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Each year, the Arizonan Society of CPAs recognizes a member who goes above and beyond to servce the ASCPA and the profession as a whole. The 2023 recipient stands out because of her generous service to nonprofits and essential work on the Arizona State Board of Accountancy.

In this issue, meet three ASCPA members who are helping the West Valley grow through their roles in governmental accounting. Also included: updates from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and analysis on taking on client bankruptcies.

Meet one former scholarship recipient who went on to become a CPA.

Please welcome these new members who joined the ASCPA in November 2022.

Read the board minutes from the last meetings.

Travel to Prescott to learn about the challenges and perks of working as a CPA in the region. Also included in this issue: the future of accounting technology, what to expect from phishing attacks and the ethics of pricing during rising inflation.

Small business ownership requires risk tolerance, a strong commitment and specific skills not only to serve customers but to operate the business itself. Becoming an entrepreneur is not for everyone. Still, remote work has taken an axe to startup costs and digital tools pool resources to incubate new businesses. Read about three CPAs who launched their own business.

AZ CPA provides information, news and trends to the accounting profession bimonthly as a regular service to the Arizona Society of CPAs members. In this issue, learn more about advocating for the CPA profession, updates from this legislative session and how one CPA climbed Killamanjaro for a cause.

Congratulations to these 2022 ASBA Honorees

AZ CPA provides information, news and trends to the accounting profession bimonthly as a regular service to the Arizona Society of CPAs members. In this issue, learn more about building your business as an entrepreneur, the importance of serving tribal entities and how CPA Evolution will affect the next generation of CPAs.

Tax preparers, you can help your corporate clients receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit and help them to have control over where their state tax dollars go. Utilize Arizona's Only Corporate Tax Credit! Your corporate clients can help low-income and disabled/displaced children with their private school education with this simple donation process through IBE. Sponsored by IBE.

AZ CPA provides information, news and trends to the accounting profession bimonthly as a regular service to the Arizona Society of CPAs members. In this issue, learn more about our Excellence in Teaching Award recipient, new Board of Directors and preparing for your first not-for-profit single audit.

Volunteers are fundamental to the Arizona State Board of Accountancy, which depends on highly talented individuals to help advance the accounting profession in the public interest.

My heart rate hastened, and a bead of sweat appeared on my forehead after I opened up my computer on the morning of April 30, 2020. Nothing appeared normal. My desktop icons were broken links and rearranged on the display. Most of our employees were working from home on COVID protocol, and the only reason I was in the office was to run checks. Then I saw a readme text file, opened it and raced downstairs to our IT manager’s office...

In this issue, learn more about our 2022 Life Members, lessons from a ransomware attack and the value of service.

Rushda Mustafa discusses pre-paying pension debt in Arizona.

According to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, minority groups only represent 14% of CPAs. To diversify the accounting workforce, substantial action will be needed. Hear from Ken Udenze, a managing partner at Deloitte LLP, on the benefits of DEI and three actionable ways you can incorporate it in your strategy.

Kate Franklin shares her insights on starting the conversations around diversity, equity and inclusions.

In this issue, learn more on communicating with clients via text, pre-paying pension debt and three pillars of diversity, equity and inclusion strategy.

Read about the Arizona State Board of Accountancy’s monthly meeting, the 2021 ASCPA Legislative Roundtable and what to expect for the 2022 legislative session. Information on legal challenges to the state’s recently passed budget, federal infrastructure legislation, the state’s economic forecast and updates on the status of legislative lawsuits and referrals and redistricting are also included.