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For CPE opportunities in the Nashville area, visit http://www.tscpa.com/chapter/nashville/cpe.aspx.

Summer 2008 Newsletter

Save the Date!
Upcoming Chapter Meetings

cpe for change

TSCPA Chattanooga Cluster
Wednesday - Friday, Sept. 17-19, 2008
The Chattanoogan Hotel & Conference Center

The Chattanooga Cluster offers high-quality continuing education courses from AICPA. Earn up to 24 hours of CPE credit in three short days!

Visit http://www.tscpa.com/clusters/chattanooga.aspx for schedule and registration information.

Tuesday, Sept. 16	Location: LP Field Time: 1 p.m. Speaker: Maura Cunningham CPE Topic: Life Insurance CPE Hours: 2
Tuesday, Oct. 21	Location: Airport Marriott Time: 2 p.m. Speaker: Jim Myers CPE Topic: Ethics CPE Hours: 4
Tuesday, Nov. 18	Location: TBA Time: TBA Speaker: TBA CPE Topic: Tax Update CPE Hours: 4
Please note that registrations for upcoming meetings do not open until the newsletter for that month has been released. Look for registration information in upcoming newsletters.

TSCPA Online Dues Payment Now Available

If you have not paid your 2008-09 dues, access our online dues renewal system by clicking on the yellow button.

If you have any questions about membership renewal, please contact the society office at 1-800/762-0272 or e-mail us at tscpa@tscpa.com.

Thank you for your commitment to TSCPA and the CPA profession! We look forward to serving you in 2008-09.

Save the Date - Sounds Outing

Nashville Chapter Members, Moves & Mergers

Sounds Outing
Saturday, Aug. 23

Picnic: 4 p.m.
Game: 6 p.m.
Fireworks following the game!

Look for registration information in an upcoming e-mail.

M. David Haddock Jr. has joined Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC as director of training.

Ron Hickman is running for the 60th District House of Representatives seat.

Gregory A. Lemon joined Axis Accounting Systems, LLC as president.

Young CPAs Host Mixer with Young Lawyers

The Nashville Chapter Young CPAs held a mixer with the Nashville Bar Association Young Lawyers Division on
May 22. Members had the opportunity to network with other young professionals over hors d' oeuvres and drinks at Sambuca. See below for pictures from the mixer, and be sure to stay tuned to future newsletters for information on upcoming Young CPA events.

For more information on TSCPA Young CPA activities, visit the Young CPA Web site at http://www.tscpa.com/youngcpas/default.aspx.

Welcome New Members!

Have you Moved?

Fellow	Student
Elizabeth K. Carmichael Aimee S. Cockerham Joanna L. Dennis Jeffrey M. Dunkle Robin D. Fritz Martin G. Maguire Adam G. Marcin Gina M. Paoli Robert B. Ratliff	Nathaniel S. Colter Daniel W. Ogletree Associate Jeffery W. Proctor

We’d like to know if you’ve recently moved. Send any changes in your contact information to:

TSCPA
E-mail: tscpa@tscpa.com
Fax: 615/377-3904 • Phone: 1-800/762-0272


Date	Title	Course No.	Location	CPE Credit
7/23	ACPEN - 2008 Governmental Accounting & Auditing Update *	121	Lipscomb University Nashville	8 hours A
7/24	Let's Do Brunch	126	LBMC Brentwood	2 hours A or 2 hours T
7/24	Let's Do Lunch	125	LBMC Brentwood	2 hours A or 2 hours T
8/14	Payroll Tax and Contract Labor Update	128	QHR Conf. Ctr. Brentwood	8 hours T 6.67 hours CLE
8/15	Real Estate Tax Update	130	QHR Conf. Ctr. Brentwood	8 hours T 6.67 hours CLE
8/21	Information Security - Protecting Your Documents, Networks and Identity	136	QHR Conf. Ctr. Brentwood	8 hours M
8/25	Annual Business Law Update 2008	137	QHR Conf. Ctr. Brentwood	8 hours M
8/26	Creating & Enhancing the Value of a Business	138	QHR Conf. Ctr. Brentwood	8 hours M
To register, click any of the links above, fax your registration to 615/377-3904 or call TSCPA at 1-800/762-0272. For a full listing of CPE classes, visit http://www.tscpa.com/cpe/default.aspx * Courses also available as a webcast to view from your home or office computer. Visit http://www.cpalearn.com/tcpa/catalog.asp for a full listing of webcasts and to register.

TSCPA Conferences

Stand Out
Young CPA Conference
June 19 - 20
Hilton Downtown Nashville

Conference highlights: Ethics, Dealing with Difficult People, Deadly Enterprise, Management Strategies that Get Results, "Auditing" Your Personal Financial Plan, A&A Update, Tax Update, Business Development for Accountants

**It's not too late to register!**
Click here for schedule and registration information.

Bright Ideas
Memphis Business and Industry Conference
Sept. 19
Hilton Memphis, Memphis

Conference highlights: Podcasts in the Workplace, Fraud Risk Management, “Greening” of the Industry, 990 Revisions, Economic Update, Simple Solutions/Harness the Power of Passion and Simplicity to Get Results

Click here for more information.

Penny Wise
Financial Institutions Conference
Sept. 22
Willis Conference Center, Nashville

Conference highlights: Commissioner’s Update, Accounting Update, Technology, Economic Outlook, Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Update and Developing an Appropriate Allowance Methodology, Due Diligence – War Stories, Tax Update, Investments

Click here for schedule and registration information.

TSCPA Member Benefit

To serve Tennessee CPAs, CompuPay offers special CPA payroll programs and discounts for TSCPA members.

Teaming up with CompuPay can give you and your clients access to not only a variety of payroll options but also human resource services and After Payroll Solutions such as 401(k) plans, health insurance, section 125 plans and workers' compensation insurance. With so many options from which to choose, CompuPay will help you count the ways you can better service your clients.

As a special offer to TSCPA members, CompuPay is offering no charge on all set up fees plus all new clients receive two months of free payroll processing.

Please visit their Web site to learn more about CompuPay CPA payroll or contact them at 1-877/ 729-6299 and tell them you are a TSCPA member.

The Nashville Chapter Supports TSCPA Life Associates Program

The Educational & Memorial Foundation of TSCPA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, established in 1978 to receive tax deductible contributions to support its scholarship program for promising young accounting students. Scholarships totaling as much as $135,000 have been awarded annually to deserving accounting majors throughout Tennessee, and the number grows steadily each year.

Associates of the Foundation pledge support for the scholarship program. The program has seven levels of support for which members are recognized.

The Nashville Chapter will contribute the first $100 toward a new five-year (minimum $500) commitment pledged by any chapter member.

For more information on the TSCPA Life Associate program, or to view the levels of support, please visit http://www.tscpa.com/about/EMF.pdf.

2007- 08 Nashville Chapter Officers

H. Rowan Leathers III, CPA, President, 615/244-9270, rleathers@millermartin.com
Grant T. Smothers, CPA, President-Elect, 615/202-2122, g.smothers@comcast.net
Crystal D. Shields, CPA, Vice President, 615/259-9038, cshields@phhw.com
Joseph D. Proctor, CPA, Secretary, 615/321-3303, joseph.proctor@youngmgt.com
Susanne Reseland, CPA, Treasurer, 615/309-8335, Susanne@drwealthmgmt.com

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