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Articles in May, 2005 issue of California CPA

• In memoriam
• FASB invites participation in codification project
• Announcements
• IRS redesigns employment Tax Return form
• Pro-bono assistance for military families
• Funding stale trusts: what you should know when faced with an unfunded trust
  by John Woodford
• Two new white papers explain GASB Nos. 40 and 45
• Transition relief to partnerships, pass-thru entities
• Technology & compliance: looking at the big picture of Sarbanes-Oxley
  by William Braun
• True stories: tax season tales from the TaxTalk listserve
  by Leonard W. Williams
• AICPA launches two specialist websites
• Save on CPE: VP memberships available
• Members in the news
• Firm news
• Expanded access to e-Services products
• Business valuation standards proposed
• Changes to GAAP for private companies?
• Consultant junction: is consulting in your future?
  by Mark H. Fowler
• E-bulletin: update your e-mail address
• Taking stock: employee evaluations can help employers and employees alike
  by Jerry Ascierto
• Healthy computing: feed your computer a steady diet of secure software
  by Susan Bradley
• CalCPA committee name change
• Tech's top 10: security, document management hot issues for 2005
  by Roman H. Kepczyk
• Set apart: CITP gives CPAs an edge
  by Ilene Eisen
• They're back …: audit rotation and other issues re-emerge
  by Bruce C. Allen
• Online scholarship donations
• Find a CPA www.calcpa.org/members/memberdirectory.htm
• More focus on executive compensation compliance
• Federal tax gap: $300B per year
• Loretta Doon named CalCPA, Education Foundation COO
• Accomplishments
• Break free: a user's guide to wireless technology today—and tomorrow
  by Bob Gaby
• Proposal on material weaknesses reporting
• Audit rotation misinformation
• Guidelines for measuring options value
• A new era: using the internal audit to spot fraud
  by A. Christine Davis
• Correction
• Bankruptcies drop in 2004
• CalCPA's Nominations to AICPA Council
• No camera phones allowed in some IRS centers
• You talkin' to me? Voice recognition software quickly making a name for itself
  by Dwight M. Owsen
• Power speaking: tips and tricks for presenting with confidence and style
  by Pamela Thompson
• Accounting majors are most recruited group
• IRS offers settlement for stock-option scheme
• At your service: FTB ruling looks at "personal services," time-spread method
• Peace of mind: disaster recovery plans can keep your business alive
  by Robert Green
• Free tax seminars for nonprofit and exempt orgs
• CFOs: takes a month to fill accounting positions
• International Oversight Board created
• Who are you? Authentication technologies ensure users are who they claim to be
  by David Cieslak
• More measures:
  by Herbert Witt