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President’s message Bethe Davis, CPA Report to membership. Budget deficit The AKCPA’s board of director’s first quarter budget review revealed a large deficit. Some of you may have received calls from our CPE committee asking questions about your participation in…

August 2, 2012

AICPA State Tax Tribunal Position Paper »

AICPA State Tax Tribunal Position Paper

Anyone who has kids (or can still remember being one) knows that the generations differ in many ways from clothing styles and music to the less obvious things such as values, cultural identity, and motivations. Awareness and understanding of these differences can enhance…

Here is the latest information on CAF Unit Addresses, Fax Numbers, and State Mapping. Note the new fax numbers and when the old fax numbers will no longer be operational. The best time to fax is late in the Alaska business day when traffic in Ogden is low. And, if the…

Get All Your CPE through AKCPA and Our CPE Partners If you are looking for a specific CPE topic that is not offered live by AKCPA, check out the AKCPA webcast partners at http://www.akcpa.org/cpe/. When you purchase a webcast through the AKCPA website, the Alaska Society…

AKCPA: Spotlight on Teaching July 30 – August 1, 2012 The Accounting Bridge Project is Coming to Alaska The “Accounting Pilot and Bridge Project” will be presented to Alaska high school teachers at a special workshop co-hosted by UAA’s Accounting Department and UAF’s…

Bethe Davis beach walking in Homer, Alaska The annual meeting was a success this year with great attendance, CPE that generated a huge amount of positive feedback, and a beautiful setting that even cooperated by staying mostly dry despite the gloomy forecasts. Our feedback…

Well, my tenure as President has come to a close and Bethe Davis is taking over the reins. As with any changing of the guard the work started is not complete and new work is coming down the pipe. There is a lot of change coming in the world of Public Accountancy. GAAP for…

The saying regarding the month of March goes something like this: “In like a lion out like a lamb”. I can tell you a tax accountant did not write that! March for us here in our office came in like a lamb and went out like, like, (I don’t think ‘lion’ accurately describes…