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President's Message
by Max Duplant, CPA
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The winter days are winding down and at TXCPA Dallas, we are “March-ing” toward an exciting spring!
Convergence 2024, to be held on Friday, May 10 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, is only a couple of months away. If you haven’t registered yet, we encourage you to do that right away as space will be limited and Early Bird pricing runs out on the 31st of this month. The regular Member price of $110 is a bargain for an event of this caliber; the Early Bird price of $75 is a steal you don’t want to miss out on. This year’s conference offers 26 sessions, including a luncheon keynote address on the advantages of the subscription model by Ron Baker, Founder of VeraSage Institute. Leading-edge information. Excellent networking opportunities. Great venue. Price: $75. Register now.
As a Convergence 2024 bonus, we’re offering a state-approved Ethics course on Thursday, May 9, 1:00 – 5:00 p.m., also at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel for a low Convergence price of $75 for members and $125 for non-members. Kathy Kapka will be on hand to present her popular four-hour Ethics class, Ethics for Texas CPAs. If you are in need of Ethics credit, we invite you to enroll now. This event is sponsored by FORVIS.
Don’t miss our Thirsty Thursday Social Hour on April 25 where we will recognize our Convergence 2024 sponsors. Join us from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Blue Mesa Grill on Montfort Drive. We always have a large turnout for this gathering, so it’s an excellent chance to visit with old friends, meet plenty of new ones and give a big thank-you to the good people who make our signature event possible year after year. There is no charge to attend, but we do ask that you let us know you’ll be there, which you can do by clicking here.
We have several CPE opportunities coming up this month. The first course in our three-part Cash Management Series, Best Practices in Working Capital Management, will be taught by Bill Moss on March 14. Chris Lee will present Chat GPT: How Conversational AI is Transforming Business on March 20, and the Business & Industry Committee will host a tour of the Buzzballz Carrollton facility in its continuing Behind-the-Scenes series on March 25. We hope you’ll join us for all these great events.
Remember to take advantage of Early Bird pricing and sign up for Convergence 2024 before March 31. We look forward to sharing the day with you.
Max Duplant, CPA
Dallas Chapter Executive Board President, 2023-24
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For more information and to register for these events,
click on the event title.
Online Cash Management CPE Series:
Best Practices in Working Capital Management
Thursday, March 14, 2024; 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Format: Virtual
Credits: 1; Fee: $10/Member, $20/Non-member
Speaker: William R. Moss, CPA
Online Lunch & Learn Event:
ChatGPT: How Conversational AI
is Transforming Business
Wednesday, March 20, 2024; 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Format: Virtual
Credits: 1; Fee: $10/Member, $20/Non-member
Speaker: Chris Lee
Behind-the-Scenes Event: Buzzballz
Monday, March 25, 2024; 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Format: Live
Credits: 1; Fee: $25/Member, $50/Non-member
Speakers:
Merrilee Kick / Erick Cutler, CPA / Kevin Harris, CPA
TangoTab Feed the City Event
Saturday, April 20, 2024; 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Rockfish Grill (Campbell Road)
Format: Live
CPE Credits: 0; Fee: $0
Online Cash Management CPE Series:
Using Your Bank to Help Manage Your Cash Flow
Thursday, April 25, 2024; 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Format: Virtual
Credits: 1; Fee: $10/Member, $20/Non-member
Speaker: Robert Goudge, CPA
April Thirsty Thursday Social Hour
Recognizing Convergence 2024 Sponsors
Thursday, April 25, 2024; 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Blue Mesa Grill (Montfort Drive)
Format: Live
CPE Credits: 0; Fee: $0
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Need More CPE?
$15 member fee | CPE hours: 1
Self-study CPE articles published in Today's CPA magazine are an inexpensive and convenient way to earn CPE credit. Knock out an hour of CPE whenever it works with your schedule. Simply register to gain access to a self-study quiz and earn one hour of continuing professional education credit by passing the quiz related to certain Today's CPA articles.
