Autumn in Dallas Brings Opportunities for DCPAS Members
by Mitch Perry, CPA
 As we head into fall, school is back in full force, the weather begins to cool, and it’s a busy time for the Dallas CPA Society.
CFO of the Year Awards
On October 22nd, the Dallas CPA Society joined with the Dallas Business Journal, the Association for Corporate Growth, and Financial Executives International to present the second annual CFO of the Year Awards. Over 850 people attended this year’s awards luncheon held at the Hotel Intercontinental in Dallas. DCPAS, along with the other host organizations and sponsors, presented awards in nine categories ranging from the large public company category to the not-for-profit charitable organization category. In just two short years, the CFO of the Year Award has become one of the area’s premier business awards, and DCPAS is proud to join FEI, ACG and the Dallas Business Journal in bringing this important program to the Dallas business community.
Member Appreciation CPE Series Continues in November
On November 17th, DCPAS will present another installment in the Member Appreciation CPE Series. There is no charge for members to attend, but you must register in advance. The session provides four credit hours of CPE, and covers the following timely and important topics...
Mitch Perry, CPA
Chair, 2009-10
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Member Appreciation CPE Series Seminar
November 17, 2009 - 1:00pm-5:00pm
An Invitation to DCPAS Members Only
4-HOUR FREE CPE SEMINAR
Networking Happy Hour
Dallas CPA Society Member Appreciation CPE Series
MEMBERS ONLY
November 17, 2009 - 1:00pm-5:00pm
Hilton Lincoln Centre Hotel
Parking Fee is $5.00
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NETWORKING/HAPPY HOUR - MEMBERS ONLY
November 17, 2009
Join your fellow Dallas CPA Society members at the November 17, 2009 Networking/Happy Hour at the Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre, 5410 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75240 from 5-7pm! Map.
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Dallas CPA Society Presents ETHICS Course
December 4, 2009
The Dallas CPA Society is pleased to announce that we are once again offering the required 4-hour Ethics course! The presenter for the course is Dr. Wayne Shaw from SMU.
Title: “Contemporary Accounting Ethics and Related Legal Topics – Texas Edition”
Instructor: Dr. Wayne Shaw – Southern Methodist University
Date: December 4, 2009
Location: Dallas CPA Society; 12700 Park Central Drive #1000, Dallas TX 75251
Time: 8am-12Noon...
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Pre-Season Tax Review Courses
December 10 or 11, 2009
by Professor Blaise Bender
The Dallas CPA Society is pleased to announce that the pre-season tax review courses - both individual and business - will be held on December 10 and 11, 2009. They will once again be presented by Professor Blaise Bender from San Antonio, Texas. He is an Associate Professor of Accounting and Law at Our Lady of the Lake University. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and a licensed CPA.
Individual Income Tax Updates
Date: December 10, 2009
Time: 8:30am-5pm
CPE Hrs: 8
Corporation and Partnership (Business) Updates
Date: December 11, 2009
Time: 8:30am-5pm
CPE Hrs: 8
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DCPAS HOLIDAY PARTY
December 10, 2009 – 6pm-8pm
Mark your calendar now to enjoy holiday festivities with your fellow DCPAS members on December 10! The event will be held at the Park City Club located at 5956 Sherry Lane in Dallas from 6pm-8pm. MAP See you there!
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SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE NEWS
As has been done for a number of years, the Dallas CPA Society again awarded scholarships to several bright and deserving students attending colleges and universities in the Chapter’s geographic area. The students (there are six this year) are either graduate accounting students or seniors majoring in accounting at one of the following schools: University of Texas at Dallas, University of Texas at Arlington, Southern Methodist University, University of North Texas, and Texas A&M – Commerce. The recipients are chosen by the Scholarship committee based on an extensive application that is submitted and due diligence that is subsequently performed by the committee members.
Thanks to each of you who have contributed to the scholarship fund either directly or as part of the dues check-off. Your contribution enables the Chapter to continue to recognize and support some very qualified and deserving future CPAs!
We will spotlight one student in each newsletter and give you a little background information about each of them. If you happen to know one of them, please congratulate them for their accomplishments; they, and others like them, are the future of our profession!
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Congratulations to CFO Award Recipients
The following people received the Dallas Business Journal CFO Awards at the October 22, 2009, Awards luncheon:
Andrew Harris, University of North Texas
Carol Agronin, Jewish Community Center of Dallas
Paul Williams, Halo Group Inc.
Mae Reeves, Parago Inc.
Jeff Richard, Pavestone Company
Lisa Oglesby Rocha, Avance-Dallas Inc.
Omar Choucair, DG FastChannel
Rick Lindner, AT&T Inc.
John Schoonmaker, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital of Dallas*
*Dallas CPA Society member
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TSCPA Chapter Tip Sheet
News and information from the TSCPA...
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September 2009 New Members
Join us in welcoming our newest members...
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Annual Coat Drive
Help a kid stay warm this winter! The annual coat drive has begun for some of the neediest children in the metroplex, ages 6 through teenager, sizes 6 through adult. These "gently worn" coats will be distributed at the Love for Kids, Inc. Christmas Party on December 12, 2009. Warm gloves, winter hats and scarves are also appreciated by these children.
Little effort is required: just decorate a box and take to your company, church or group. This is a good time since most of us are cleaning out our closets now and discarding those out-grown clothes. If you would like to volunteer to help with the coat drive, or if your company is interested in sponsoring a drop-off box, call DCPAS, Veronica Garza, at 972-960-8311 or email vgarza@cpadallas.org with any questions.
We can begin accepting coats October 1, and it is requested we receive them no later than November 30 to allow time to sort sizes.
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Volunteers Needed for Love For Kids, Inc.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Volunteers are needed to assist in sorting the toys collected at the Margarita Ball held on November 21, 2009. The toys will be sorted on Sunday, November 22, 2009, at the Sheraton Hotel Convention Center. Seventy-five (75) women are needed to sort and twenty (20) men/high school boys for boxing and loading the toys.
Please dress casual and comfortable as you will be sitting on the floor part of the time.
The sorting takes about five hours. For more information, please contact Veronica Garza at the DCPAS office – 972/960-8311 – or vgarza@cpadallas.org.
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Sign Up for Love for Kids Christmas Party
Saturday, December 12
All of the toys collected at the Margarita Ball will be distributed to the more than 4,000 children who will attend the Love for Kids Christmas Party on Saturday, December 12 at the Circle R Ranch in Flower Mound. The Dallas CPA Society needs 90 volunteers for this event. Volunteers need to arrive at the Circle R Ranch by 8:30am. A volunteer party is held following the children's departure at 1pm.
Register Now.
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TSCPA CPE Classes in Dallas
Check out the TSCPA's CPE courses available in December, Go Here.
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