Well it is already August, and another summer has almost slipped by.  It seems that all those “summer projects” I had planned to get done still somehow remain undone.  I hope that all have had an enjoyable summer even if, like me, it has not always been the most productive.

Now that summer is almost over, the Chapter has a very busy fall lined up starting with the Annual Tax Institute on August 27 – 28th.   In conjunction with the seminar, we will have a Chapter meeting.  Steve Goodman, the 2008-2009 TSCPA Chairman will make a presentation.  We will present Tenure Awards for many of our members, and announce the CPA and Committee Chair of the Year...

24th Annual Tax Institute

Amarillo Civic Center, Heritage Room

Check In—8:00a.m., Class—8:30a.m. — Lunch Included

Wednesday, August 27th
Ira Lipstet, Lipstet, DuBois, Bryant & Campbell, LLP, Austin, Texas Margin Tax
Blaise Bender, San Antonio, Depreciation
Steve Goodman, Goodman Financial, Houston, Investing for Retirement
Trey Cousins and Joel Crouch, Meadows Law Firm, IRS Updates-Audits and Appeals and Avoiding Tax Preparer Penalities

Thursday, August 28th
Robert Pulliam, Pulliam and Cable, Dallas, Oil and Tax Update
Janet Spies, Texas Comptroller’s Office,  Austin, Texas Margin Tax
Elaine Sommerville, Ratliff & Sommerville, P.C, Arlington, Non-Profit Tax Update
Robert Barnhill, III, Lubbock, 1041 Update


Download registration form. 
Complete and mail with check to Panhandle Chapter of the TSCPA, P. O. Box 20165, Amarillo, TX  79114.

USE THIS LINK FOR DETAILED LIST OF SPEAKERS AND TOPICS

2008 Members in Government & Industry(MIGI)

Amarillo College Business and Industry Center 

Check In—8:00A.M., Class—8:30A.M. — Lunch Included 

1. Special Agent John Whitworth, FBI, Amarillo, Personal Security, Covers national and large cases locally.
2. Corporal Neufeld,  Amarillo Police Department , Identity Theft; Covers local perspective on causes and prevention.
3. Chris Newell, Amarillo National Bank, Computer Security;  Covers local perspective on prevention.
4. Jeff Clay, Dallas, Ethics
   

Download registration form  Complete and mail with check to Panhandle Chapter of the TSCPA, P. O. Box 20165, Amarillo, TX  79114.

JOINT CPE-CLE MEETING 
and our own
ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT with ATTORNEY’s

Friday, September 5th, 2008

11:45 at the Amarillo Club

JOINT CPE-CLE MEETING with Attorney’s prior to golf on Friday September 5th.  Earn one hour of CPE with the attorney's before heading to Ross Rogers Golf Course for networking and social gathering.
 
Arrive for lunch at the Amarillo Club between 11:30 - 11:45, CPE-CLE begins after all are served at between 12:00 - 12:15, meeting ends and head to Ross Rogers at 1:15. 

A perfect opportunity to earn an hour of CPE while connecting with the local attorney’s. 

Although this is not considered a “Chapter Meeting,” all members are invited to attend.  The topic for the joint CPE-CLE is to be announced at a later date.  All attending must PRE-REGISTER in order to receive the CPE-CLE credit and to be counted for lunch.

Download:
REGISTRATION FORM for CPE-CLE and LUNCH MEETING -
post mark by August 27.

REGISTRATION FORM for GOLF TOURNAMENT-
post mark by August 27.

GOLF TOURNAMENT FLIER

For both forms above, complete and make checks payable to Panhandle Chapter of the TSCPA at P. O. Box 20165, Amarillo, TX  79114.

One of our highly established, professional, trustworthy, firms in the Amarillo area has submitted the following letter with due respect. 

“Dear colleague(s):
Please forgive this intrusion on your time. We are a multi-partner full service Amarillo CPA firm in practice for over 30 years and understand the rigors of the profession as well as the challenges of time management, so we will be brief. If this letter finds you contemplating a transition into another phase of your life, please be aware of our desire to acquire a quality public accounting practice in Amarillo as a means of providing our professional staff additional growth opportunities. We are aware of your reputation, and would be interested in visiting with you regarding the possibilities, if you're truly interested. All communications would be on a strictly confidential basis, and depending on the results of preliminary conversations, could require a more substantial time investment as due diligence work commences on both sides.”

Use this link if you are interested in responding to this letter.
 

TSCPA Debuts New Health Insurance Option

Mike Williams shared the following information from the last TSCPA Relations with IRS committee Meeting in Austin on July 16.  He sits on that Committee and does a super job representing our Chapter.   Should you have comments or questions for further discussion, feel free to give him a call at 372-3331.