March/April 2023

IN THIS ISSUE:
What Changes Are Coming to the 2024 CPA Exam?
Special Supplement - Women in Leadership
Improving Your Technology Stack
Virtual Currency and Taxes
Is Accounting a STEM Field? Why It Matters
CPE Article - SPAC Transactions: Risk of Goodwill Impairments Post de-SPAC
The 2023 Legislative Session – Back to Normal?
Why Women are Critical for Your DEI Initiative
Chair's Message
CHAIR
Sheila Enriquez, CPA
PRESIDENT/CEO
Jodi Ann Ray, CAE, CCE, IOM
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Melinda Bentley, CAE
EDITORIAL BOARD CHAIR
Baria Jaroudi, CPA
Staff
MANAGING EDITOR
DeLynn Deakins
TECHNICAL EDITOR
Brinn Serbanic, CPA, CFP®
COLUMN EDITOR
Don Carpenter, MSAcc/CPA
WEB EDITOR
Wayne Hardin
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;
Derrick Bonyuet-Lee, CPA-Austin;
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;
Elle Kathryn Johnson, CPA-Houston;
Jennifer Johnson, CPA-Dallas;
Joseph Krupka, CPA-Dallas;
Nicholas Larson, CPA-Fort Worth;
Anne-Marie Lelkes, CPA-Corpus Christi;
Alyssa Martin, CPA-Dallas;
Bryan Morgan Jr., CPA-Austin;
Stephanie Morgan, CPA-East Texas;
Kamala Raghavan, CPA-Houston;
Amber Louise Rourke, CPA-Brazos Valley;
Barbara Scofield, CPA-Permian Basin;
Nikki Lee Shoemaker,
CPA-East Texas, CGMA.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Melinda Bentley; Kenneth Besserman, JD; Kristie Estrada; Roxanne LaDu; Holly McCauley; Linda Messing; Craig Nauta; Kari Owen; April Twaddle