December 2007 | Bakersfield Chapter Bulletin

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DISASTER RESOURCES

What to Do in an Emergency

Whether you or a client has been affected by the Southern California fires, CalCPA has resources to help you through the crisis, including comprehensive tax resources and other important disaster recovery information.
   CalCPA also is coordinating volunteer efforts to assist victims of the Southern California wildfires—and we need your help.
   There are opportunities for CPAs statewide to provide pro bono financial and tax assistance to fire victims who are in need. Even if you are not in Southern California, you can sign up to offer assistance by phone.
   Each volunteer receives a comprehensive Volunteer Handbook that contains virtually everything you’ll need—especially when combined with your professional expertise—to assist fire victims.
   To volunteer, update the volunteer portion of your personal profile.
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CHAPTER EVENTS

Fraud: Exposures and Solutions in the Non-Audit Environment

Attend this event and come away with an understanding of our professional standards, recognize the “red flags” of fraud, understand the concept of the “fraud triangle”, understand the types fraud risks that non-audit practitioners face and more.
Speaker: Thomas E. Noce, CPA CFE
Date: Friday, Dec. 14
Time: 7:30 a.m./registration; 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m./program
Location: Four Points Sheraton; Bakersfield
CPE: 8 hours
Cost: $150/members, $200/nonmembers
RSVP: Online
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Future Looks Good

By Ryan Nielsen, CPA

Thank you to all of our members who participated in the Annual Murder Mystery evening, and a special thanks to Coral Hanson and Marie Ebersbacher for throwing a great event. Everything from the food to the actors was top notch and made for an unforgettable evening.
   Student Night was another tremendous success. Jim Cordle, Pat Paggi and Coral Hanson served on our panel and gave the students some great insight into our profession. I am honored to be a part of this group of professionals and look forward to seeing these students through to graduation.
   I would like to thank the faculty at CSUB and Bakersfield College for getting the word out to all of the students and promoting our organization as an avenue to assist them in reaching their goals.
   Congratulations to our scholarship recipients: Kathryn Lozano, Whitney Padgett and Joel Sandoval! Keep up the good work and feel free to come to our chapter events and contact individual members to assist you in your quest. We look forward to welcoming you into the profession!
   Our sponsors and event attendees serve a critical role in providing the funds that make the scholarships possible. Thank you for your support and please continue to participate. Thank you to our sponsors Becker Review, California CPA Education Foundation, Payroll People and Thomson RIA for supporting the evening.
   Take a look at our website for the latest upcoming events. I look forward to seeing you all there.
—Ryan Nielsen, CPA
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CHAPTER NEWS

New Members

On behalf of the Bakersfield Chapter’s officers, directors and members, we extend our warmest of welcomes to our new members: Marko Horvat, Rosanne Murdock... [see all new members]

Student Thanks

Our Oct. 17 Student Night at the Sheraton Four Points was a success! Just take a look at this testimonial from one of our scholarship winners—and these photos.

Dear Kay,
It was a pleasure meeting you last night. I really enjoyed the whole ceremony from beginning to end, and my parents loved it as well. I just wanted to say thank you for your generosity and opportunity to continue my education with the CalCPA scholarship. I really enjoyed networking with all of the different professionals at the ceremony and getting an inside peak at my future career. It was really a motivation for me to strive and get to my career as soon as possible. Anyway, I plan on joining CalCPA and also re-applying next year. Hopefully we will get the opportunity to meet and greet again. Thank you so much and I appreciate your kindness.
Sincerely,
Joel Sandoval
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CalCPA NEWS

CalCPA Member Discounts on CCH Tax Guidebooks

CalCPA members can order CCH’s U.S. Master Tax Guide 2008 and the Guidebook to California Taxes 2008 at significantly discounted rates:

2008 U.S. Master Tax Guide (Expected ship date, late-December 2007): $41/members; $61/nonmembers.

2008 Guidebook to California Taxes (Expected ship date, late-January 2008): $39/members; $59/nonmembers.

Order today.
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