TXCPA Dallas

August 2021 Newsletter

 

In This Issue…

  • Chairman's Message
  • CPE
  • Events
  • Coming Soon...
  • LDA
  • PAC Notes
  • Announcement
  • Membership
  • Classifieds
  • Marketplace
  • TXCPA

Chairman’s Message

By Sharon Lukich, CPA

“Time flies when you’re having fun!” If this is true, we must be having a blast at TXCPA Dallas, as the summer is flying past us in a flurry of activity and planning.
This month has some excellent opportunities you’ll want to check out if you’re in need of CPE. Steve Tillinger’s one-day, online Mid-Year Tax Update course takes place on August 11. Steve brings an intelligent, insightful and entertaining touch to this important information in an educational event you won’t want to miss. On August 17, Fred Baker and Kaitlyn Kirkhart of BaCo Tech will be in TXCPA Dallas training facility to discuss how their firm made the challenging year of 2020 one of their best ever. Register for Touch it Once: How 2020 Became my Firm’s Most Productive and Profitable Year and learn the secrets to how one organization thrived in one of the toughest periods in history for businesses worldwide. Our monthly Ethics course, under the leadership of Professor Allison McLeod, is a live, in-person event and is scheduled for August 27. Our CPE Council is busy creating a year chock-full of super courses, so stay tuned!
And don’t forget to join us for Thirsty Thursday on August 19, at Blue Mesa Grill. This monthly social hour is one of our most popular events for some great reasons: great refreshments, great location and a greatopportunity to build relationships with the greatest people on earth, your fellow TXCPA Dallas members! We hope to see you on August 19.
While we’re all in planning mode, I want to remind you that when you’re planning your company’s meetings and classes, TXCPA Dallas has a space available for rent that is excellent for both of these types of events. Find more details in an article elsewhere in this newsletter.
A friendly reminder: The final deadline for TXCPA/TXCPA Dallas membership renewal is August 31. If you have not renewed your membership by that time, you will be dropped from the TXCPA roster. We deeply value your participation in the local Chapter and hope that you do too. To continue receiving all the many benefits of membership, we strongly encourage you, if you haven’t already, to renew your affiliation with the Society at your earliest opportunity.
Wishing you all so much fun that time zooms for you this month. Have a safe and happy August!
Sharon Lukich, CPA
TXCPA Dallas Chairman, 2021-22

CPE

Steve Tillinger Presents

2021 Mid-Year Tax Update

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

TXCPA Dallas
invites you to an
Online CPE Event

2021 Mid-Year Tax Update

 presented by
Steven J. Tillinger

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

This is an online event.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Whether you are a generalist or a tax specialist, you will take away valuable information and insights from this eight-hour program. The course will bring you up-to-date on current issues in federal income taxation affecting individuals and small business owners with emphasis on coverage and analysis of 2021 tax legislation, with special emphasis on coronavirus legislation, both final and proposed; updates and new developments of 2020 and earlier tax law; important court cases; Treasury income tax regulations; IRS revenue rulings and procedures; and more!
OBJECTIVES:
  • To update the tax practitioner on recent developments in federal income taxation
  • To recognize planning opportunities due to changes in federal income tax law
  • To prepare the tax practitioner for discussions with clients on important changes in this area of tax law
  • To help the tax practitioner understand their reporting responsibilities
DESIGNED FOR: Tax practitioners, whether working in public accounting or in private industry, who need the most current up-to-date information on federal income tax changes affecting individuals and small business owners.
PREREQUISITES: Some basic knowledge of individual and small business taxation, and some tax preparation experience would be helpful.
ADVANCED PREPARATION: No advanced preparation is necessary.
DELIVERY METHOD: Group live webinar
FIELD OF STUDY: Taxation (Technical)                   
Course #:
CPE Credit Hours:
Date:
Time:
Format:
Cost:
22500319
8
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Live (Internet-based)
$245/Members
$345/Non-Members
To register for this course, click here.

