DCPAS Members Give Back to the Profession
by Mitch Perry, CPA
DCPAS Volunteers Take Hundreds of Calls at Tax Hotline
Every year, the Dallas CPA Society, in association with The Dallas Morning News, conducts a free tax hotline. DCPAS volunteers field hundreds of calls during the popular Sunday afternoon event. This year’s hotline was no different. On February 21st, 342 calls were received during the five hour event...
Mitch Perry, CPA
Chair, 2009-10
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Save the Date: Member Appreciation CPE Day
May 4, 2010
A member benefit from your Dallas CPA Society, the Member Appreciation 2010 CPE Day, is scheduled for May 4, 2010, at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. Last year’s event was an overwhelming success in the history of continuing education in the DFW Accounting community!
Special thanks and recognition to the companies who have signed on to sponsor the Member Appreciation CPE Day as of January 26, 2010:
Luncheon: Jackson Walker LLP
Member Appreciation CPE Series: Fox Byrd & Company PC
Silver:
Accounting Practice Sales
CCH
Financial Additions
Meadows Collier Reed Cousins Crouch & Ungerman LLP
PayChoice
Thomson Reuters/RIA
Supporters:
Sibley & Company PC
Thomas Edwards Group Inc.
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
Merrill Lynch
Weaver LLP
University of Texas at Dallas
Media: Dallas Business Journal
Registration will begin in the spring.
Watch the newsletter for more information!
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Dallas CPA Society Golf Tournament
May 24
Join your colleagues and friends at the 9th annual Dallas CPA Society golf tournament to be played Monday, May 24, 2010, at Gentle Creek Golf Course in Prosper TX. Lots of fun, prizes, awards, good food and more await you!
Registration and sponsorship opportunities will be available soon.
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Byron Nelson Tickets on Sale!
Tournament will be played May 20-23
 Chapter members can take advantage of discount tickets to the 2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship by ordering now!
The tournament will be played May 20-23 at the Four Seasons Resort and Club in Las Colinas. A limited number of tickets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Your order is limited to four.
Two types of tickets are offered: $35 single day tickets which may be used for the day of your choice and $70 season badges that are good for the entire tournament. No refunds will be given.
Go here to buy your tickets.
Go here to buy your badges.
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AICPA Volunteers Needed
Deadline to volunteer is March 31
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Help determine the passing score on the CPA exam A new version of the CPA exam launches in just under a year, and its many substantive changes require re-evaluation of the passing score. AICPA is looking for CPA volunteers to help with this important effort - read all about it (PDF).
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Dallas CPA Society Presents ETHICS Courses
March - May 2010
The Dallas CPA Society is pleased to announce that we are once again offering the required 4-hour Ethics course! The presenter for the course is Dr. Wayne Shaw from SMU.
Title: “Contemporary Accounting Ethics and Related Legal Topics – Texas Edition”
Instructor: Dr. Wayne Shaw – Southern Methodist University
Dates:
March 5, 2010
April 2, 2010
May 7, 2010
Location: Dallas CPA Society; 12700 Park Central Drive #1000, Dallas TX 75251
Time: 8am-12Noon...
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CCH Learning Center
150 Web-based, interactive, Tax & Accounting CPE courses
Great for “just in time” instruction to meet a client need, a new staff member’s training, or a deadline to complete CPE requirements
Start a course, and return to it, anywhere, anytime
Print it out for reference or to supplement in-house training
Dallas Society Member discounted rate of $293/seat/year (30% discount)
Try out one of two free courses at cch.learningcenter.com
Follow this link to the CCH/Dallas Chapter Partner Page for sign-up information.
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Thanks To Tax Hotline Volunteers
The 17th Annual Dallas Morning News Tax Hotline held February 21, 2010, was another great success! Thanks to Dallas CPA Society member, Ken Sibley, and Pamela Yipp of the Dallas Morning News for pulling off a great program.
Special thanks go to Thomson Reuters for providing Quickfinder handbooks which can be ordered by calling 1-800-510-8997. Special thanks as well to CCH for providing U. S. Master Tax Guides.
The following Chapter members gave generously of their time and expertise to man the phones and answer the public’s questions:
John Beall
Brad Gooding
Willie Hornberger
Bob Hurt
Skip Muller
Frank Norris
Hank Pearson
Mitch Perry
Miguel Reyna
Anne Rule
Ken Sibley
Diane Snow
Ruth Ann Walker
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Firm Announcement
Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman, L.L.P.
Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman, L.L.P. wishes to congratulate Stephen A. Beck on his Board Certification in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE NEWS
As has been done for a number of years, the Dallas CPA Society again awarded scholarships to several bright and deserving students attending colleges and universities in the Chapter’s geographic area. The students (there are six this year) are either graduate accounting students or seniors majoring in accounting at one of the following schools: University of Texas at Dallas, University of Texas at Arlington, Southern Methodist University, University of North Texas, and Texas A&M – Commerce. The recipients are chosen by the Scholarship committee based on an extensive application that is submitted and due diligence that is subsequently performed by the committee members.
Thanks to each of you who have contributed to the scholarship fund either directly or as part of the dues check-off. Your contribution enables the Chapter to continue to recognize and support some very qualified and deserving future CPAs!
We will spotlight one student in each newsletter and give you a little background information about each of them. If you happen to know one of them, please congratulate them for their accomplishments; they, and others like them, are the future of our profession!
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR LOVE FOR KIDS
April 1
29TH ANNUAL SENIOR CITIZENS SPRING FLING EVENT
“Rootin Tootin Wild West Party”
April 1, 2010
Love for Kids needs volunteers to assist the 1500 guests who will attend this event by serving lunch and drinks, pass out prizes and favors, and clean up, etc. in the Trinity Hall at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. Volunteers will be served lunch after all guests are served. Volunteer time is 9:00am-2:00pm or a shift of 9:30am-11:30am – or – 11:30am-1:30pm.
To volunteer, please call 214-878-1843. Leave your name, phone number, and how many will volunteer with you, or email mbztini@yahoo.com.
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UTA Beta Alpha PSI - Golf
May 7
Beta Alpha PSI is an honorary organization for Financial Information students and professionals. For details use the link for the flyer.
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TSCPA Chapter Tip Sheet
News and information from the TSCPA...
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January 2010 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 April 2010, Go Here.
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