President's Farewell Message:
Active Members = Success
 Another year in the books. It was a great year and a new beginning at our new location. Thank you to all the members who helped make this a successful year. I hope everyone has come by during the past year to see our facility. It is very impressive. If you have not been able to visit, stop by soon.
I’m very proud of what we have accomplished this year for our members. The only credit I take is playing the part of asking volunteers to chair committees or special task forces. It is the volunteers and staff who make this one of the best organizations anywhere. It has been a privilege to be president of the Houston CPA Society this past year.
It seems there is always a minority of any group willing to put in the time necessary to volunteer. We all have a limited amount of time, but it is the outstanding members who still volunteer for the benefit of our organization. We have great people volunteering but continue to need more help.
Being a member of the Houston CPA Society speaks volumes of your commitment to your profession. Being active shouts your appreciation of what the Houston CPA Society does for its members and our profession.
I would like to leave my year with a challenge to everyone who is not active or hasn’t been active recently. Find one committee to join in the upcoming fiscal year (June – May) and get involved. It is "us" who will continue to grow this organization. In passing the gavel to the next round of leadership, I look forward to the ongoing and continuing success of the Houston CPA Society.
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Continue Enjoying Member Discounts and Services
Be sure you don't miss a day of the discounts and services available to TSCPA and Houston CPA Society members! Annual dues are payable now. If you haven't yet responded to the dues notice sent in April, please do so right away. If you did not receive an invoice by email or mail, please contact Rosa Castillo at TSCPA (800.428.0272 x260; rcastillo@tscpa.net). A Second Notice will also be sent via email – with paper statements mailed to those without email – this month. The third all paper billing will be distributed in June. Subsequent billings will be done on or about the 15th of each month for anyone not responding to previous notices. For details about the variety of benefits available to members, go to the TSCPA Web site (www.tscpa.org), select the My Membership menu and click Benefits of Membership. Remember…pay your TSCPA and Houston CPA Society dues in a timely manner to avoid duplicate billings.
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2010 – 2011 Audit Completed and Accepted
The 2010 – 2011 Audit of the Houston CPA Society and the Houston TSCPA Foundation was performed by McConnell & Jones LLP. It was reviewed by the Audit Committee chaired by Ginger Snider and then presented to and accepted by the Board of Directors at its December meeting. The Audit is available for inspection in the Society office by any Society member. If you are interested in reviewing the Audit, please contact Controller Martha Koushel (mkoushel@houstoncpa.org; 713.622.7733 x250).
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Survey Says…Help UH Downtown Gain New Degree Approval
The College of Business at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) has been granted preliminary planning approval for a Master of Science degree in Forensic Accounting and Information Systems (MSFAIS).
The UH System Board of Regents requires a Houston-area job market forecast for program graduates before the new degree program can be approved. The Colleges of Business and Public Service have designed a questionnaire to capture your thoughts and input regarding our proposed program. Your feedback is highly valued and important in gaining Board approval. Therefore, I kindly ask that you take a few minutes to complete the Forensic Accounting questionnaire by clicking on the following link:
Responses will be reported in summary tables only, and individual responses will not be identifiable, and will be in complete confidence.
On behalf of the College of Business and the College of Public Service, thank you in advance for your valuable effort, time and cooperation. Sincerely,
Donald L. Bates, Ph.D.
Dean
College of Business
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The Houston CPA Society honored former president Billy Atkinson and his wife Donnelle at its 2012 "Mardi Gras Madness" Scholarship Extravaganza held February 16, 2012 at the Hilton University of Houston Hotel. Almost 250 CPAs and guests attended the event and raised over $195,000 for accounting scholarships and the Society's CPAs Helping Schools program for pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. Among those celebrating are (left to right) Event Chair Tonja Rodriguez (Harper & Pearson Company, P.C.); Billy and Donnelle Atkinson; and Society President Brian Jones (Gary N. Cooper, CPA, P.C.).
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Parking at CPA Office Building
777 Post Oak Boulevard (parking entrance on Hollyhurst, behind building)
Visitor Parking is on lower level of garage. If that area is full, return to first level and proceed up ramp to second level where there is a card access box with a push button. Depress the button and tell whoever answers that you are visiting the Houston CPA Society offices and need a parking spot. They will raise the gate so that you can proceed to an upper level (third or fourth floor) to park. Special needs accessible parking is also located on the garage second level.
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