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Volume 2008 Issue 1   

 2008-2009 AICPA Accounting Scholarship Opportunities

In 2007, TSCPA awarded $135,000 in scholarships to deserving accounting students across the state.  The TSCPA Scholarship Committee will be selecting recipients for 2008 in June, so don’t miss your chance to apply!

Applicants must have completed introductory courses in accounting and/or be majoring in accounting.  You must be a U.S. citizen, legal resident of Tennessee and attending a Tennessee college or university as a full time student.

To apply, complete the application form, and submit it to TSCPA by June 1. Please be sure to fully complete the application, as incomplete applications will not be considered.

Questions about the TSCPA scholarship program? Contact Wendy Garvin at 1-800/762-0272 or e-mail her at wgarvin@tscpa.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.

Congratulations also to Kerry Finley, who won the Becker CPA Review Scholarship given away in our December issue!

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

© 2007, Vault , www.vault.com

So why would anyone choose a career in accounting as opposed to another business profession, like investment banking or management consulting? Isn't accounting boring and tedious?

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By Anthony Balderrama © 2007, Career Builder, www.careerbuilder.com

Once you began the hunt for a new job, you updated your résumé, took your suit to the cleaners, practiced your handshake and interviewed yourself in the mirror until your answers came out just right. You’re prepared for everything.

Except a reference check.

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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

A lot of credit card users fall into one of two camps: they either believe, with an almost anal-retentive obsession, that credit cards are for emergencies only; or they believe, with an equally anal-retentive obsession, in charging every purchase, right down to a stick of gum, to rack up rewards points and other goodies.

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By Lee Miller, © 2007, Monster, www.careeradvice.monster.com

Once a prospective employer starts talking money, as in how much you currently earn, it's hard not to panic. And while it may seem like the only option is to simply answer the question, this is the time to choose your words carefully.  

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It used to be that you had to go to an ATM or a bank teller to check your account balance. Then came online banking, which made it possible to check your balance or transfer money any time day or night. Now, several independent Web sites have taken money management a step further, adding features like text messaging, data merging and social networking. College students across the country are logging onto free money sites like Wesabe.com, Geezeo.com and Mint.com to monitor their money, swap tips  and more.

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