See CPE Self-Study Quizzes
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Friday, May 10, 2024
Sheraton Dallas Hotel (Downtown)
Join us for the
premier accounting CPE event
in North Texas!
Early Bird pricing is available
through March 31, so
Register Now!
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Convergence 2024 Bonus!
Kathy Kapka will lead her state-approved,
four-hour Ethics course
Ethics for Texas CPAs
Thursday, May 9
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Sheraton Dallas Hotel (Downtown)
Cost: $75/Member; $125/Non-Member
This event is generously sponsored by
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Thank You to Our Convergence 2024 Sponsors! | |
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Your Contribution to the PAC is Vital
The TXCPA PAC helps TXCPA protect the designation for every single one of us – we all reap the benefits of identifying CPA-friendly candidates, and there’s no question that giving as a profession is far more impactful than anything we could do individually. And, as a profession, we cannot afford to leave the outcome of legislation in the hands of uninformed or unfriendly legislators.
PAC contributions have enabled TXCPA to protect the profession you’ve worked so hard to be a part of. In 2023, TXCPA advocacy efforts to increase the number of CPAs entering the profession were highly successful during the Texas Legislative session thanks to PAC donations. Two bills were signed into law by the Governor: SB 159 allows CPA candidates and students to begin taking the CPA Exam after completing 120 credit hours and HB2217 expands the TSBPA accounting scholarship program to make scholarship funds available to more accounting students.
As we move through the 2024 election season, we ask that you once again consider giving to the TXCPA PAC. Numerous incumbents and friends of TXCPA have decided to retire from public service and leave politics. Political challenges from the once-in-a-lifetime impeachment to the controversies over school choice and school vouchers means that Texas is likely to lose some significant experience in the Legislature.
Remember, we’re all winners when the TXCPA PAC is strong and able to work for the CPA profession in Texas.
For us, a PAC contribution is just doing our part. Please join us in giving what you can. Thank you for your support!
To make your contribution, click here.
To learn more about the TXCPA PAC, click here.
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Max Duplant
TXCPA Dallas President
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Terri Hornberger, CPA
TXCPA Dallas PAC Chair
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In Memoriam
Claude R. Wilson, past President of TXCPA and the Dallas Chapter, passed away on February 17. He will be greatly missed.
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Christopher Anderson, CPA
Andrew Arnold, CPA
Marisa Attri, CPA
Jeffrey Avena, CPA
Jazmin Aza, Student
Pritika Bedi, CPA
Bryan Bellanca, CPA
Cristian Bermudez, Student
William Bevill, CPA
Robert Blocher, CPA
Ryan Bredehoeft, CPA
Atiya Brown, CPA
Jason Brownstein, Student
Clark Buchanan, CPA
Kristian Burns, A&FP
Charles Clark, CPA
Lenka Cozlovschii, CPA
Kristin Crabb, CPA
Bailey Craft, CPA
Adam Crouch, CPA
Claudia Dannis, CPA
Cody Darden, CPA
Kriyanshi Desai, CPA
Lindsey Donaldson, CPA
Ty Dragos, Student
Luis Espinoza, Student
Jacob Feinstein, CPA
Tyler Fisher, CPA
Kanisha Ford, Student
Bryce Fordham, CPA
Caitlin Gaddis, CPA
Ruby Gera, CPA
Vanessa Gomez, Student
John Grado, CPA
Chandler Grigsby, CPA
Kimberly Grimaldo, CPA
Emily Nell Hall, CPA
Catherine Heinrich, CPA
Catherine Hesse, CPA
Lindsey Hoyer, CPA
LeTwasha Hudson, Student
Abigail Janszen, CPA
Sherell Jefferson, A&FP
Khaled Kaddoura, CPA
Brandon Kamin, CPA
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Hunter Meas Ken, CPA
Cameron Kramer, CPA
Ping Kuo, CPA
Quynh Le, Student
Ryan Lenhardt, CPA
Yunyue Lin, CPA
Emily Lindsey, Student
Jonathan Litsey, CPA
Renjie Lu, CPA
