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| The Young CPA Newsletter of the Tennessee Society of CPAs |
| Volume 2008 Issue 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Society News Upcoming Conferences Upcoming Clusters Sign Up For CPE Today! Order Your 2008 Firm Directory TSCPA Is Now On Facebook Financial Fitness |
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| Sign Up Today for CPE! | |||||||||||||||||
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TSCPA offers hundreds of CPE courses every year, many of them targeting young CPAs. Whether you're new on the job and looking for a beginner course or you're just looking to take an update course and catch up on the latest changes in standards, TSCPA strives to meet your needs with quality CPE that's convenient for you. For a listing of upcoming CPE courses, click here. | |||||||||||||||||
| Don't Miss Out: Order Your 2008 Firm Directory! | |||||||||||||||||
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Looking for a job? Curious to see how your firm measures up to others? The 2008 Guide to Accounting Firms in Tennessee, produced by TSCPA in partnership with Becker CPA Review, is packed with information about accounting firms across the state. From client service specialties to which firms require overtime, the guide has the details you're looking for. To request your free copy, simply fill out the order form. You can also request a copy of the 2009 Robert Half Salary Guide at the same time. | |||||||||||||||||
| TSCPA Is Now On Facebook | |||||||||||||||||
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TSCPA has created a Facebook group for students and young professionals. This group serves as a forum for student and young professional members of the Tennessee Society of CPAs to connect with each other as they explore the CPA profession. To become a member of this group, click here. | |||||||||||||||||
| In Personal Finance, Choice Can Be A Tyranny | |||||||||||||||||
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I've officially been writing this column for three years, and covering personal finance for two decades. What I know for certain is that making the right financial decisions has never been harder.
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| The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008: What It Means For You | |||||||||||||||||
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360 Degrees of Financial Literacy, AICPA, www.360financialliteracy.org On October 3, 2008, President Bush signed H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the "Act"). The Act, often referred to in the media as the "bailout" or "rescue" bill, is a legislative package that is made up of the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), the Energy Improvement and Extension Act, and the Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act.
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| Look Before Making The Relocation Leap | |||||||||||||||||
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With a fear that jobs are harder to come by, you may be tempted to pick up stakes and relocate at the first offer you encounter. But experts say that it doesn't always make sense to move for just any job.
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| Build Employee Loyalty | |||||||||||||||||
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"The way people treat each other in companies and other organizations is affected by the common vision shared by employees," says Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline. "One of the deepest desires underlying shared vision is the desire to be connected to a larger purpose and one another."
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| Managing Your Own Fears | |||||||||||||||||
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Fear is endemic in an organization facing hard times. But managers should not show fears they feel to their team. It sends the wrong signal and can cause employees to lose faith. Stoic, perhaps, but it is the reality of leading in an organization. Fear persists, however, so how leaders deal with it is important.
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| Do You Panic At Review Time? | |||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Erwin, Career Builder, www.careerbuilder.com For many workers, having an annual performance review is a catalyst. The intense focus on your performance can make you rethink your approach to work, and often gives you new ideas on how to better do your job. It's also a time to set objectives for the coming year.
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| Contact Your Chapter's Young CPA Committee | |||||||||||||||||
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Interested in finding out what Young CPA activities are being planned in your chapter? Contact the Young CPA representative in your chapter. Appalachian: Rebecca Cox, rebeccacox@lpemail.com Chattanooga: Laura Lundy, laura.lundy@hlbcpa.com Elk Valley: Beverly Saylor, beverly.saylor@heritagesouth.org Knoxville: Carrie Greening, cgreening@cj-pc.com Memphis: Brandon Bogard, bbogard@deloitte.com Nashville: Briana Mullenax, bmullenax@kraftcpas.com Upper Cumberland: Barry Clouse, barryclousecpa@frontiernet.net West Tennessee: Courtney Whitt, Courtney.Whitt@horne-llp.com | |||||||||||||||||
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