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Volume 2007 Issue 4   

 Win a Becker Scholarship

To enter the drawing, just fill out this form. All entries are due by Jan. 25.

In addition to flexible online and CD-ROM course formats, Becker offers the only live review course in Tennessee for the CPA exam. Click here for live course schedules in Tennessee. Click here for more information about Becker CPA exam review courses, or visit www.beckercpa.com, call 1-800/232-0311 or contact Whitney Lawson at wlawson@beckerreview.com.

TSCPA's Editorial Committee has announced that the topic for the 2008 Student Manuscript Competition will be:

"Is the Accounting Profession Ready for Fair Value Accounting?"

Non-CPA undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to participate. The authors of the top three papers as determined by the committee will receive cash prizes.

The deadline for entries is March 31. 2008. For more information, visit our student web site or your accounting department office. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Manning at 615/377-3825 or e-mail her at jmanning@tscpa.com.
 

We'll be giving away an ExamMatrix exam review package (value: $995) in every issue of Next! Click here to enter this issue's drawing.

Note: Only TSCPA members are eligible to win. If you're not a member, you should be! Click here to apply.
 

By Perri Capell, © 2007, Career Journal, www.careerjournal.com

It's a myth that hiring slows down between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. Many offers are made during the holiday season as managers try to fill jobs before their budgets expire.

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© 2007, Vault.com, www.vault.com

Becoming a CPA is no easy task. It demands a higher education commitment than most other career paths. To qualify for certification, you must meet the requirements of the state or jurisdiction where you wish to practice. The state requirements are established by the state board of accountancy and vary from state to state. Because of these variations, first determine where you are planning to practice accounting and then review that state's certification requirements on the web site for the state's CPA society or board of accountancy.

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It happened again: While you were plugging away at yet another project, Mindy from down the hall was promoted - just like Aaron was four weeks ago and Susan six months before that. You know your work is top-notch, so why aren't you climbing the ranks like your colleagues?

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© 2007, Money Power Center, www.moneypowercenter.com

For some graduates, student loan payments are their biggest monthly expense. Bigger than rent, food or car payments. Depending on how much you borrowed for college, your loan payments may feel like a ball and chain you have to drag with you everywhere you go.

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© 2007, CareOne Credit Counseling, www.careonecredit.com

Are you looking for ways to make your dollar go further. Here's a list of over 100 ideas you can consider to help you manage or lower your expenses.

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Earning a graduate degree can be a smart idea, but how do you find the funding to pay for an expensive advanced degree? There are ways to earn a graduate degree without ending up with a lot of debt.

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