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Do you want to heighten your peer review skills? Leslie Johnson will present Advanced Training Course for Reviewers: Current Issues in Practice-Monitoring (course no. 05005) on May 21 at the GSCPA Training Center; 8 hrs A&A. Enhance your ability to conclude and report peer-review findings for system, engagement and report reviews while learning about changes to the peer-review standards and the risk-based approach to planning a peer review.
For details or to register for any of the above events, go to the CPE Catalog and enter the course number.
Vacation at Callaway and Earn CPE Credit Too: The 2004 Estate Planning Conference (course no. 13000) is July 29-31 at the Southern Pine at Callaway Gardens. CPE, CLU, and CLE Credit will be available. Take advantage of the GSCPA room rates before the cut-off date June 28.
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Tax Info :
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The Treasury Department and the IRS issued a new interest rate for pension plan funding. The new rate implements the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004, which President Bush signed into law on April 10, 2004. Under prior law, the pension funding interest rate was based on the 30-year Treasury bond. The Act replaces the 30-year Treasury bond rate with a new rate based on high quality, long-term corporate bonds, as specified by the Secretary.
The Georgia IRS invites you to participate in the first Practitioner Phone Forum Thursday, May 6, 2004; 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. There will be several forums held throughout the year to keep you informed about what's new at IRS. May's forum topic - Filing Season/Electronic Filing Issues. RSVP, by May 3, to sbse-tec.area3@irs.gov. Call-in information:
Call-in Number - 1-800-720-5846
Chairperson - Victoria Monbeck
Confirmation Number - 23094976
Following the presentation, IRS representatives will answer your questions. Please submit any questions related to these topics in advance, to sbse-tec.area3@irs.gov
Keep current on tax issues by joining the GSCPA Taxation Section.
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MAP Webcasts
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The GSCPA's MAP Section is pleased to present the MAP Innovative Solutions Series, a series of educational programming designed to assist firm managers with some of the issues facing accounting firms in today's business world. Each program is designed to provide timely information, analysis, and best practices from some of the leading experts in the accounting profession.
May 13 - Effectively Building Your Pipeline of Leads, Gale Crosley, CPA
May 27 - The Tech-Savvy CPA Firms, J. Carlton Collins, CPA
June 10 - Accountant's Professional Liability: The Past, The Present & The Future,
Ric Rosario, CPA, CFE
July 1 - Succession Planning, Marc Rosenberg, CPA
Each two-hour program will be presented online via a webcast. Participants will be able to submit questions to the speakers by telephone, fax, and email. |
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CPA Political Candidates
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Are you a CPA and running for political office? The GSCPA will list, in the September/October issue of Current Accounts, all CPA members who will be on the ticket in November. This list is not an endorsement by the GSCPA. Please send your information to Betty Breen.
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Technology Update:
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"Safe Records Can Restore Life to Firm After Disaster"; Chicago Tribune (04/12/04); Ann Meyer - Disasters can put companies out of business quickly, and many small and large firms are taking extra precautions to back up their data, financial information, and other work. While larger firms can hire vendors to store data offsite, many small businesses are strapped for cash. Security experts note that the best defense for small companies is to copy files and place them on a disk that is transported with workers to and from work. This update is sponsored by ADP.
Keep current on IT issues and developments by joining the GSCPA Information Technology Section.
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April 23, 2004
