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Upcoming
Events
September
16, 2009 - Preparing for the inevitable: A
practical discussion of the financial and tax
considerations when someone
dies:
October 19-21, 2009
- AWSCPA/ASWA Joint National Conference in Las
Vegas Nevada
October 28, 2009
-Disability Income Planning in Multi-Life
Settings
November 18, 2009 - White Collar
Crime
December 16, 2009 -Tax
Update
January 20, 2010 - Global Economic
Update:
February 17, 2010 - Stress
Management
April 21, 2010 - Identity Theft
and How to Prevent It
May 19, 2010 -
Arizona income tax update
June 16,
2010 - To be
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Special
Thanks
The
Tucson AWSCPA would like to thank the following
firms for their generous contributions to our
affiliate:
·
Beach Fleischman & Company for hosting our
TechCasts. Without their sponsorship, we may not
have won a Silver Star award at the 2007 and 2008
Joint National
Conference.
·
Arizona Lithographers for preparation of our
member directory. Any member who has not
received their directory this year or has any
corrections can contact Chris
Elzy.
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Job
Forum - It's All About You
The
Tucson AWSCPA affiliate strives to develop more
networking opportunities for our members and
meeting attendees. As part of this networking, we
are providing the forum for employers with
positions available to match these opportunities
with individuals seeking employment. This will be
a confidential service if you are seeking
employment.
For those with
positions available, contact any Board member to
announce your opening at a monthly meeting or in
our newsletter. (NOTE: Newsletter postings must be
received by the 5th of the month for inclusion in
that month. Ads must be 200 words or less - no
logos or tables. All postings may be further
edited as needed for space
limitations.)
PLEASE communicate this
employment connection to your employers for future
employment opportunities for others. This is a
FREE service for those looking for great CPA's -
that's you!
If
you have any questions or need additional
information, contact Kelly or Kristen.
Job
Openings
If
you have an interest in mentoring an accounting
student currently enrolled at the University of
Phoenix, please contact Kelly
Crandall for more
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Welcome
to AWSCPA
AWSCPA
is dedicated to serving all women CPAs. As a
member of this national organization, you will
find yourself in a supportive environment with
valuable resources to help you achieve your
personal and professional goals. You will also
find rewarding opportunities for
leadership,networking,and
education.
Membership
in the AWSCPA is open to all individuals(male and
female) who are or who are aspiring to become
certified public accountants. If you would
like more information and a membership
application, please contact Nancy Hall. You may
also speak to any board member at our monthly
luncheons.
We
appreciate your support and attendance at our
programs! Please feel free to contact any board
member if you have questions, concerns or
suggestions! You may also visit the website of the
AWSCPA National Office at www.awscpa.org.
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AWSCPA
Mission
The
American Woman's Society of Certified Public
Accountants (AWSCPA) is a national organization
dedicated to serving all women CPAs. The AWSCPA
provides a supportive environment and valuable
resources for members to achieve their personal
and professional goals through various
opportunities including advocacy, networking,
leadership training, education, and public
awareness.
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We
Want Your Input
As
you can see, we're using a new format for our
newsletter. And we want it to be useful for all of
our readers. Please let us know if there is
anything you like or dislike about this new
format, and we'll work to improve
it!
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Dear
Kim,
 I
would like to welcome everyone to a new year
with AWSCPA. My name is Laura Foley, and I
work for Peto & Co. This month is my
10 year anniversary in the public accounting
field, and I am very proud to be your president
this year. We have a wonderful line up of
presentations for you to attend each month, such
as the sales tax update by Pam Reinke from the
City of Tucson. I look forward to meeting
as many of you as I can during the year.
This
year will also provide a wonderful chance for
education and networking at the Joint National
Conference in Las Vegas October 19-21,
2009. If you have not registered, you
might want to look into the 3 days of CPE
sessions to be provided by the AWSCPA. It
sounds like it will be a lot of fun.
Finally, now is a great
opportunity for anyone who is interested in
volunteering for a committee this year.
The chair of each committee has been decided,
but there is always room for people who want to
get more involved in this organization.
Also don't be shy about bringing a friend to our
luncheons. They are always
welcome.
Laura
Foley
AWSCPA
- Tucson
Affiliate
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Presented
by: Pam Reinke, City of
Tucson
Pam
Reinke will be discussing a variety of topics
related to the imposition of City of Tucson
sales tax. A review of the types of taxes
the City has along with the types of business
activities subject to the taxes will be
discussed. Licensing requirements and
changes to Tucson's tax code will be
covered. The City's new tax revenue
management system and e-taxes will be
covered. An overview of audits and common
problems will also be
covered.
