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Call for Nominations

The FICPA's Committee on Nominations is now accepting applications for its 2009-10 Executive Committee and Board of Governors. The deadline for all applications is Dec. 8, 2008, for current Board members and by Dec. 31, 2008, for all other applicants.

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CPA Volunteers Needed

Florida’s Financial Fitness Friday, Nov. 14

Volunteers from across the state are needed to respond to phone calls and questions posted online from consumers throughout Florida during Financial Fitness Friday on Nov. 14. Now more than ever, Floridians need the expertise of CPAs. Florida is second in the nation in home foreclosures. Volunteers will receive information and training (voluntary), and have the option of working at the FICPA office or from your own office in two-hour shifts.

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For more information or to get involved, contact Brenda Hubbard at (850) 224-2727, Ext. 419 or hubbardb@ficpa.org.

A&A Web Site Updates - Exposure Draft Responses

Check for these APAS Committee updates available in the Exposure Draft Responses - FASB:

  • File Ref No 1590-100 Accounting for Hedging Activities
  • ED Resp EITF 08-05 July 2008
  • Draft Response - The Reporting Entity
  • Disclosure of Loss Contingencies
  • Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting Response

And the Response to Accounting and Financial Reporting for Concessions has been added to APAS Committee updates > Exposure Draft Responses - IAASB.

FASB Board Reaches Consensus on FIN 48

At its Oct. 1, 2008 meeting, the FASB Board redeliberated the applicability of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, to private companies. The Board reached consensuses related to the proposed issuance of one or more FASB Staff Positions on Interpretation 48:

Visit the full Summary of Interpretation No. 48: Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes in the A&A GAAP news.

Featured Member: Elisa A. Armetta of Accounting Management Advisors, Inc. in Greenacres

October’s featured member is Elisa A. Armetta of Accounting Management Advisors, Inc. located in Greenacres, FL. With a Bachelor’s in Accounting from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Elisa continued her education at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale where she obtained her Masters in Accounting with a Tax Specialization in 1998.
Click here to read more about Elisa.

Note: Featured members voluntarily submit a professional biography for publication. The FICPA has not confirmed or verified the credential(s) of or confirmed any information contained herein, nor does it make any warranty in any respect about the CPA.


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