New Year’s News

By Denise M. Patterson, CPA

Happy New Year! The holidays are past and tax season will soon be upon us. Many, if not most, of you will soon be working long hours to meet the tax deadlines. Remember to take a few minutes each day to appreciate yourself and those around you!

Have you seen the December and January/February issues of California CPA? In both issues, several of our young and emerging professionals have been highlighted. Tim Hancock was featured in the December issue and provided insight into issues addressed by our new professionals. The January/February issue spotlighted Nikolya Serdyuk, our chapter’s recent YEP of the Year recipient. In fact, he was even featured on the issue’s cover! Congratulations to both Tim and Nikolya. If you haven’t yet had a chance to read the great articles, I hope you will take a moment to do so.

In December, several chapter members participated in legislative visits with district directors from the offices of Sen. Dave Cogdill and Assemblymembers Mike Villines and Juan Arambula. They addressed several issues of importance to our profession, including the proposed legislation regarding the 150-hour education requirement, licensure mobility and mandatory peer review. Additionally, they introduced the relevance of CalCPA’s financial literacy initiative to community members. Discussions ensued as to how CalCPA could assist in promoting financial literacy to these legislators’ constituents.

Past presidents met Dec. 17 to discuss various issues that face our chapter. A lively discussion addressed the legislative issues described above, as well as the importance of CalCPA membership to professionals. Thank you to Adrienne Cantrell for hosting the event!

During the next month, you will receive information related to the election of the chapter’s officers and directors for 2009–10. Please be sure to cast your ballot! My sincere appreciation goes to Nomination Committee members Adrienne Cantrell, Tony Mastro and Jim Braun.

CPA Day at the Capitol

Would you like to help legislators understand key issues facing California CPAs? Then join us for the CPA Day at the Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 21. Two issues we will address include the 150-hour pathway to licensure and financial literacy.

California is part of a national effort to remove unnecessary barriers to providing services across state lines, which is costly to CPAs’ clients and may, in fact, interfere with consumer choice. The information you provide will be crucial in educating legislators and their staff before they vote on issues important to you as a California CPA. Additionally, you will establish meaningful relationships that ultimately will create a more favorable business environment for CPAs throughout California.

More information is available online.  Additionally, as information becomes available, we will provide it in future chapter Bulletins.

— Denise M. Patterson, CPA (FL)

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