Pam
Reinke - Finance Manager with the City of Tucson
Finance Department, Revenue Division - is an
accounting graduate from the U of A. She
began her career with the City of Tucson in 1985
as a Senior Tax Auditor. In that role she
took part in field audits of small and
large businesses in Tucson. In 1998, Pam
became Principal Auditor and spent
time supervising the senior auditors,
responding to taxpayer questions, teaching the
City's tax seminars, reviewing building
permits looking for unlicensed contractors, and
handling voluntary compliance requests and
voluntary use tax surveys. Pam was promoted
to Finance Manager in 2007 and now
supervises two sections in the Revenue Division
- Tax Audit and
Investigations.
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Date
& Time: August 19, 2009 11:30AM -
1:30PM
(Please allow time for check-in, lunch served at
12PM)
Cost:
$30 members / $35 non-members / $10
students
CPE: Counts
as one (1) hour of
CPE
Place:
Montana Avenue, 6390 E Grant
Rd
(1)
Grilled Chicken Sandwich/Roasted Pepper/Goat
Cheese/Balsamic Arugula, with
Fries
(2) Twin Kobe
Burgers/Cheddar/Tomato/Red Onion, with
Fries
(3) Grilled
Cheese/Willcox Tomato Soup, with
Fries
(4) Tuna Melt
Sandwich/Swiss Cheese/Baby Greens/Brioche, with
Fries
Note:
Participants who sign up but are unable to
attend will be billed unless they notify Lisa of
the cancellation 24 hours in advance of the
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AWSCPA
Virtual Mall
- AWSCPA has partnered with several companies,
who will donate a portion of each purchase made
through the AWSCPA Virtual Mall to the CPE
Foundation, which provides national scholarships
and helps affiliates with their scholarship
programs. See the Virtual Mall on www.awscpa.org
(from the home page click the "Useful Links"
button, then choose "AWSCPA Virtual Mall") for a
complete listing.
Kaplan
CPA Review,
a long-time affinity partner with AWSCPA,
is dedicated to helping CPA candidates pass the
exam. Student or professional members of
AWSCPA are entitled to a 25% discount on all of
Kaplan's Complete Learning Systems and live
classes. This discount alone will more than
pay for your annual AWSCPA membership
investment! To learn more about this discount,
contact AWSCPA at info@awscpa.org. |
In
an effort to give back to the community, the
AWSCPA Tucson affiliate has started a tradition
of collecting donations for select charities and
other charitable endeavors each year. We also
have our own scholarship fund through which we
have given scholarships to deserving college
students - we awarded three $750
scholarships last year and two $500
scholarships in each of the prior three years.
We have also collected clothing for the YWCA
Your Sister's Closet. This year we have plans to
help the community as follows:
YWCA
Your Sister's Closet This worthy
organization provides unemployed women with
clothing that is appropriate for job interviews
and to begin employment. They need professional
clothing that is stylish, clean and preferably
ON HANGERS. Clean out a closet and bring your
gently used items to our next luncheon. You'll
receive a receipt for your contribution, and
we'll take care of delivering them to the
YWCA.Find out more about this organization by
visiting their website at
http://www.ywcatucson.org/.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Tucson AWSCPA has a scholarship
program for female accounting students who have
taken a non-traditional path to their education.
We have increased our scholarships from two at
$500 each to three at $750
each.
There are several ways you
can help fund these
scholarships:
$$$ Give and
receive... participatein the50/50 raffle at each
meeting - one ticket for $1 or six tickets for
$5. The proceeds are split - half to the winner
and half to benefit the scholarship fund. OR you
can purchase tickets for the next raffle by
sending your check (made out to AWSCPA) to:
Chris Elzy, AWSCPA Treasurer (fbo scholarship),
P.O. Box 41361, Tucson, Arizona 85717-1361.
Please indicate "Raffle tickets" and the number
of tickets on the memo line.
In
addition, you can help this cause through a
tax-deductible contribution directly to our
scholarship fund at The University of Arizona
Foundation. Simply complete the contribution
form below and mail it along with your
contribution to the Foundation or give it to a
Board member at the next
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Past-President
/ Treasurer / Directory: Chris
Elzy
Director
Membership: Nancy Hall
Co-Director
Newsletter: Kristen Smith
Director
Outreach (Scholarship): Deb
Hutchinson
Member-at-large:
Lori Hoby
Committee
Members:
Programming: Sheri
Campbell
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