Chair Update for Chapter Members
by Paul Willey, CPA
 Congratulations to 2009-10 Leadership Development Academy(LDA) participants . The inaugural class of the Leadership Development Academy has concluded a very successful program!
A special thanks to the LDA Task Force, led by Neely Duncan, who coordinated the program, Mitch Perry, Jerri Hammer, Willie Hornberger, Nathen McEown, Adam Tarnow, and Bruce Zaret.
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Paul Willey, CPA
Chair, 2010-11
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Dallas CPA Society Golf Outing
SAVE THE DATE – OCTOBER 25, 2010
 The fall DCPAS golf outing will be played on Monday, October 25, 2010, at Gentle Creek Golf Club in Prosper, Texas. Join your colleagues and friends for lots of fun, good food, and more!
Registration begins at 10:00am, buffet lunch at 11:30am, shot gun start at 1:00pm, and socializing and networking at 4:30pm. Sponsorships are available at $3000 – gold, $2000 – silver, and $1000 – bronze. Go here for sponsorship opportunities. Use this link to register.
Individual entry is $90.00 for members. Non-member individual entry fee is $200.00 (unaccompanied by a member). Member team entry fee is $340.00. Entry fee includes green fees, cart, range balls, buffet lunch. Use this link to purchase a team entry or this link to purchase an individual entry. Download a form to print out and register or get more information.
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CFO OF THE YEAR AWARDS
October 14, 2010 11:00 am
The third CFO of the Year Awards luncheon, in association with the Dallas Business Journal, ACG Dallas/Fort Worth and FEI, will be held October 14, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Other sponsors include Weaver, Bank of America, Robert Half, Godwin Ronquillo, United Healthcare, and Time Warner.
To register for this event, use this link: http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/event/14881
This recognition is given to financial professionals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for outstanding performance in their roles as corporate financial stewards. Congratulations to the 2010 finalists...
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Dallas CPA Society Presents ETHICS Courses
October & December 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:
October 15, 2010
No class in November
December 3, 2010
Location: Dallas CPA Society Training Facility
12700 Park Central Drive #1000, Dallas TX 75251
Time: 8am-12Noon...
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Pre-Season Tax Review Courses
December 6 & 7, 2010
by Professor Blaise Bender
The Dallas CPA Society is pleased to announce that the pre-season tax review courses - both individual and business - will be held on December 6 and 7, 2010. 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.
Individual Income Tax Updates
Date: December 6, 2010
Time: 8:30am-5pm
CPE Hrs: 8
Corporation and Partnership (Business) Updates
Date: December 7, 2010
Time: 8:30am-5pm
CPE Hrs: 8
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FASB Seeks Input on Private Company - Accounting Issues at Public Meetings
FASB will hold two public round-table meetings to discuss issues related to private company financial reporting.
The first meeting is Oct. 12, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at FASB’s offices in Norwalk, Conn. The second meeting is Nov. 2, 9 a.m. to noon in Dallas. The exact location of the Dallas meeting has not yet been announced.
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Susan G. Komen Dallas Race For The Cure
The TSCPA SMU Student Chapter is putting together a team for the October 16, 2010, Race for the Cure which is at Northpark Center in Dallas. Start times are shown below:
Race Day Registration: 6:30am – inside Northpark Center
Fun Walk/Fun Run Start: 7:30am – line up on Boedeker Street heading North
5k Walk/Run Start: 8:00am – line up on Park Lane heading West
If you are interested in participating in this event, please contact Sara Johnson Scheible at 214/673-2281 or www.sscheible@mail.smu.edu.
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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 11, 2010. Warm gloves, winter hats and scarves are also appreciated by these children.
Little effort is required: just decorate a box and take to your company, church or group. This is a good time since most of us are cleaning out our closets now and discarding those out-grown clothes. If you would like to volunteer to help with the coat drive, or if your company is interested in sponsoring a drop-off box, call DCPAS at 972-960-8311 or email admasst@cpadallas.org with any questions.
We can begin accepting coats October 1, and it is requested we receive them no later than November 30 to allow time to sort sizes.
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Volunteers Needed for Love For Kids, Inc.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Volunteers are needed to assist in sorting the toys collected at the Margarita Ball held on November 20, 2010. The toys will be sorted on Sunday, November 21, 2010, at the Sheraton Hotel Convention Center. Seventy-five (75) women are needed to sort and twenty (20) men/high school boys for boxing and loading the toys.
Please dress casual and comfortable as you will be sitting on the floor part of the time.
The sorting takes about five hours. For more information, please contact the DCPAS office – 972/960-8311 – or admasst@cpadallas.org.
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Sign Up for Love for Kids Christmas Party
Saturday, December 11
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 11 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.
Register Now.
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Dallas CPA Society Toastmasters CLUB NEWS
The Toastmaster Club is off to a great start! The meetings are held weekly on Tuesday mornings from 7:30-8:30am.
Location for the meeting is 2626 Cole Street, Suite 400, Dallas Texas 75204. Map.
You are welcome to attend, and we look forward to seeing you there!
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Get your CCH 2011 U.S. Master Tax Guide®
We are pleased to announce that members will receive the 25% discount on the 2011 US Master Tax Guide. The discount has been extended through the end of the year! Through December 31, 2010, members will receive 25% off the 2011 U.S. Master Tax Guide. Members will not be billed until their book ships and can cancel their order at any time prior to shipment. Order Yours Now.
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Follow this link to the Dallas Chapter Partner Page for information.
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New CPA Exam Review Course
The Dallas Chapter of the Texas Society of CPA’s is pleased to announce a new member benefit! CCH and CPAexcelTM have partnered with the Dallas Chapter to bring a new CPA exam review course to our members.
CPAexcelTM delivers the knowledge and expertise of the top team of accounting professors and review course instructors to CPA Exam candidates in a powerful online multimedia format. CPAexcelTM students pass the CPA Exam at exceptionally high rates—and pay half the price of other leading courses.
Follow this link to get all the details and order information. http://www.cpaexcel.com/dallascpa
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TSCPA CPE Classes in Dallas
Check out the TSCPA's CPE courses available in October 2010, Go Here.
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August 2010 New Members
Join us in welcoming our newest members...
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Advertising with the Dallas CPA Society
Newsletter and Website
Advertising space is available on the DCPAS website – www.cpadallas.org – and in the electronic newsletter – Visions – at a very reasonable rate.
If you are in need of such advertising space, please call the DCPAS office at 972/960-8311.
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TSCPA Chapter Tip Sheet
News and information from the TSCPA...
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