Live CPE Event:

Touch it Once: How 2020 Became my Firm’s

Most Productive and Profitable Year

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

 

TXCPA Dallas
invites you to a
Live, In-Person CPE Event

Touch it Once: How 2020 Became my Firm’s

Most Productive and Profitable Year

presented by

Ford Baker

CEO, BaCo Tech
&

 Kaitlyn Kirkhart

CCO, BaCo Tech

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

This is a live, in-person event.
Course Description: The year 2020 has been a challenging one for everyone, CPAs included. For one CPA firm, however, it was the most productive, profitable, and efficient year ever. This firm experienced its highest realization of 140% across all clients, despite not charging extra for PPP loans and loan forgiveness. They did more work for more clients in less time—all while using fewer people and providing better client service. There was higher client satisfaction with no last-minute filings or surprises. All this efficiency was possible because this firm adopted a “touch-it-once philosophy.” This philosophy begins with efficiently gathering client data and integrating it into a standard workflow that combines engagement letters and billing into one task once a year. Streamlining tasks has allowed this firm to focus on client service and be more efficient in filing tax returns. They’ve been more productive and profitable, navigating COVID-19 and PPP service obstacles with ease.
Key points:
  • How to efficiently gather and integrate client data
  • How to increase productivity and thereby improve profits
  • How to increase client satisfaction
  • Ways to streamline tasks and improve efficiency
Learning Objectives: Participants will learn how to:
  • Recognize how a “touch-it-once philosophy” pays off in unexpected areas
  • Identify how to properly assess and maintain the collective value of a client base over exceptions based on individual preference
  • List third-party applications and how to maximize their value
  • Live demo walkthrough of a transaction-based workflow
Course #:
CPE Credit Hours:
Date:                         
Time:
Format:
Cost:
22120336
2
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Live (Classroom)
$35/Members; $135/Non-Members
To register for this course, click here.

Live Ethics Course

A CPA’s Guidebook for Ethical Behavior:

A CPE Ethics Course for Texas CPAs

Friday, August 27, 2021

You are invited to join us for our monthly, State-approved, four-hour Ethics course, A CPA’s Guidebook for Ethical Behavior: A CPE Ethics Course for Texas CPAs.
Speaker and author, Allison M. McLeod, LL.M., CPA, will educate and inform CPAs not just on what is the right thing to do according to the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct but how to put your values into action!  As part of this course, we will also look at various schools of ethical thought and walk through real world examples of individuals and companies faced with moral dilemmas.
Description: A CPA is challenged in today’s work world to not only serve his/her client or employer but also to protect the public interest by ensuring that there is transparency in financial reporting or there is fair administration of the tax laws. In balancing the two interests, a CPA may find him or herself in an ethical dilemma. This course covers not only basic ethical frameworks, but also specific rules governing CPA practice and responsibilities. It concludes with a section on how a CPA can put his or her ethics into action.
Learning Objectives:
  1. To educate licensees in ethics of professional accounting as Texas CPAs.
  2. To convey the intent of the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct and the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct in the performance of professional accounting services/work, not to adhere to the mere technical compliance of such rules.
  3. To assist the Texas CPA in applying ethical judgment in interpreting the rules and determining public interest. Public interest should be placed ahead of self-interest, even if it means a loss of job or client.
  4. To review and discuss the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct and their implications for persons in a variety of practices, including:
    • CPAs in client practice of public accountancy who perform attest and non-attest services.
    • CPAs employed in industry who provide internal accounting and auditing services.
    • CPAs employed in education or in government accounting or auditing.

This is a live, in-person event.

Date:
Time:
Course No.:
Level:
Prerequisites:
Format:
CPE Credit Hours:
Sponsor #:
Cost:
Friday, August 27, 2021
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
22600314
Basic/Ethics
None
Live (Classroom)
4
441
$120/Member; $150/Non-Member
To register for this event, click here.

