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Dear Elizabeth,

As your professional resource, the MSCPA is always on the lookout for ways to help you save money and fulfill your CPE requirements. Now you can do both! Through our new partnership with the Commonwealth’s Workforce Training Express Fund, you can save 50% on the cost of staff training.

Learn how at our information session on workforce training on October 7^th. The meeting will take place from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. at the MSCPA office, 105 Chauncy St, 9^th floor in Boston. Mike Corcoran, marketing and outreach coordinator for the Workforce Training Express Fund, will inform participants on how their employees can qualify to receive up to half off the cost of staff training through this reimbursement program. The session is designed for companies with 100 or fewer employees. 

Effective training results in staff – both new and experienced – who know what they’re doing, understand firm culture and policies, and are more satisfied and productive. If you want to invest in the future of your firm, this is a great first step. To learn more about the program and to register, click here.

Have a great weekend.

Eileen P. McAnneny, Esq.
President and CEO

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE:

IRS Updates
- Online Seminars from the 2014 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums are Now Available
- IRS Falls Short on International Tax Collections
- IRS Seeks Applications for Advisory Committee

DOR Updates
- Unified Audit Procedures for Pass-Through Entities
- Exchanging of Information with Other Taxing Authorities
- State Revenue Collections Fall Below Benchmark after Disappointing September

Are You Ready for the ACA's Impact on the Next Filing Season?
Check out this overview of the upcoming changes, new forms and deductions and pending litigation.

CPE:

Excel Macros: Every Day Useful Tools (12/4)
Save time! Daily Excel tasks may take only a few clicks, but the power of macros takes even less effort, and saving time throughout the day increases your efficiency. No previous macro experience is required.

The Five-Second Rule: Achieve Breakthrough Performance in Life and Work (1/7)
Over 100 million Americans feel stuck, 64% of employees are "looking around" and a majority long for more money. But the reason you don't have what you want will surprise you. In this mind-blowing presentation, award-winning CNN commentator and legal analyst Mel Robbins will teach you about the two modes in which your brain operates, and how to “take back” your higher brain functioning in 2015.

NETWORKING:

Women's Leadership Summit (10/23)
The Summit promises to be an unforgettable afternoon of learning, sharing and empowering accounting’s female leaders and honoring the 2014 Women to Watch. Keynote presentations include: "You. Your story. Make an impact." by Kelly Swanson and "From Chaos to Completion - How to Get More Done In Less Time!" by Jill Farmer. The afternoon concludes with a networking and cocktail reception.

MEMBERSHIP:

Member Benefit: Save on Circus Tickets - Offer Expires 10/10!
Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey presents Built to Amaze at the TD Garden on 10/15 - 10/19. MSCPA members receive $10 off center loge seats and $5 off end loge and club seats. Offer expired 10/10, or while supplies last - order your tickets today!

Tax Season Help
Do you need some help this tax season? Find your seasonal help now by posting your temporary opportunity for free on our website. Your listing will be posted for 60 days, and members are notified of new opportunities weekly this newsletter.

Get New Business Through the Find A CPA Directory
Tax season will be here before you know it! Maximize your potential revenue this year by listing your firm in the Find A CPA Directory, where the public goes to find their CPA. The directory is consistently one of the top three requested services on our website.

NEWS & EVENTS:

The March of Time & Billing
Time and billing is one of the most critical functions of a firm's practice. The debate of value billing continues among practices that believe tracking time is an outdated practice, so firms should bill according to the cost of a service and the desired profit.

Five Questions to Ask About Your Firm's Social Media Strategy
The end of the year is a good time to review and tweak your firm's social media strategy. Five issues you should address as you perform this task are your organization's uniqueness, target audience, resources, goals and the performance metrics you will use.

Survey: Big Business Decisions are Driven by Gut and Advice, Not Data
A global survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit and PwC shows that more big decisions are made based on executives’ intuition, experience or the advice or experience of others than are made based on data.