I S S U E 2 , 2 0 2 2 8 nebraska cpas Joni Sundquist is president and executive director of the Nebraska Society of CPAs. You may contact her at (402) 476-8482 or joni@nescpa.org. Please let me know if you have an interest in helping to advance the profession while growing your professional skills through committee service. organizations to urge relief and help improve IRS performance. Thank you to Rep. Bacon for his support of our efforts. AICPA Meet & Greet In February, Society Chairman Erica Parks and I had the opportunity to attend a virtual “Meet & Greet” session with AICPA Vice Chairman Anoop Mehta and AICPA President & CEO Barry Melancon—see photo. In May, Society officers and chief staff executives from across the nation will be meeting in person once again to explore priorities and determine how best to work together to meet the needs of members and the profession. Committees, Society Board Gathering on May 4 Following two years of mostly online meetings, we are eager to gather in person for our Committee Organizational Meeting & Luncheon on Wednesday, May 4, at Quarry Oaks Golf Club in Ashland. Nearly all the Society’s committees will be present. You will find updated rosters for the 2022-2023 committees at www.nescpa.org/committees. It’s not too late to join a Society committee! Please let me know if you have an interest in helping to advance the profession while growing your professional skills through committee service. The next Society Board of Directors meeting will also take place May 4. As always, please contact me or any member of the Society Board with suggestions or comments prior to the meeting. MAP Group Announces Schedule One of the Society’s longest running discussion groups, the Lincoln MAP Roundtable, has announced its 2022 meetings schedule. The group, which is open to all Society members but is aimed at members involved in the Management of an Accounting Practice (MAP), will meet monthly at Good Evans restaurant at 6891 A Street in Lincoln from 7:30 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. for a no-host breakfast meeting. Meeting organizer Phil Waldron of Lincoln said that the after-tax season organizational meeting will be held on Friday, May 20. Additional meetings this year are tentatively scheduled for June 17, July 22, Aug. 19, Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, and Dec. 16. Please feel free to contact the Society for more information or to be added to the Lincoln MAP group email list. Registration is not required to attend these informal meetings. Remembering Arnold Magnuson Arnold Magnuson, the Society’s first executive director, died March 17 at the age of 98. Magnuson was an outstanding leader for this organization for more than three decades. There is no doubt his leadership laid the foundation for moving the CPA profession forward in Nebraska. We extend our condolences to theMagnuson family and hope you will take a moment to read our tribute to him on page 32. What are you doing today to make a difference? Truly, “to every thing there is a season . . .” Each day holds great potential and opportunity. As we move into spring, the season of new beginning, take time to make plans, create change, and use your gifts to reach new levels in your personal and professional lives.
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