Events

August Thirsty Thursday

Thursday, August 19, 2021

 Join us for our monthly networking event on

Thursday, July 15

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

at

14866 Montfort Drive

Dallas, TX 75254

(Plenty of parking, including an underground garage!)

There is no cost for this event,
but please use the link below to let us know you’re coming.
All TXCPA Dallas members are welcome!
See you there!
To RSVP for the event, please click here.

Coming Soon…

Business & Industry Networking and CPE Event:

The DEC Network

Live and Virtual Event

September 2, 2021

TXCPA Dallas and Financial Planning Association of DFW
invite you to a
Business & Industry Networking and CPE Event:

The DEC Network

Thursday, September 2, 2021
 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Addison TreeHouse
(14681 Midway Road, Second Floor, Addison, TX 75001)
Speakers:

Demetra Brown

Senior Director, The DEC Network

Mary Miller

CEO, Excellence by Design Education Center

 Heidi Potthoff

Founder, HMP Mufasa Accelerating Valuation
Course Description: Hear directly from the leaders in the
entrepreneurial community who are helping businesses start, build, and grow!  Attendees will hear from longtime mentors and fractional CFOs to funded startups, community leaders who are bringing resources to small businesses, and from small business owners who have been directly been supported with those resources.
Learning Objectives:
  • Learn about the role of The DEC Network in supporting small
businesses and startups in North Texas.
  • Learn what the biggest needs are for business owners, and where
they are going to get help.
  • Hear from business owners on what has made the most impact and
what help they are looking for in the future.
  • Understand the unique benefits to starting a company in North
Texas and hear about specific programs to support the growth of
those companies.
Date:
Time:
Course No.:
Level:
Prerequisites:
Format:
CPE Credit Hours:
Cost:
Thursday, September 2, 2021
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
22240416
Basic/Non-Technical
None
Live and Virtual
1
$10 for Live and Virtual Attendees
To register for this event, click here.

Virtual Brown Bag Series Event:

All Things Cowboys

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Just in time for football season…
TXCPA Dallas invites you to a

Virtual Brown Bag Series Event

featuring

Tom Walker

Chief Financial Officer
Dallas Cowboys Football Club

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.

Bring your lunch, log on and
and hear Tom talk about all things
Dallas Cowboys!
There is no charge for this event,
but please RSVP here to let us know you’re coming.

Leadership Development Academy

Save the Date!

Leadership Development Academy

Alumni Event

DID YOU GRADUATE… from TXCPA Dallas’s Leadership Development Academy (LDA)? Since 2009, the LDA has been cultivating leadership and comradery within its annual program, and we think this year is the perfect time to celebrate those leaders! We’re planning to hold a reunion event this October, and if you were an LDA graduate between 2009 and 2020, we hope you can join us. Details on the date, time and location will be announced in future newsletters.
If you don’t know what LDA is or would like to participate in our next class starting Summer of 2022, more information can be found on ourwebsite, or you can email LDA Committee Chair Lucy Anne Turek, or Laura McFadden.

PAC Notes

Didn’t get fingerprinted yet?

The PAC has you covered.

Before TXCPA stepped in, every CPA in Texas – along with most other licensed professionals – had to have submitted fingerprints to the State Board of Accountancy by September 1 of this year. Let TXCPA CPA-PAC Chair Terri Hornberger explain here how the respect for our PAC helped change the deadline. Donate today to keep your profession strong.

Announcement

Rent Our Training Room

If you’re needing a room for a class or company meeting, TXCPA Dallas has a great space you can rent. Our training room can seat 44 (22 with social distancing) in an area of approximately 1,300 square feet. We provide tables, chairs, a lounge/break room for refreshments, and access to audiovisual equipment for an extra charge.
For more information, contact TXCPA Dallas at 972-960-8311.

Membership

Welcome, New Members!

