December 2007 | Fresno 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

Chapter Board Meeting

Date: Wednesday, Dec. 5
Time: Noon–1:30 p.m.
Location: Denham Personnel Services; 1540 E. Shaw Ave., #112; Fresno
Cost: Free
RSVP: Online
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Plenty of Blessings

By Adrienne Cantrell, CPA

Greetings to all! It is hard to believe we are on the verge of celebrating the holiday season. Where has the year gone? With Thanksgiving just ahead, my thoughts turn to the many blessings we all have living in this wonderful country. We have our family and friends, which are further extended and made richer by our CalCPA colleagues. Thank you to all of our members who make our chapter so successful by attending events, serving on committees and the board, and participating in the leadership of the country’s largest state CPA society.
   Speaking of participation, we had tremendous support for our annual golf tournament Oct. 22. It was a beautiful day at Ft. Washington (just as I had “predicted” in last month’s Bulletin), and we enjoyed a great day of golf while raising a lot of money for our scholarship fund. Many thanks to our numerous sponsors, especially Denham Resources, which gave so much time and energy to help us put on this very successful event. Can’t wait until next year to do it all again!
   The chapter’s event schedule is slowing down as we reach the end of our most active part of the year. Don’t forget to mark down Jan. 24 on your calendars for Community Awareness Night. Fliers will be going out in advance, so don’t miss celebrating our 40-year members and past presidents, as well as welcoming our newest chapter members. Our guest speaker will be from the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley, so it will be an interesting and informative evening, as well as one of the best times to socialize with our colleagues before beginning busy season.
   As I said last month, those who are interested in participating in the chapter’s leadership can make their interest known to our past president, Anthony Forestiere, chair of the chapter’s Nominations Committee. We welcome your desire to become more involved in our chapter.
   In closing, November is also the time when we celebrate Veteran’s Day. As you pause to give thanks this holiday season, don’t forget to include our troops, at home and abroad, in your thoughts and with your wishes for their safe return home to their families. A great deal of our blessings are provided and protected by their dedicated service to our country.
   Until next month, Happy Thanksgiving!
—Adrienne Cantrell, CPA
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CHAPTER NEWS

New Members

On behalf of the Fresno Chapter’s officers, directors and members, we extend our warmest of welcomes to our new members: Garo Kalfayan, David Goss, David Hathcoat... [see all new members]

A Swinging Success [Photos]

More than 140 golfers enjoyed a warm day Monday, Oct. 22, as they participated in the annual Fresno Chapter Golf Tournament, hosted by Denham Resources. Ft. Washington Country Club again assisted in producing an outstanding tournament.

We’d like to thank the following tournament sponsors:
Bank of the Sierra; Wells Fargo; Citibank; ADP; Principal Financial; KerTel; Payroll People; St. Agnes Medical Center; Paychex; Valley Business Bank; All Valley Administrators; Sutton-Hatmaker Law Corp.; Moore Grider and Co.; Payroll One Solutions; Pridestaff Financial; Thomson RIA; Asset Preservation; Price Paige and Co.; Hedrick’s Chevrolet; David E. Harris, CPA; Coleman & Horowitt; and Helon; Manfredo, LLP & Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Thanks also to our great group of volunteers for putting this event together:
Dave Denham, Edgar Blunt, John Osborn, Jim Gaddis, Bob Price, Larry Coffin, Jenna Becerra, Brad Becerra, Kimberly Doyle, Staff from Denham Resources and Alex Becerra.
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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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