William Maresco, CPA
Alfie Miller, CPA
Ivy Monroe, CPA
Dayssy Moreno, Student
Laily Mortazavi, CPA
Kelly Ng, CPA
Clarissa Norman, CPA
Rahmawati Nusantari, CPA
Weiru Pan, CPA
Naveed Patel, A&FP
Monica Perez, Student
Sandra Pettit, CPA
Victoria Plott, CPA
Sam Rajan, CPA
Mallory Reed, CPA
Marilyn Reyes, CPA
Aulluver Reyes, Student
Carlos Rocha, Student
Alexcarlo Rodriguez, CPA
Ingrid Rodriguez, Student
Hannah Scheid, CPA
Naveed Shalwani, CPA
Rachel Sheffield, CPA
Javier Solis, Student
Jonas Stemmer, CPA
Sydney Symes, CPA
Lindsey Tharp, CPA
Celine Tong, CPA
Jennifer Tran, Student
Andrew Trigg, CPA
Melanie Tull, CPA
Alejandro Vazquez, CPA
Christopher Wines, CPA
Chloe Zeisman, CPA
Morgan Zimmerman, CPA
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Apply Now for the
TXCPA Dallas Scholarship Honoring Philip Vogel
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Click here for more information
about the TXCPA Dallas Scholarship Program.
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Next TXCPA and Surgent Mock CPA Exam is March 27
Students and candidates - you're invited to participate in a four-hour mock CPA Exam workshop hosted by TXCPA and Surgent CPA Review on March 27 to see if you're ready to ace the Exam.
Experience what it's like to sit for any CPA Exam section as you immerse yourself in questions pulled from the actual CPA Exam Blueprints. Advanced registration is required by Sunday, March 24, 2024, and the email provided at registration will be used to set up your simulation on Surgent’s software.
Click here to register.
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Member Benefit: Discount on Job Postings
TXCPA Dallas’s Career Center provides members with a discount on job postings to help fill their open positions. In a talent shortage crunch, TXCPA Dallas’s Career Center will amplify your posting to local members and on TXCPA’s career centers across the state. Internship postings are always FREE. Visit the Career Center today and use the code DALLASFREEPOSTING to add your open positions and attract new hires!
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Get Social with TXCPA Dallas
TXCPA Dallas invites you to join our Facebook Social and LinkedIn Groups. Keep up with current Chapter events and make new friends. Join us!
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TXCPA Dallas Members Volunteer for
Minnie's Food Pantry Outreach Event
Seven Dallas Chapter members got together on Saturday, February 10, to help an extraordinary organization serve the needs of the area's disadvantaged. Thanks to Minnie's Food Pantry and to our spirited volunteers!
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North Texas Practices Currently Available Through Accounting Practice Sales
(click Listing # to view details online)
TXN1629
NEW Tyler-Longview Metro Area CPA Practice
Anniual Gross: $555,000
TXN5107
NEW Burleson, TX Tax Clients
Anniual Gross: $99,000
TXN5075
Johnson County, TX CPA Practice
Anniual Gross: $146,600
TXN1630
East TX (Near I20) CPA Practice
Annual Gross: $840,000
TXN1639
Wichita Falls, TX CPA Practice
Annual Gross: $363,500
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East Texas CPA Practice
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Plano, TX CPA Practice
Annual Gross: $209,600
TXN1638
Brownwood, TX CPA Practice
Annual Gross: $410,000
TXN5096
Ellis County, TX/South of Dallas CPA Practice
AVAILABLE AFTER 4/15/24
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Frisco, TX CPA Practice
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Annual Gross: $460,000
TXN5084
Northeast Dallas Suburb CPA Practice
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Annual Gross: $800,000
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Fort Worth CPA Practice
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Annual Gross: $472,000
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Call 1-800-397-0249 or Email ryan@aps.net
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