Reema Ahmed, CPA
Arturo Alcala, CPA
Michael Edward Bagby, Affiliate
Jaqueline Patricia Becker, CPA
Julie Benegas, CPA
Max Hamilton Bolt, CPA
Adam Sinclair Bremner, CPA
Garrett Brewer, Affiliate
Michael Robert Brillion, CPA Charlene Jeanette Carpenter, CPA Deborah Carroll, Affiliate
Bonnie H. Chan, CPA
David Alberto Chavez Canales, CPA
Xi Chen, CPA
Keyue Cheng, CPA
Dayna Ann Contri, CPA
Erin Ashley Davis, CPA
Esmirna Diaz, Student
Noah Caleb Disalvo, CPA
Dahlia Michelle Elsaadi, CPA
Louis Falzone, CPA
David Arthur Farmer, CPA
Diego Armando Figueroa, Student
Lewis Raye Fisher, CPA
Tonia Fitzpatrick, CPA
Carriea Flowers, CPA
Alexis Anderson Fogelberg, CPA
Carlos Robert Fullerton, CPA
Ying Gao, CPA
Hannah Gladys, Student
Irma B. Gonzalez, Student
Alexandria Janele Green, Student
Juliann Louise Hall, Student
Tingyu He, CPA
Jacqueline Herrera, Candidate
Katie Hill, Candidate
Adjowavi Hoinso, CPA
Erika Jordan Howell, CPA
Haley Raye Jackson, CPA
June Ellen Jeffers, CPA
Anita Michelle Foster Jin, CPA
Quinn Joelene Jones, CPA
Madison Lynn Kacor, CPA
Hoon Gyu Kang, CPA
Leonard Kanyi Kariuki, CPA
Rissa Klein, Candidate
Lindsay Nichole Kline, Candidate
Jose Larin, Candidate
Joyce Chung Lee, CPA
Joel Robert Lennox, CPA
Kara Misty Leonard, CPA
Preston Blake Lewis, CPA
Sarah Elizabeth Lyon, CPA
Jessica Macdonald, Candidate
Luke Kaithackal Mani, Student
Katherine Elizabeth Mann, CPA
Collin Finn Mcaden, CPA
Vijaya Meyyappan, CPA
Vicki Rae Mullins, CPA
Boniface Wagacha Mwagngi, CPA
Maria Concepcion Nguyen, CPA
Ryan Edward Pettitt, CPA
Jordan Perry Pittman, CPA
Daniel Tristan Romo, CPA
Jennifer Rowland, Student
Erika Elizabeth Salinas, CPA
Cara Nicole Shapiro, CPA
Mohammad Sheikh, Candidate
Klajd Sinanaj, Student
Blake H. Smith, Candidate
Sandra Spasic, CPA
Rebecca Lee Speight , CPA
Taylor Joseph Stump, CPA
Chenheng Tang, CPA
Trenton Paul Tosetti, CPA
Jordan Blake Wilcox, CPA
Yuanwei Wu, CPA
Liqun Xie, CPA
Bini Zhu, CPA

Congratulations Are in Order

Joshua Alexander, Partner at Alexander & Williams, was recentlyselected to attend the 2021 AICPA Leadership Academy.

Classifieds

Practices For Sale

Practices For Sale in North Texas: gross revenues shown: Plano CPA $184K; Collin County CPA $2.2M; Allen CPA $145K; S of Ft. Worth CPA $312; NW of DFW CPA $560K; Grapevine Tax & Acctn %320K; SW of Ft. Worth CPA $608K; NW of Dallas CPA $510K; NE Texas CPA $209K. For additional listings/information, call us at 1-800-397-0249 or visit us online at www.APS.netand register for free email updates.
THINKING OF SELLING? Accounting Practice Sales is located in North Texas and is the leading marketer of accounting and tax practices here and nationwide. We have a large buyer pool as well as the experience to help you find the right fit for your firm and negotiate the best price and terms. To find out more about our risk-free and confidential services, call Ryan Pannell with The Holmes Group at 1-800-397-0249 or send an email to Ryan@apsholmesgroup.com.

