AWSCPA Houston

    29th Annual Seminar

    February 4, 2012

    8 hours CPE, Sponsor Number 000052, Level: basic, no prerequisites required.

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    HESS Club
    5430 Westheimer Road
    Houston, TX 77056

    $170 AWSCPA Member
    $190 Non-Member
    $10   Additional Late Fee (after January 30, 2012)

    Please note that there are no refunds after January 30, 2012.

    Time

    Track 1

    Track 2

    7:15 am - 7:50am

    Registration and Continental Breakfast

    We are doing something new this year! An onsite shredding truck will be at the HESS Club from 7am-8am. For a contribution to the AWSCPA of $10, you are welcome to bring all of your files that need to be securely shredded. Thank you to SouthernShred (www.southernshred.com) for underwriting this service.

     

    7:50 am - 8:50am

    Leadership Lessons from the Lifeboat
    Linda Stiles, Stiles & Associates Leadership Consultants

    Handout

    9:00 am - 9:50am

    Annual Tax Update (Part 1, continued at 10am)
    Laura D. Nowicki and PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. Team

    Handouts    1 2

    Puzzled about Service Organization Control Reports? (SOC 1, 2, 3)
    Cindy Gross, Grant Thornton LLP

    Handout

    10:00am – 10:50am Annual Tax Update (Part 2, continued from 9am)
    Laura D. Nowicki and PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. Team

    Treasury Management Update 2012
    Andrea Shiloh, Wells Fargo

    10:50am – 11:10am Morning Break
    11:10am – 12:00pm

    Employee v. Independent Contractor
    Heather Pesikoff, Chamberlian Hrdlicka

    Handout

    Getting More Out of Excel 
    Mary McDonald, Capstone Asset Management Company

    Handout Excel Download

    2:00pm – 12:30pm Lunch Break
    12:30pm – 1:20pm

    The 5 Critical Components of a Powerful Marketing Plan  
    Glenn Smith, The Growth Coach

    Handout

    1:30pm – 2:20pm

    Circular 230 Update  
    Charles J. "Chad" Muller, Chamberlian Hrdlicka

    Handout

    Breaking up is Hard to do when Golden Handcuffs are Involved
    Patricia Barrett, CFP CDFA

    Handout

    2:20pm – 2:40pm Afternoon Snack Break
    2:40pm – 3:30pm

    Sales Tax Update
    Brenda Thompson, Deloitte

    Handout

    Computer Forensics - A potential method to locate assets?
    David A. Greetham, HSSK

    3:40pm – 4:40pm Competitive Advantage 2012: New Rules for High Value High Profit Enterprises
    CJ Coolidge, CJCoolidge

     

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    Call for Officers

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    About Us

    The Houston Affiliate is committed to bringing women in the accounting profession together in a stimulating environment filled with networking events and valuable continuing education opportunities.

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    New Members

    Welcome to our new members!

     

    - Cindy  Hunt

     

    Welcome back to the following members:

     

    - Suzana  Main