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President's Message
May 18, 2012
By S. Scott Seamands, CPA
Do CPAs make a difference in people’s lives? Someone recently said that the progress of civilization depends largely on the integrity of publicly available information. Without a reliable transfer of knowledge, humanity is doomed to learning by trial and error. Innovations such as creating fire or building a wheel, to name a few things that have come in handy for me, could not have been passed along without the benefit of a believable source of public information.
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Chapter News
Celebrate the installation of our 2012-13 chapter board of directors with comic Josh Kornbluth, who will be back by special request. At our chapter lunch in 2006 Josh related the beginning of “a sad tale of a tax delinquent who tries his best to get out of his obligations (both financial and romantic).” He now returns with the heartwarming (for accountants with a sense of romance—and humor) conclusion: A change of attitudes on both fronts.
Seating is limited, so make your reservation today.
Date: June 13
Register online.
Download the flier.
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CalCPA, along with the University of San Diego School of Law and the California Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants, is sponsoring this CPE event that will cover, among other topics:
- International tax enforcement
- California sales and use tax basics (including Internet sales)
- A primer on Circular 230
Date: Friday, June 22
Register online.
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Our chapter is teaming up with the CalCPA East Bay Chapter to present our annual golf tournament at Harding Park Aug. 3. This fun day on the links is also a major fundraiser for our chapters’ scholarship fund and a great networking opportunity—and this year we’re moving the event to Friday afternoon to make it easier for you to get away from the office!
If you’re interested in sponsoring our tournament, contact program associate Jane Dunbar.
Individual players, register online. Groups should download the event flier.
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Now you see it, now you don’t? The $5 million gift: An opportunity of a lifetime
Time is running out to help your clients take advantage of this estate and gift tax exemption before it expires at the end of the year. Learn more about the exemption at this event sponsored by the estate planning committees of the CalCPA Peninsula/Silicon Valley and San Jose Silicon Valley San Jose chapters, along with the Santa Clara County and Peninsula Estate Planning councils.
The symposium will feature national and California-based speakers who will highlight strategies you can use to manage tricky family dynamics, optimize flexibility with creative trust planning and make the most of intergenerational gifts through effective use of the $5 million GST tax exemption. You will also learn about unique opportunities within the California probate code for facilitating 2012 gifting and when a court-ordered reformation or petition makes sense. Other topics include recent developments and current thinking on clawback, portability and hard-to-value assets.
Date: Wednesday, July 11
Register Online.
Sponsorship details: Jane Dunbar
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CalCPA News
As CalCPA shifts 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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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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