CPATrack News

"The Next Step" - A workshop to help you transition from college to career

03.16.12– This special workshop, organized by the MSCPA and hosted by PwC, is designed for the college student who intends to work in a public accounting firm. Interactive panels will give you an opportunity to know what that first year is really like and to discover what it means to be on the partner track. You’ll also have a chance to ask your burning questions to the firm recruiters in a relaxed setting. The evening will close with networking and refreshments.

Save the date for the MSCPA's Annual Meeting & Recognition Reception on 5/10 at the Park Plaza.

02.29.12– Come enjoy jazz, complimentary hors d'oeuvres and cocktails (if you are of age). This event will allow members to network and celebrate successful CPA Exam passers, scholarship recipients and 40-year members, and introduce the MSCPA board of directors and its new chairman, Kenneth W. Kirkland, CPA, MST of Kirkland Albrecht & Fredrickson, LLC. It's the one networking event you don't want to miss!

Accounting Firms Are Hiring

02.09.12– While other financial sectors have been slashing jobs, accounting has been adding them. Check out this article to find out more!

Outstanding Accounting Educator Award

02.09.12– Would you like to honor an accounting professor for his/her teaching excellence and success in motivating students? The MSCPA's Annual Outstanding Accounting Educator Award is designed to recognize full-time accounting faculty who are actively involved in the accounting profession and the Society. The winner will receive an award of $1,000 to further his/her professional development and a matching gift will be given to the college's accounting department in their honor. Deadline: April 16, 2012.

2011 Accounting Graduates Earning Average Salaries of $50,000

02.01.12– Accounting students graduating in 2011 earned starting salaries that exceeded those in nearly every other field except engineering and computer sciences.

The Latest Start Here, Go Places Competition Launches Tomorrow!

01.17.12– Tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 18, the AICPA is launching a new high school student competition—Project Innovation: The Start Here, Go Places.® Competition of Creative Excellence. This team-driven competition encourages high school students ages 15-19 to submit ideas for the site’s next digital feature. Winning ideas would include features that would help students in their journey to college and beyond. The first place student team will be awarded student scholarships, and their schools will also receive funds to use toward educational purposes.

New Year's Resolution - Pass All 4 Parts of the CPA Exam

12.30.11– There comes a time in every young accountants life when you got to stop dancing around sitting for the CPA Exam...

Notorious BIG was a fan of Accountants

11.01.11– Here is a sample from Biggie Smalls classic Rap Track "Juicy" where he tells he doesn't have to worry because "his accountant handles that." Click the link