7, 2007
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Welcome
Chairman's Message
The excitement of being involved in the Dallas CPA Society is about to reach an even higher level. There are a number of events in the works that are historic not only in how many Dallas CPAs are going to be involved, but also in the attention we will be gaining from the Dallas business community and media...
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Dallas CPA Society 100 Club and Lone Star Club
Within the Dallas CPA Society there are two groups created to recognize exemplary commitment to the Chapter. The 100 Club consists of companies and firms with two or more CPAs, all of whom are members of the Dallas CPA Society. The Lone Star Club's purpose is to honor and recognize members who are employed by a licensed practice unit or industry organization with only one CPA employee...
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Dallas CPA Society Member Web Pages
The DCPAS offers a “free-of-charge” member web page. This valuable member benefit provides each individual member with their own web page, hosted as part of the DCPAS web site...
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4-Hour Tax Seminar - "IRS Practice and Your License"
Topics include: “Best Practices and Helping the Tax Practitioner Do the Right Thing”, “A Short History of Tax Return Penalties on Taxpayers and Preparers”, “Statutes of Limitation in Federal Tax Controversies” and “Corruption in the Federal Tax System – Don’t Let it Happen to You!”...
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4-Hour Practice Management Seminar - December 5, 2007
Speakers:  
Kenneth M. Horwitz JD, CPA
“Lawsuits – Managing Your Practice to Avoid Them”
 
James A. Smith, CPA
Managing Your Tax Practice for Fun and Profit”
 
John A. Eads, CPA
“Small Firm Practice Continuation Agreements and Succession Planning”

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8-Hour General Taxes Seminar - December 11, 2007
Speakers/Topics:

Charles Pulman JD, CPA - "Like Kind Exchanges - Recent Developments & Current Issues"

Clint Davis JD, CPA - "Receipt of Profits Interests in Partnerships for Services"

Ronald D Kerridge JD - "Sub S Issues"

Thomas M. Hoffman JD - "Keys to 409A Deferred Compensation Rules that All Professional Advisors Need to Know"

Michael J. Donohue JD, CPA - "FIN 48"

Michael L. Cook JD, CPA - "Cancellation of Debt Issues"

Doug Fejer, CPA and Larry Martin, JD - "Adultery and Marital Property"

Steve Akers JD - "Sophisticated Transfer Tax Planning Strategies"
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Pre-Season Tax Review Courses
The Dallas CPA Society is pleased to announce that the pre-season tax review courses - both individual and corporations - will be held on January 3 and 4, 2008. They will once again be presented by Professor Blaise Bender from San Antonio, Texas. He is an Associate Professor of Accounting and Law at Our Lady of the Lake University. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and a licensed CPA...
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Dallas CPA Society Members’ Happy Hour
The November Happy Hour for Dallas CPA Society members will be Thursday, November 15, 2007, at 6pm at the Sherlock's Baker Street Pub located at the Village on the Parkway, 5100 Beltline Rd, Addison TX 75240. See you there!
 
2008 MASTER TAX GUIDES
NOTICE: The Dallas CPA Society will not sell Master Tax Guides to members this year. Instead, you may order them directly from CCH at a 30% discount at the Partner Page address...
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Welcome Home The Troops - January 19, 2008
The Public Affairs Committee will once again sponsor a "Welcome Home" for the troops, and we would like you and your family to take part. Each day anywhere from 100 to 120 troops arrive at DFW Airport on their way home for a two-week R&R. A small portion of these troops will meet their families here, but the majority will catch connecting flights home. As volunteers we will welcome these troops off their flight, thanking and encouraging them for their service...
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Annual Coat Drive
Help a kid stay warm this winter! The annual coat drive has begun for some of the neediest children in the metroplex, ages 6 through teenager, sizes 6 through adult. These "gently worn" coats will be distributed at the Love for Kids, Inc. Christmas Party on December 8, 2007. Warm gloves, winter hats and scarves are also appreciated by these children...
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Sign Up for Love for Kids Christmas Party
All of the toys collected at the Margarita Ball will be distributed to the more than 4,000 children who will attend the Love for Kids Christmas Party on Saturday, December 8 at the Circle R Ranch in Flower Mound. The Dallas CPA Society needs 90 volunteers for this event. Volunteers need to arrive at the Circle R Ranch by 8:30am. A volunteer party is held following the children's departure at 1pm. Click Here to volunteer now!
 
ASK THE "DOC-CPA"
Q. Doc, one hears much about organic foods. They usually cost more than conventional foods. If I can afford them, should I spend the money?

A. Yes, by all means buy organic if you have the financial means to do so. Organic crops are grown without artificial pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers and usually for a term of least 3 years...
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CPE Spotlight
Check out New dates for Ethics classes and other Online CPE courses in the coming months...
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September New Members
Join us in welcoming our newest members...
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TSCPA CPE Classes in Dallas
Check out the TSCPA's CPE courses available in December, Go Here.
 
Comprehensive, Instructor-led, CPA Exam Review Course for Student/Candidate Members
To prepare you to pass the CPA exam the first time!

The Dallas CPA Society/Gleim Publications, Inc. course provides the following:

  • Expert professional classroom instruction
  • Gleim’s up-to-date content
  • Interactive CD-Rom test prep
  • Personal counselor support
  • Online chat room

The special introductory price for DCPAS Student members is $1,000 which includes all materials. The special introductory section price for DCPAS Student members is $250.00 per section. Gleim’s regular price for the entire course or individual sections is $1,889.95 and $499.95 respectively...
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TSCPA Chapter Tip Sheet
News and information from the TSCPA...
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