Students
Can Benefit from NYSSCPA Membership
By
Ben Kaplan, Recruitment Specialist
The
New York State Society of CPAs has recently made it
much easier to join the Society as an Associate Student
member. In an effort to encourage and grow student
membership, the Society has slashed the price of its
student membership to $5 and opened eligibility to
all interested students (not just accounting majors).
Students
have been taking notice. Over 1,800 of the Society’s
31,000 members are now student members, and that number
is expected to continue to swell in the coming months.
So
what’s all the fuss about? Here is a list of
the benefits of the $5 Associate Student membership
in the NYSSCPA:
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Find a Great Job: Our Career
Opportunities Handbook lists companies around
New York state looking for accountants and interns.
The handbook is online under the “Future CPAs”
link found at the top of the Society’s website,
www.nysscpa.org. Students can also post their résumés
and search for jobs through our affiliated job-hunting
website, www.careerbank.com.
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Opportunities
to Network: Students have access to thousands
of accounting professionals through participation
in one of 17 local NYSSCPA chapters across New York
state. More than 60 statewide committees provide
similar access to the best and the brightest.
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The CPA Journal: Rated
by members as the most popular service offered by
the NYSSCPA, The CPA Journal is the only
peer-reviewed magazine for and by certified public
accountants in America. The magazine is a critical
and objective source of information for professionals
that is required reading in some firms.
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The Trusted Professional: The
Society’s newspaper provides students with
timely Society and accounting news, written in to-the-point
prose.
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Technical Assistance and Know-how: Accounting
is a complex and diverse discipline. The Society
is a valuable resource for accounting, auditing
and tax questions or problems. Student members can
call the NYSSCPA staff directly for tax assistance
and draw on members’ knowledge by participating
in local Society events.
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Group Benefits: Members get discounts
tailor-made for students looking for deals on computers,
electronics and credit cards. Many of these programs
take advantage of group discounts obtainable only
via membership in the Society.
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Political Advocacy: Our 30,000-strong
membership means that our voice—and yours—is
heard in Congress and the state legislature through
Society advocacy efforts. Students can get involved
with the Society’s own political action committee,
CPA PAC.
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Discounted Professional Education:
The educational arm of the Society, the Foundation
for Accounting Education, provides year-round seminars
and conferences to meet your need for quality continuing
professional education. Best of all, these programs
are available to NYSSCPA members at a discount.
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Online 24/7: The Society is online
at www.nysscpa.org. Students can access virtually
all of our services via the Web at their convenience.
Students can review and register for courses, check
the latest accounting news, and review their personalized,
secure Web page that tracks any CPE credits taken
with the Foundation for Accounting Education.
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$5 a Year!: Students receive all
of these benefits for only $5 a year!
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