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October 23 - CPAs Helping Schools Golf Tournament at Butterfield Golf Club.
October 27 - Chapter Meeting
Topic: Protecting Your Data
Speaker: Mark Olivas, Director of Technology for ESEI.
Sponsor: United Bank of El Paso del Norte
December 3rd - A 4 Hour CPE Course: Financial Planning & Valuations.
Speaker: Jerry Love, CPA.
December 3rd - A 4 Hour CPE Course: Fraud Alert & Generational Differences in the Work Place.
Speaker: Jerry Love, CPA.
December 4th - An 8 Hour CPE Course: Annual Tax Update.
Speaker: Greta Hicks, CPA.
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President - Kerry Lore
President-Elect and TSCPA-Director at-Large (11) - Roxie Samaniego
Vice President - Jesus Cota
Vice President - Cory Gano
Vice President - Mike Murguia
Secretary - Vanessa Alarcon
Treasurer - Sean Ihorn
Chapter Director (10) - Jim Caylor
Chapter Director (10) - Steve Busser
Chapter Director (11) - Dean Campbell
Chapter Director (11) - Tony Benitez
TSCPA Director (10) - Josh Lucas
TSCPA Director (11) - Sid Glandon
TSCPA Director (12) - Martha Piekarski
TSCPA Chair - Kym Anderson
TSCPA Executive Board - Pat Attel
TSCPA Director-at-Large (10) and AICPA Council (11) - Rene Pena
TSCPA Director-at-Large (10) - Robert Diaz
Executive Director - Jennifer Hennessey |
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El Paso Chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
P. 0. Box 222173
El Paso, Texas 79913-2173
Chapter Office:
Tel: (915) 833-3616
Fax: (915) 585-2914
E-mail: eptscpa@att.net
www.ep-tscpa.org
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| NEWS FROM EL PASO CHAPTER |
OCTOBER CHAPTER MEETING
The October 27, 2009, meeting of the El Paso Chapter - TSCPA will
feature ESEI's Director of Technology, Mark Olivas. His presentation will highlight actions that a business can take to avoid the devastating effects of a disaster. For more information on Mr. Olivas' presentation, please visit our home page at www.ep-tscpa.org.
For reservations, please call Jennifer Hennessey at 833-3616, or e-mail eptscpa@att.net. The meeting will be held at the Camino Real Hotel beginning at 11:30 a.m. The cost for lunch and parking in the hotel garage is $17.
This meeting is generously sponsored by United Bank of El Paso del Norte.
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"FIND A CPA" WEBSITE REFERRAL PAGE
In October, the El Paso Chapter successfully launched their "Find a CPA" website referral page. Watch El Paso Inc for our monthly ads that promote the site. Our goal is to promote the Chapter but also provide a means of capturing business for our chapter members.
If you are a chapter member and would like your CPA practice included on our list then please fill out a referral service application. This form can be downloaded from our website's home page at www.ep-tscpa.org.
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CPAs HELPING SCHOOLS GOLF TOURNAMENT
Don't miss out! The CPAs Helping Schools Golf Tournament is this Friday, October 23, 2009, at the Butterfield Trail Golf Club. It's not too late to put a team together or become a sponsor.
The El Paso Chapter raised almost $37,000 for scholarships over the past 14 years. Most these funds come from our annual golf tournament fund raiser.
Please visit our website's home page at www.ep-tscpa.org to download a copy of the team participation and sponsorship form.
For more information, contact either Robert Diaz at 843-1040, e-mail rdiazcpa@aol.com; or Ricardo Porras at 544-6770, e-mail rporras@sbngcpa.com.
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2009 EL PASO CHAPTER CPE SCHEDULE
For registration forms, class highlights and our speakers' background; please visit our CPE page on the chapter's website at www.ep-tscpa.org .
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3rd CPE
Financial Planning & Valuations
8am to 11:30 at the Camino Real Hotel
CPE HOURS: 4
CLASS OBJECTIVE: Incorporate financial planning into a firm's tax practice and address when standards apply for AICPA business valuations.
SPEAKER: Jerry Love, CPA.
Fraud Alert & Generational Differences in the Work Place
12:30 - 4:00p.m. at the Camino Real Hotel
CPE HOURS: 4
CLASS OBJECTIVE: Address internal controls for small businesses and small nonprofits as well as generational differences in the work force.
SPEAKER: Jerry Love, CPA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4th CPE
Income Tax Update Seminar
8:00 - 4:00p.m. at the Camino Real Hotel
CPE HOURS: 8
CLASS OBJECTIVE: Provide an update on recent developments in federal income taxation.
SPEAKER: Greta P Hicks, CPA
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW CHAPTER MEMBERS
Stephen D Armstrong
Daniel Barger
Mario Meraz
Homar Niestas
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2010 - 2011 TSCPA SLATE OF CANDIDATES
Please congratulate Kym Anderson and Roxie Samaniego.
Jeff Gregg, Chairman-elect, appointed Roxie Samaniego to the 2010-2011 Executive Board.
The nominations committee recommended that Kym Anderson's name be forwarded to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as a representative from Texas to serve on the Council of the AICPA for a three-year term. Kym Anderson will also serve as chair of the 2010-2011 Nominations Committee.
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Member Recruitment Campaign – Be a Superhero!
You can be a SUPERHERO by recruiting new TSCPA members! And, by employing your super powers, you can also help win the Chapter Challenge. Watch your weekly e-Viewpoint or go to the website at tscpa.org to get more information.
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Switching Gears Mid-Career?
Thanks to their skills and breadth of work experience, CPAs are well-equipped to move fluidly between the worlds of business/industry, government, and public practice. However, it always helps to have a resource to navigate the ins and outs of a new niche. TSCPA members have an ever-growing choice of online communities in which to make their new home. At the website homepage (tscpa.org/), mouse over the Resource Center button along the horizontal menu and click Public Practice Center, Business/Industry Center and/or Member Communities to explore.
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Raising the Profession’s Profile in Your Community
Autumn is a great time for individual CPAs and their employers and firms to promote the profession in their communities. Here are five ways that you can boost the profession’s profile in your community and make a difference where you live:
1.Donate goods or services as a silent auction item for a local school’s annual fundraising effort.
2.Speak to a group of students about the opportunities available to them when they choose a career in accounting.
3.Participate in the “Adopt-a-Highway” program, and do your part to keep Texas beautiful.
4.Sponsor a youth football team.
5.Purchase children’s books or school supplies for a school serving an economically disadvantaged neighborhood or community.
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