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November 19 - Young CPA's Meet-the-Partners Event.
November 24th - Chapter Meeting
Topic: Advanced Features of Microsoft PowerPoint Software
Speaker: Dr. Terry Glandon, Professor at University of Texas at El Paso
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 THE EL PASO CHAPTER |
NOVEMBER CHAPTER MEETING
The November 24th, 2009, meeting of the El Paso Chapter - TSCPA will
feature Dr. Terry Glandon who is a professor at the University of Texas at El Paso. Her presentation will focus on advanced features of Microsoft PowerPoint software. For more presentation information, please visit our home page at www.ep-tscpa.org.
The November chapter meeting is a joint meeting with the American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA). Both societies will announce their annual scholarship winners to the members.
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.
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YOUNG CPAs MEET THE PARTNERS EVENT
The Young CPA's Meet-the-Partners event is this Thursday, November 19th, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. The event will be held in the Camino Real Hotel's Grand Ballroom. If you plan to attend and have not yet sent your RSVP then please contact Luis at 915-542-1733 or e-mail ycpaselpaso@gmail.com
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DECEMBER CPE CLASSES
Don't forget to reserve your spot in the chapter's December CPE classes. 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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CPAs HELPING SCHOOLS - ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Congratulations to GP Capital Management who won this year's annual golf tournament! The event was held at the beautiful Butterfield Trail Golf Club on Friday, October 23rd. The weather was beautiful, the golfing was challenging and the food was great. But most importantly, the fund raiser's goal is to raise scholarship funds...... so the chapter is excited to announce this year's UTEP scholarship winners at the November chapter meeting. Don't miss out on this fun meeting.
Thank you to the golf tournament committee, student volunteers, sponsors and players for making this event a success.
The golf tournament committee spent long hours organizing this fun event. So a big thank you to:
Rick Porras - Tournament Chair
Robert Diaz
Kerry Lore
Josh Lucas
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FIND A CPA WEBSITE REFERRAL PAGE
The El Paso Chapter's "Find a CPA" website referral page is up and running. And, is promoted in the chapter's monthly El Paso Inc ads.
If you are interesting in seeing your firm on our CPA referral list, then please visit the "Find A CPA" page on the chapter's website at www.ep-tscpa.org and download a registration form.
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS!
Please welcome:
Fabiola Alvarez
Rita Blackmon
Matthew Kerr
David Martinez
Myrna Mena
Myrna Rodriguez
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Membership Recruitment
It’s a bird, it’s a plane…it’s a super chapter challenge! Your chapter has an opportunity to win recognition and a fun challenge prize during the 2009 campaign. And, you can help TSCPA spread the word about membership in a social media blitz. Members who share the message and new members who join using a special promotional code will be entered in prize drawings for some SUPER prizes. Visit the website for more details about welcoming new heroes to our Super League of Colleagues. http://www.tscpa.org/general/Membership/Recruit2009.asp
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Practice Management Institute
TSCPA is devoted to helping Texas CPA firms address their most pressing practice management issues. One of the foremost of those issues is succession planning.
TSCPA has a special arrangement with the Succession Institute for TSCPA members only. Members get access to a free course on succession planning, as well as a substantial discount on a variety of other practice management CPE courses. Go to the Texas Society’s Practice Management Institute and enter Customer ID code “TXCPA” when registering.
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Financial Literacy
Do you enjoy speaking about personal finance and small business topics? If so, sign up for TSCPA’s speakers bureau. TSCPA is looking for CPAs to speak at community and civic programs and to the media. There are talking points, speeches and PowerPoint presentations to make each speaking opportunity as easy as possible. The speakers bureau is one way for CPAs to become involved in TSCPA’s ongoing 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy effort. To volunteer, contact Avery Roth. (E-mail aroth@tscpa.net; phone 800-428-0272, ext. 688, or 972-687-8688.)
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Build Your Network
You can build a network of other CPAs from around the state by serving on a TSCPA committee. Dec. 11 is the deadline to volunteer for the 2010-2011 service year. Study the list of available committees in the Volunteer member community http://www.tscpa.org/resource/membercommunities/volunteer/index.asp, accessible through the Resources section of the TSCPA Web site (tscpa.org). Then click the Volunteer Today link to sign up.
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