November 15, 2007
The Newspaper of the NYSSCPA
Vol. 10, No.20

What's Inside

Letters to the Editor

Eugene Fleishman Receives Community Builders Award

2007-2008 Nominating Committee Chosen

Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Bylaw Changes

NYSSCPA Past President Richard J. Guiltinan Dies

Critical Database Concepts for Modern CPAs

NYSSCPA Student Membership Has Its Benefits

Out of the Classroom and into the Firm

Join a Young CPA Committee, Find a Mentor

Society Scholarship Opportunities

A CPA with License to Carry

Requirements for Becoming a CPA in New York State

Society Makes Yellow Book Recommendations to U.S. Senate Subcommittee

Welcomed Guests

Delegation members from Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China, learn about Society management and operations on Oct. 23. The Society welcomed its guests as part of an ongoing series of cultural exchanges addressing the differences in professional regulation and the operation of professional associations between the two countries.

By Colleen Lutolf and NYSSCPA Legislative Counsel Dennis O’Leary

NEW YORK—The federal government budgeted almost $450 billion in grants to state and local governments and other nonprofits in 2007, but due to a recent report that brought into question the reliability of single audits, some believe what is actually done with some of that money may be unclear.

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Seventh Annual NYSSCPA Student Section

If you are soon graduating with a degree in accounting or are still in high school and you’re interested in pursuing a major in accounting: Congratulations. CPAs are more in demand now than ever before. Continue...

Comptroller's Report Calls for Finance Overhaul

By Melissa Hoffmann Lajara

NEW YORK—New York State will continue to see higher spending and rising debt resulting from “structural imbalances” in the state’s budget, according to a report from the New York State Comptroller’s Office. Continue...

PCAOB Votes to Reduce Inspections for Some Public Firms

By Melissa Hoffmann Lajara

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board this month approved two amendments to a portion of its regulations regarding the minimum frequency of inspections for firms that do not regularly issue audit reports—a move that will reduce the agency’s workload. Continue...

Chapter Newsletters

BUFFALO
Message from the President
MANHATTAN/BRONX

Message from the President

NORTHEAST
Message from the President
ROCHESTER
Message from the President
ROCKLAND
Message from the President
SOUTHERN TIER
Message from the President
SUFFOLK

Message from the Past President

UPFRONT ARTICLE
Women Pioneers in the Profession

 


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