Young & Emerging Accountants

We exist to be the premier accounting organization that facilitates the establishment, development, and advancement of existing GWSCPA members who are either under 36 years old, new to the profession, or seeking to enter the profession.  YEA members benefit from various leadership opportunities within the group and the community, technical and soft-skill continuing education sessions, and networking events with peers and industry leaders from the GWSCPA board.

Leadership:

William Thomas, Chair

thomas@bbcpa.com

Upcoming YEA Events:

Photos from recent events:

The First Annual Holiday Ugly Sweater Party

Speical CPE event: The Generation Y Accountant, presented by Byron Patrick, CPA, CITP, MCSE 2003

And the YEA Night at the Nats Game...

Career Awareness Program

In conjunction with the MACPA (Maryland Association of CPAs), the Greater Washington Society of CPAs (GWSCPA) is offering a Career Awareness Program to interested high schools throughout the Washington DC Metropolitan Area. The goal of this program is to encourage students to seriously consider what they will do after high schools and to introduce continuing education in accounting as a career option.

The Career Awareness Program covers the following:

• Discussion about choices for life after high school
• Interactive exercises to demonstrate "living on your own" expenses, obligations, etc.
• Video about choosing a career, using accounting as a sample
• Guest speaker from CPA firm, corporation, organization, etc.
• Hand outs about post-high school plans, accounting education, etc.
• Giveaways for students

If you are interested in hosting the program, pleasecontact Sarah Blake at sarah.blake@rsmi.com .

Special Topics

The GWSCPA will also work with the community to fill requests from schools, colleges, and community organizations seeking CPA volunteers to address classes, assemblies, meetings, or special events. Popular topics include:

• Careers in Accounting
• Tips on Taking the CPA Exam
• Career Trends
• The CPA Experience
• Personal Finance

These presentations provide the opportunity to help the public understand difficult financial and business issues, give students a bird's eye view of the CPA profession and for CPAs to become involved in the community.

For more information or to request a speaker, please contact Sarah Blake at sarah.blake@rsmi.com.

 The DC Board of Accountancy has finalized a change that allows candidates to sit  for the CPA exam in DC once they have acquired 120 semester hours, effective as of May 8, 2009.   (Candidates are still required to complete 150 hours for licensure.)

The Young and Emerging Accountants Committee of GWSCPA has negotiated some exam review course discounts for those of you planning to take the CPA exam.

Becker                   Save $300!

Bisk                        Save $297!

Yaeger                   Save $251!

To get the discount, just tell them you are a GWSCPA member. (If you don’t know your member number, just email us info@gwscpa.org)