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President's Message
May 17, 2012
By Tim Baker
An accountant goes into a pet shop to buy a parrot. The shop owner shows him three identical parrots on a perch and says, “The parrot on the left costs $500.” “Why does that parrot cost so much?” asks the accountant. “Well,” replies the owner, “it knows how to do complex audits.” “How much does the middle parrot cost?” asks the accountant. “That one costs $1,000 because it can do everything the first one can do, plus it knows how to prepare financial forecasts.” The startled accountant asks about the third parrot, which costs $4,000. “What can it do?” To which the owner replies, “To be honest, I’ve never seen him do a darn thing, but the other two call him senior partner.”
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Chapter News
Nick Leach and Gary Wolfe, CPAs at Torosian & Walter, LLP, have been invited to speak at the 2012 AICPA Practitioners Symposium/TECH+ Conference and AAM Summit June 10. The two will be sharing succession planning strategies and direction, directed to young leaders and future partners. The conference covers diverse viewpoints on practice management, accounting, tax, technology, marketing and business development.
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CalCPA News
As CalCPA has shifted to a new database, please note that the email address from which our database and website sends emails has changed to calcpa@calcpa.org, with a screen name of CalCPA Customer Services.
Please check your email settings and be sure to allow the address in your email inboxes so you will continue to receive timely news and information.
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Our Emerging Leaders Certificate Program registration is now open. Go online and search event #4122195, then select your chapter. Or call (800) 922-5272.
Not a YEP, but know one? Pass this info to your colleagues and peers.
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