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Governor
Presents Proposed Budget
Governor Jennifer Granholm presented her
proposed 2009 state budget last Thursday. The fiscal year 2009 budget
recommendation is focused on the four priorities the Governor outlined in
her State of the State address: a job for every worker, a quality education
for every child, health care for every family, and safe places to live and
work. Her proposal includes a $100 million deposit in the state’s “rainy
day” fund, $235 million in additional reductions, savings and reforms, and a
two-year economic stimulus package of more than $1.8 billion. For more
information, visit the
Office of the
State Budget web site.
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Mark Your Calendar:
Spring Members Advisory Forum
The premier event to learn about major issues affecting the CPA profession
is just a few months away. The MACPA brings together a host of local and
national leaders at the Spring Members Advisory Forum, slated for May 13 in
Lansing. With updates on accounting issues, as well as important Michigan
initiatives, this is a not-to-be-missed event! The keynote speaker is AICPA
President and CEO Barry Melancon. With more than 25 years in the CPA
profession, Barry will share what is happening nationally and the role
Michigan is playing in this landscape. Join us on May 13, 2008 at the
Lansing Center in Lansing. The cost to attend this event is $129 for MACPA
members and $229 for non-members. Please contact the MACPA CPE department at
248.267.3700 to register or for more information.
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MACPA Member Named to
Prestigious IRS Advisory Council
Marshall J. Hunt, Jr., CPA, of Bloomfield Hills, has been named to the
prestigious IRS Advisory
Council (IRSAC). Hunt was one of only 10 selected from across the
country to serve as external evaluator of public tax issues. Hunt is the
director of the Tax Assistance Program for Accounting Aid Society, and is an
adjunct lecturer at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. A long-time member
of the MACPA, Hunt helps to coordinate MACPA members’ involvement in the tax
assistance programs.
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New Coalition Focuses
on Public Sector Performance
Nine leading state and local public interest associations, including the
Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), have joined forces to create
a
commission to develop a national principles-based framework for public
sector performance measurement and management. Although performance
management has increasingly become a standard practice among state and local
governments, there is no commonly accepted framework or set of guidelines.
The framework is intended to assist governments in designing new performance
measurement and management systems, and assessing their existing systems.
Information on the Commission’s progress will be posted on its web site at
www.PMCommission.org.
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Worthwhile Small
Business Technologies
Experts say there are 10 technologies that can simplify day-to-day
operations for small- and medium-sized enterprises. Remote desktop
technology is one of them. Offerings such as Microsoft Windows Terminal
Server allow computers to be operated remotely. Another tool well-suited for
small organizations is desktop sharing software.
To read this article in its entirety
and learn much more about developments in technology, access
Technology and
Productivity Weekly, the MACPA's electronic technology newsletter for
industry professionals, sponsored by Information, Inc.
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