SPANISH BILINGUAL CPA FIRM

FOR SALE

 DALLAS, TEXAS

54% net, $1.2M gross – North Dallas, Texas.
Sole owner works remotely 10 hours weekly.
38 year old firm with 7 consecutive Highest Quality
Rankings (21 years) in Peer Review.
Spanish bilingual a plus.
Highly experienced staff serves high net worth clients.
40 hour work week. No overtime. Offices close Friday at 2:30 pm.
$1,5M sales price. Ten year bank financing available with
5% – 10% down.
SALES MIX:
Compilations
Taxes
Consulting, Planning
$C477,560
CC330,499
CC353,055
$1,161,114
Please call 214-796-3170 for further information.

Marketplace

CCH Offers August Specials to

TXCPA Dallas Members

Click here to see all the special discounts from CCH.

TXCPA

TXCPA Chapter Tip Sheet

Less than 30 Days Left to Renew!

Thank you to those members who have renewed for 2021-2022! We’re grateful for your trust and dedication!
If you haven’t renewed your membership yet, be sure to do so before you lose access to your member benefits at the end of August.
If your employment status or chapter has changed, please contact usso we can discuss your personal membership options.

Leadership Nominations

Each year, the nominations process is one of the most important activities affecting the success and future of the Texas Society of CPAs. TXCPA leadership nominations for 2022-2023 are currently being accepted for the following positions: Chairman-elect; Treasurer-elect; Secretary; Executive Board; Board of Directors; Nominations Committee; and AICPA Council. A full overview of leadership nominations including timeline, processes and qualifications can be found online here. The deadline for nominations is August 16. Please keep in mind that TXCPA continues to strive to have our leadership reflect the diverse makeup of our members on all levels including gender, age, ethnicity, location and industry type. Nominate a member today!

Supporting the Profession Could Be a Win-Win Decision

Your contributions not only further the accounting profession in Texas, but they could also make you the lucky winner of a 2022 Annual Meeting Prize Pack! Make a contribution in the amount of at least $100 to the TXCPA Accounting Education Foundation or the Accountants Confidential Assistance Network (ACAN) during the 2021 calendar year and to show our thanks, TXCPA will enter you in a random drawing for a two-night stay at The Kalahari Resort for our 2022 Annual Meeting, a fun welcome amenity when you arrive, a poolside play package and more! Learn more and make your contributions today!

TXCPA Career Center

Did you know TXCPA members receive FREE job seeker profiles, discounts on job postings and FREE internship postings in TXCPA’s Career Center? Post your open positions today and reach our professional community of 28,000! Looking to make a move? Check out the current openings and set your preferences for notifications on new postings. Visit the Career Center

Free CPE for Members: Professional Issues Update on August 25

10 a.m. – Noon (CT)
CPE Hours: 2
Register now for our upcoming FREE Professional Issues Update webcast on August 25. You’ll earn two hours of CPE while learning more about the latest issues facing accounting professionals and the clients and companies they serve.
Only current TXCPA members are eligible for our free CPE opportunities and the sooner you renew your membership, the more credits you can receive. Check your membership status.
Click here to register. More information will be posted as it is available.

Didn’t Get Fingerprinted Yet? The PAC Has You Covered.

Before TXCPA stepped in, every CPA in Texas – along with most other licensed professionals – had to have submitted fingerprints to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy by September 1, 2021. That deadline became unreasonable and unsafe in a COVID environment and thanks to TXCPA’s credibility with the legislature, we were able to get that deadline pushed back a year. A lot of groups try to get bills passed, but they don’t have the success we do because they don’t have a PAC as strong and respected as TXCPA’s. Lawmakers trust CPAs to shoot straight with them, and that’s because they know our PAC is strong and honest. Making a PAC donation is the fastest, simplest way to help keep Texas CPAs strong. For this year only, the PAC fundraising year runs through March of 2022. Make your contribution today to keep your profession strong.

TXCPA Social Media Activities

TXCPA social media outlets (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram) are constantly updated to keep members and the public aware of news, issues and announcements regarding the Society and the profession. Members can like, follow and join TXCPA’s social media pages.

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