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November 5th, 2010
By David Chavez, CPA
As we enter the later part of the year, we have been bombarded with an extremely hot political environment. Many of us think of it as politics as usual and either embrace it as part of being an American or are really put off by the process. Having been in Sacramento for 11 years, it seems like we are either fortunate or unfortunate—based on how you want to view the process—to be closely exposed to the state’s government.
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September 28th, 2010
By David Chavez, CPA
As we complete our final tax returns and reflect on our past year of tax clients, we note that we did a lot of work in a pretty short amount of time and we did very little work that took a lot time.
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August 27th, 2010
By David Chavez, CPA
I want to thank all of the sponsors, players and volunteers who helped make the chapter’s golf tournament a great success. The Morgan Creek Golf & Country Club is extremely welcoming. I want to give a special thanks to tournament coordinators Sandy Hongo and Holly Roznowski. As always, the tournament helps our scholarship fund for students pursuing an accounting degree.
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July 26th, 2010
By David Chavez, CPA
Summer is definitely here. I know that a lot of us are more comfortable in slacks and a dress shirt than shorts and a polo shirt, but it’s time to replace the green visor with a ball cap and enjoy our weather.
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June 22nd, 2010
By David Chavez, CPA
The CPA profession has had difficulties adjusting to change. The use of technology makes us nervous because we’ll have to think in a different way and learn something new. How many times have you broken out your four-column ledger paper to work out a problem? I have a colleague who has a calculator that is so old that when he presses the plus button, it makes a sound so loud that the walls shake. It’s about the size and weight of a small tank. I will confess that I’m the first person in the office to show that piece of machinery to new staff members. I do it for a couple of reasons: I’m amazed that the calculator functions and provides my colleague with continued usefulness, and it provides me with a sense of comfort that sometimes doing something differently isn’t necessarily progress.
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May 25th, 2010
By David Chavez, CPA
Summer is a time for many CPA firms to reflect on how their tax season went. Some CPA firms have realized that the ability of some of their clients to pay has diminished somewhat during the course of the year. Some clients may have the ability to pay, but are not willing to pay what they would consider a “premium” price for service.
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April 29th, 2010
By David Chavez, CPA
There’s been a changing of the guard. I’m proud to take on the task of chapter president and excited about the opportunity to make a difference.
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March 26th, 2010
By Patrick D. Rogan, CPA
April marks the end of my term as chapter president. This experience has been very rewarding, but has gone way too fast. During this time, I have met a lot of new people.
I would like to thank the leadership team for its hard and eager work this year. The team came together and worked to make CalCPA and the chapter a better place for you to participate in our monthly events.
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March 22nd, 2010
By Patrick D. Rogan, CPA
March is traditionally considered “March Madness” month, referring to the NCAA basketball tourney. Well, that may well be the way many of us are feeling right now. Too much to do and not enough time to get it all done.
The ABC Night at the Sutter Club was a smashing success. This was the second year of the event and it was sold out again—long before the date of the event. Those of you who attended had a wonderful time mixing with peers, attorneys and bankers. Those of you who tried to register late and missed out, shame on you for waiting so long to register. A hearty thank you goes to David Motes, Rob Wallace, Anjela Dyatlov and Annette Stalker for organizing such a wonderful and fun event.
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January 29th, 2010
By Patrick D. Rogan, CPA
As we enter February, many of us are experiencing the traditional busy time of the year in our business. Time is short, patience is thin and a tremendous time pressure occurs. Keep in mind the important things each of us treasures as this time will soon pass.
This may be the only time of the year that we see some of our clients. Take the time to make it special for them. CPAs are our clients’ trusted advisers. Clients come to you for a reason. Do not take them for granted. Make them feel special and want to use your services more because of how you treat them. Listen to their needs closely and the rewards will exceed the effort.
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