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Volume 4, Number 6March 26, 2004www.gscpa.org
 
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CPE News
Tax Info - Priority Service Toll-free Number for Practitioners Only
High School Residency Program Needs Chaperones
Nominations Sought for Leadership Academy
Technology Update
CPAs Needed for CPA Exam Content Subcommittees
High School Honors Luncheon - Support Student Excellence
Items to Note: Convention; Help Fight Cancer in Georgia; Update Your Contact Information

 
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CPE News:


Don Hunt returns with his Bring Your Own Laptop course. How to Be a PivotTable Expert in One Day (course No. 04018), April 21 at the GSCPA Training Center; 8 hours A&A. These classes require you to bring your own laptop with the following loaded: Windows 98, 2000 or XP, Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, Office 2000 or XP, PowerPoint and Excel, a CD ROM drive or a floppy disk drive. You'll need Excel VBA Help for the Excel Applications Classes.

Join us for the 2004 Spring Decision Makers Conference at Cobb Galleria Centre, Wednesday & Thursday, April 27- 28. This event features concurrent sessions each afternoon and allows attendees to create their own customized program of 17 hours of CPE including a possible 6 hours of A&A. The luncheon speaker on April 27 is Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-Fil-A. Come hear his inspirational story of creating a successful business and making sure his company remains involved in the local community. The early registration deadline ends April 7, 2004.

For details or to register for either of these courses, go to the CPE Catalog and enter the course number.
The Georgia Federal Tax Conference , scheduled for June 9 and 10, presents high caliber, outstanding speakers to the experienced practitioner. Mark your calendars for this outstanding program.

The 2004 Continuing Education (CPE) Course Guide will be mailed in April. All GSCPA members will automatically receive a copy unless you have requested to only use the online copy. All other CPE attendees (non-members) who took at least 8 hours in 2003 will also receive a copy. The catalog will be available online in late March. Look for the link in the March 26 version of E-Sources. If you would like to receive a copy and do not meet the above criteria please email your name and address to sledbetter@gscpa.org.
 
Tax Info :


The Practitioner Priority Service Toll-free Number Not To Be Shared - The Practitioner Priority Service toll-free number (1 -866-860-4259) is designed specifically for practitioners and should not be shared with non-practitioners. The PPS toll-free, accounts-related service is for all tax practitioners, nationwide. It is the practitioners' first point of contact for assistance regarding taxpayers' account-related issues. If your clients need to contact IRS, please refer them to 1-800-829-1040 for questions regarding individual tax returns or 1-800-829-4933 for issues related to business returns. When non-practitioners call the PPS toll-free number, it impacts the efficiency of this system and results in longer wait times for you, the practitioner.

Keep current on tax issues by joining the GSCPA Taxation Section.

GSCPA High School Residency Programs - Chaperones Needed :

This summer, the GSCPA will host high school students at Georgia Southern University (June 27-30) and the University of Georgia (July 25-28). The programs introduce high school students to the accounting profession and provide information to assist them in choosing accounting as a career. Volunteers are needed to help chaperone one day and one night. If you are interested or have questions, please email Julie Anderson at janderson@gscpa.org and indicate in which program you are interested.
Nominations Sought for GSCPA Leadership Academy - Class 2004-05 :


Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2004-05 class of the GSCPA Leadership Academy. This highly successful program, modeled after "Leadership Georgia", teaches participants leadership skills and expertise that they will use in their firms and their communities as they advance in their career. Skills taught in this program are not learned in traditional programs; they are unique to the leadership training program. Your future partners should have these skills. You can nominate one or more people.

Technology Update:


"Smart Hardware Maintenance Strategies"
Small Business Computing (03/16/04); Beth Cohen - A small business can lower its total hardware upkeep expenses while maintaining its computer systems at top efficiency by employing a combination of outsourcing repairs and keeping a particular stock of certain parts to cover hardware with high rates of failure. To keep those systems running well, a business needs to have a surplus of spare disk drives and monitors. This update is sponsored by ADP.

 Keep current on IT issues and developments by joining the GSCPA Information Technology Section.

 
CPAs Needed for CPA Exam Content Subcommittees:


To meet the test question volume needed for a year-round Uniform CPA Examination, while maintaining the exam's legendary high-quality, the AICPA needs additional CPAs to review examination questions as part of Exam Content subcommittees. They require CPAs with at least 5 years experience in public practice, industry or teaching, who have either supervised or taught entry-level CPAs. Strong technical expertise in at least one exam section is required: Audit & Attestation, Financial Accounting & Reporting, Regulation, or Business Environment & Concepts. For details and an application.

High School Honors Luncheon:

The Accounting Career Awareness Committee is hosting the 2nd Annual High School Honor's Luncheon on April 29, 2004 at the 755 Club at Turner Field. This is a great opportunity for firms and companies to support and encourage these high achieving students. The cost to sponsor is $100. We are expecting 50 high schools to participate. If you are interested in a sponsorship, click here.
 

HELP FIGHT CANCER IN GEORGIA - Support the Georgia Cancer Research Fund by indicating an amount on the Georgia income tax return using the 500 and 500EZ state tax forms or when filing electronically. Indicate an amount to be subtracted from your tax refund or add it to the taxes you owe. Imagine the impact against cancer if all Georgians contributed on their tax return.

Think Sunshine, Think Beaches, Think Convention: Busy time of year getting you down? Relaxation is on the horizon at Wild Dunes in June. Mark your calendars now for the 2004 GSCPA Annual Convention, June 20-23. Wild Dunes, on the Isle of Palms outside Charleston, SC, is the place to be to relax, play golf and tennis, and pamper yourself. .

Update Your Contact Information: A contact update information sheet was sent recently to GSCPA members. If your information is correct, you do not need to send the form back or call the office. If you have updates, please send the form to us as soon as conveniently possible.


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