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Upcoming
Events
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
determined
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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
Tucson
Pima Arts Council Seeking Board Members with
Accounting Expertise
The Tucson Pima
Arts Council, which is the designated arts
development agency of the City of Tucson and Pima
County, is looking for professionals with
expertise in accounting and interest in the arts
for possible nomination to the TPAC Board of
Directors. The Arts Council is celebrating
its 25th anniversary and is planning more great
years of arts and cultural development for Tucson
and Pima County.
For information
about the Arts Council, go to the Web site,
www.TucsonPimaArtsCouncil.org. To be
considered for nomination to the TPAC Board, send
a brief statement of interest and qualification to
David Hoyt Johnson, dhjohnson@tucsonpimaartscouncil.org. |
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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,
 Well
we sure have managed to start off on the right
foot. Thank you to everyone who attended
our first luncheon on August 19. I'm sure
everyone came away with information they can use
for sales tax issues in Tucson. I hope to
see as many people on September 16 when we learn
how to prepare for the
inevitable.
Also, I hope to see
many of you at the Joint National Conference in
October. I know that everyone who attends
will have a wonderful time in Las Vegas.
You can also earn up to 26 hours of CPE during
your time
there.
Sincerely,
Laura
Foley
AWSCPA
- Tucson
Affiliate
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Preparing
for the Inevitable: A Practical Discussion of
the Financial and Tax Considerations When
Someone Dies.
Presented
by: Evelyn Kleinhans - Kleinhans,
Lashbrook, Butler& Hoff,
PLLC
Death
can result in chaos in a family. Whether
the family is wealthy or of lesser means, there
will be emotional and financial matters to
handle, and frequently these tasks are left to
family members who lack the experience to know
what to do. Although as financial advisors
we are often not able to alleviate the family's
grief, we can help reduce the financial
complications and help them make sound decisions
for their financial future. We will
discuss how to handle the financial and tax
issues that arise when a death occurs.
Evelyn
Kleinhans has practiced public accounting
since 1979 and is currently a member of
Kleinhans, Lashbrook, Butler & Hoff,
P.L.L.C. She holds a Bachelor of Science
in Business Administration and a Master of
Accounting, both from the University of
Arizona. She specializes in fiduciary,
partnership and individual taxation.
Evelyn has instructed graduate tax courses in
partnership taxation and business issues at the
University of Arizona. She has served on
the Boards of the Southern Arizona Estate
Planning Council, the Tucson Tax Study Group and
the Sahuaro Girl Scout Council. Evelyn
also has been active in the Southern Arizona
Community Foundation and the Jewish Community
Foundation. |
Preparing
for the Inevitable
Date
& Time: September 16, 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:
Bluepoint Kitchen & Bar, 2905 E. Skyline (La
Encantada)
(1)
Tenderloin Steak Sandwich, Marinated filet
finished on the grill served with
lettuce,tomato,smoked onion ranch on a ciabatta
roll, served with coleslaw and
fries
(2) Grilled Chicken
Breast, two grilled chicken breasts served with
wild mushroom and chipotle butter sauce and
mashed potatoes
(3) Fish
and Chips, tempura battered fish served with
fries, coleslaw, tarter sauce and cocktail
sauce
(4) Pecan, Pear &
Blue Cheese Salad, mixed greens, candied pecans,
blue cheese, craisins, balsamic syrup and a
cider
vinaigrette
Reservations: Contact
Lisa Gundvaldson at lgundvaldson@cox.net by noon
Friday, September
11th.
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
luncheon. |
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 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... participate in the 50/50 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. Please contact a board member for
information on how to contribute directly to the
fund. |
Past-President
/ Treasurer / Directory: Chris
Elzy
Director
Membership: Nancy Hall
Director
Programming: Svetlana Pitman
Co-Director
Hospitaltiy: Lisa
Gundvaldson
Co-Director
Newsletter: Kristen Smith
Director
Outreach (Scholarship): Deb
Hutchinson
Member-at-large:
Lori Hoby
Committee
Members:
Programming: Sheri
Campbell
Hospitality: Larysa
Gamble
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