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Dear Hannah,

Our annual staff retreat was held on Tuesday at Boston’s UMass Club. The day was a healthy mix of goal setting for the upcoming membership year, discussions of our internal processes and team building. Diversity and inclusion was a focus at the retreat, and as February is Black History Month, I wanted to share with you some of our plans for the year ahead.

Increasing diversity within the accounting profession is a major focus at the Society, and on Tuesday we brainstormed ideas for how we can do more to support the profession and our firms in this area. In addition to continuing with our scholarship campaign, this year we want to help firms improve their inclusion efforts, so firms retain the best and brightest minority staff. We are considering a few different pilot programs, so stay tuned for more information! If you have ideas for ways we can help increase your firm’s diversity and inclusion efforts, please feel free to contact me at apitter@mscpaonline.org. Remember: diversity is being invited to the party, but inclusion is being asked to dance.

Another highlight of the day was a visit from our Chair-Elect Mark Nichols, CPA, MBA, MST who stopped by on his way back from this week's Tax Tuesday segment on NECN. Thank you, Mark and great job on-air!

Have a great weekend!

Amy Pitter
MSCPA President/CEO

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MSCPA FITNESS CHALLENGE

Top 3 Teams This Week

Boston Bound - 216,544 average steps
Marcus Benson - 178,295 average steps
Gorton & Company - 167,161 average steps

Don't forget to take photos of your team or your walking routine and share them with us using #MSCPAfitnesschallenge to be included in social media, Friday@Five and SumNews! If you haven't already, please send your team photo to Hannah Naranjo at hnaranjo@mscpaonline.org. To view the photo gallery, click here (password: fitness).

If you have questions or need assistance during the challenge, visit mscpaonline.org/fcfaqs.

Thanks to IFP/Harbor Strategies Group for sponsoring!

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South Shore Breakfast Forum: Annual State Tax Update (2/22)

Join Eric Christenson from Cost Segregation Services Inc. for a repair reg tax deduction discussion at the Chateau Restaurant in Braintree!

Save the Date: Day of Service (6/15/18)

The CPA Day of Service is the perfect opportunity for your organization to come together as a team, give back to the local community and unite with other members of the CPA profession!

To learn more about the Day of Service, click here. Have another volunteer service in mind? Let us know by simply filling out this form!

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Upcoming Committee Meetings

Accounting & Auditing (2/21)
Nonprofit Accounting & Auditing (2/22)

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Volunteer Requests

Treasurer - Samaritans on Cape Cod and Islands
Audit Committee Member - Massachusetts Association of Realtors
Advisor - WeCanTest
Board Treasurer - Virginia Thurston Healing Garden Cancer Support Center
CPA - Friends of the Mendell
Set Up and Review of Accountant Practices - Agni Institute
Board Member - CDA Collaborative Learning Projects

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MEMBER NEWS

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MARCUM LLP, Boston, announced that KELSEY FITZPATRICK baked cookies as a gift for the NBC correspondents who were headed to South Korea to cover the Olympic Games.

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Accountant/CPA (Private Equity Focused) - Confidential
Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Accounting (MCCC/MTA Unit Position) - Greenfield Community College
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Estate and Financial Planning Associate - Boston Financial Management, LLC
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Seasonal Tax Professional - Robert S. Fineman PC
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FUTURE CPAs

Outstanding Accounting Educator Award – 2018

Would you like to recognize a professor for their excellence in the classroom? The MSCPA's Outstanding Accounting Educator Award is designed to acknowledge an MSCPA member who is a full-time educator and actively involved in the accounting profession. The winner will receive an award of $1,000 to further his/her professional development and a matching gift will be given to the college's accounting department in their honor. The award will be presented at the Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy on May 23.

The nomination deadline is March 1, 2018.

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CPA Exam Auction

Planning to sit for the CPA Exam? Participate in the MSCPA's online auction and save significantly on review courses! Proceeds benefit the MSCPA Educational Foundation’s scholarship program. This auction ends on March 1.

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