March/April 2022


Nov-Dec-21Cover

A Never-Ending Busy Season

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Chairman’s Message

By TXCPA Chairman Jason Freeman, JD, CPA-Dallas

Jason Freeman, CPA-Dallas

Welcome to your March/April issue of Today’s CPA. Remember when this was called “busy season?” Doesn’t it seem like busy season lasts so much longer these days – no matter what you’re doing as a CPA?

TXCPA knows our members are busy, and we’re grateful for the time and energy our volunteers pour into this organization and our members dedicate to supporting their profession. We want to help you manage busy season, regardless of how long yours lasts. Be sure you’re taking advantage of these resources available with your membership.

• TXCPA Exchange, our exclusive online forum, will save you time searching for the answers to your issues. From specific client scenarios to software recommendations and everything in between, members are helping members every day. Ask your questions or share your experience to help someone else save valuable time.

• Access your FREE on-demand ethics course to meet your license requirement. On-demand means this program is available when it best fits into your schedule – 24/7. The presentation is engaging and the certificate is ready as soon as you complete the program.

• Does this busy season find you needing more help? Or maybe you’re looking for a new position that better fits your schedule or talents. TXCPA’s Career Center provides members with deep discounts on job postings and a FREE job seeker profile to be reviewed by employers who are looking for their next superstar. With more than 80,000 page views in 2021, we know the TXCPA Career Center is attracting some great attention by employers and job seekers alike.

• CPE bundles, like the Webcast Pass and TXCPA Passport, are available to help you find the programs you need to tackle the latest developments in all areas of the profession. Both options offer a one-year subscription to a library of programs for one discounted fee.

Your membership is critical to our success now and in the future. Reach out and let us know if there are other ways we can save you time or help you manage your day-to-day challenges. Our member service team is available to provide you with personal assistance at 800-428-0272, option 1, or membership@tx.cpa.

Thank you for all you do and best wishes for a successful season!

How Can We Make Your Membership More Valuable?

I’d love to hear your feedback and answer your questions. Drop me a note at chairman@tx.cpa .

 

 

 

IN THIS ISSUE


Are You Career Ready?
Sustainability Reports Rapidly Becoming Expected Disclosure
Hindsight is 20/20
Midyear Board of Directors and Members Meeting)
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Includes Several Tax Provisions with Little Fanfare
CPE ARTICLE: Putting a Pink Collar on the Fraud Diamond
A Never-Ending Busy Season

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    Sustainability Reports Rapidly Becoming Expected Disclosure

    Although not part of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure regime, the Sustainability Report is taking its place in what is rapidly becoming a triumvirate of reports that guide investors in their portfolio allocation.
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  • Hindsight is 20/20

    This overview of the Wirecard scandal investigates the tools used to conduct the accounting manipulation and the environments that helped contribute to the fraud. It also discusses the short-term and long-term outcomes and implications of the scandal.
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  • Infrastructure

    Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Includes Several Tax Provisions with Little Fanfare

    As is typical of large bills, several lesser publicized issues were also addressed. Included among these issues are several notable tax items. These items are not necessarily related to infrastructure spending but address a hodgepodge of issues.
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  • Midyear Board of Directors and Members Meeting

    The first in-person Board of Directors and Members Meeting in two years brought together TXCPA leaders in Irving, Texas Jan. 21-22, 2022. There was a feeling of joy to be in each other’s company again. To help protect the health of all, a virtual participation option was available.
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  • PinkCollar

    Putting a Pink Collar on the Fraud Diamond

    According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2019 Crime in the U.S. report, embezzlement was one of only two offenses where women were charged more frequently than men (FBI, 2019). The main types of justification women give for embezzling are loyalty (family needs) and lifestyle (luxury), and women are more likely to have a gambling problem.
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  • A Never-Ending Busy Season

    We want to help you manage busy season, regardless of how long yours lasts. Be sure you’re taking advantage of these resources available with your membership.
    View Article Download as PDF
    Jason Freeman, CPA-Dallas

2022 ARCHIVES

January-February:

Today's CPA cover Nov-Dec 2021

CHAIRMAN
Jason Freeman, JD, CPA

PRESIDENT/CEO
Jodi Ann Ray, CAE, CCE, IOM

EDITORIAL BOARD CHAIRMAN
Baria Jaroudi, CPA

Staff
MANAGING EDITOR
DeLynn Deakins

TECHNICAL EDITOR
Brinn Serbanic, CPA, CFP®
technicaleditor@tx.cpa

COLUMN EDITOR
Don Carpenter, MSAcc/CPA

WEB EDITOR
Wayne Hardin

DIRECTOR, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Melinda Bentley, CAE

CLASSIFIEDS
DeLynn Deakins
Texas Society of CPAs
14651 Dallas Parkway, Suite 700
Dallas, Texas 75254-7408
972-687-8550
ddeakins@tx.cpa

Editorial Board
Arthur Agulnek, CPA-Dallas
Shivam Arora, CPA-Dallas
Aaron Borden, CPA-Dallas
Don Carpenter, CPA-Central Texas
Melissa Frazier, CPA-Houston;
Rhonda Fronk, CPA-Houston
Aaron Harris, CPA-Dallas
Baria Jaroudi, CPA-Houston
Jennifer Johnson, CPA-Dallas
Joseph Krupka, CPA-Dallas
Nicholas Larson, CPA-Fort Worth
Anne-Marie Lelkes, CPA-Corpus Christi
Randy Lokey, CPA-Dallas
Alyssa Martin, CPA-Dallas
Stephanie Morgan, CPA-East Texas
Kamala Raghavan, CPA-Houston
Barbara Scofield, CPA-Permian Basin

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CONTRIBUTORS

Melinda Bentley; Roxanne LaDu; Holly McCauley; Craig Nauta; Kari Owen; April Twaddle; Patty Wyatt

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