CPAs Behind and In Front of the Scenes

The ASCPA helps CPAs learn and teach others in many ways. We recently started a new series of programs called “Behind the Scenes.” A number of members heard from the VP Finance of the Phoenix Suns in February, and a sold-out crowd of members took a tour of the Fairytale Brownie Bakery in March. Stay [...]

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WordPress For BlackBerry 1.1 Now Available With Lots Of New Features

WordPress for BlackBerry has been updated to version 1.1. New features include: Comment Notifications Geotagging of Posts Improved UI interaction on Touch devices introduction of Touch Gestures: Sliding a finger to the left or right quickly on the Comment screen displays the next or previous comment. Photo Resizing improvements with user defined dimensions New File [...]

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Are You an Extreme Leader?

Reading a business fable is still a unique experience for me. The last leadership-related parable I read was Who Moved My Cheese. The Radical Leap, the second book the ASCPA Book Club reviewed, did keep my interest as if I were reading a work of fiction.

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Microsoft Announces Office 2010 & Sharepoint 2010 Official Launch

via SharePoint 2010 | Office 2010 | Stephen Elop | Microsoft Keynote Speaker | BPIO. Microsoft today officially announced that May 12th, 2010, is the launch date for Microsoft Office 2010 & Sharepoint 2010. In addition, Microsoft announced our intent to RTM (Release to Manufacturing) this April 2010

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ASCPA Volunteers on 3 TV

One of the high points in my early career was helping the general public answer their tax questions. In the 1980s, with the help of the ASCPA, I participated on TV and radio call-in shows, in addition to helping low-income tax payers prepare their returns.  This public service continues, although I’m no longer qualified to [...]

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ASCPA Life Member and Past Chair Doug Haywood Passed Away

Many CPAs and others are grieving the unexpected loss of Doug Haywood, age 59, on March 1. Doug is survived by Kathy, his wife of 30 years, and their 20-year-old daughter, Mary, a sophomore at the University of Arizona. Cards can be sent to Kathy and Mary at 11827 S. Blackfoot Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85044. [...]

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