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AGA, IIA and ISACA Present: The Conference That Counts 2009!! |
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION EXTENDED 1 MORE WEEK!!
 The New York Capital Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants, the Albany Chapter of The Institute of Internal Auditors, and the Hudson Valley Chapter of ISACA remind you that The Conference That Counts 2009, Remembering 1969, is being held at the Holiday Inn Albany on March 16 - 18, 2009.
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS FEBRUARY 27TH!
PEF's Voucher Alternative Program (VALT) and M/C (Tuition
Assistance) reimbursement is available to State employees for the TCTC and other educational events. Click here for information on the PEF and MC tuition reimbursement programs.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER!
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| AGA National Audio Conference: Cost Recovery Auditing with a High Payback |
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER When: Wednesday, February 25th
Where: NYS Office of the State Comptroller, 110 State Street, Albany or
NYS Department of Transportation, 50 Wolf Rd., Albany
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Cost: Free for AGA Members (please register); $15 for others
CPE: 2 credits
Looking for ways to reduce budget outlays without reducing funding for programs within your organization? This audio conference will explore several areas that have resulted in large refunds for government entities. Specifically, learn how to take advantage of tax exemptions available to Federal, State and Local governments and how auditors can perform reviews of construction contracts, as well as credit card purchases, to identify these hidden opportunities. Also to be discussed are CPI adjustments and lease pass-through issues, both of which are timely in today's economy. If time permits, the speaker will also explore some of the other topics covered in his new AGA two-day seminar on Cost Recovery Auditing: utility expenses; fuel taxes; fleet management; construction recoveries; lease exposure; duplicate payment issues; and hidden taxes.
To share his practical experiences in auditing and investigating cost recovery issues is Anthony C. Gulotta, MS, JD, CPA, Private Consultant and Trainer, and former audit supervisor for the U.S. Property and Fiscal Office in Pennsylvania where he performed hundreds of performance and financial audits.
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Outstanding Achievements in Government Accountability Award |
Deadline Extended! Our chapter is seeking candidates for this very special award. This award is to formally recognize government employees who have demonstrated sustained outstanding leadership and notable contributions to financial management, and to encourage increased interest, growth, development and distinctive leadership in the field of financial management.
The deadline is March 27, 2009.
Click here to see purpose, overview, criteria and evaluation and the nomination form. |
| 3rd Annual AGA Flower Fundraiser |
The Association of Government Accountants (AGA) is proud to offer our annual flower fundraiser to benefit the Capital Region Sponsor-A-Scholar Program. The Program supports youth from low-income families at Troy, Albany, and Schenectady High Schools reach their goals. Those students selected must demonstrate leadership potential and have a commitment to their education. For more information on the organization visit www.crsas.org.
The flowers are Hybrid Anemone Flowers and will be sold in mixed color bunches with 10 Flowers per bunch. The flowers will packaged in tissue paper. The cost is $12/Bunch. Flowers must be pre-paid and ordered by Friday, March 6th, 2009. Delivery to the sellers to distribute will be on Tuesday, March 10th, 2009.
Anyone interested in selling the flowers, please contact Nicole VanHoesen. | |
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| AGA National Audio Conference: SEA: Taking Accountability and Transparency to the Next Level
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REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN SOON! When: Wednesday, March 25th
Where: NYS Office of the State Comptroller, 110 State Street, Albany or
NYS Department of Transportation, 50 Wolf Rd., Albany
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Cost: Free for AGA Members (please register); $15 for others
CPE: 2 credits
SEA, Performance Reporting, Performance Based Budgeting - Did you ever wonder when and why this aspect of government operations began? Sam McCall, CGFM, CPA, CIA, Tallahassee City Auditor and Past National AGA President, is finishing his Ph.D. in Public Administration, and his dissertation discusses the history of performance initiatives by governments, the AGA Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report Review Program and the impact that the GASB 16 Suggested Criteria has had on the quality of performance reports submitted. Soon to be "Dr. McCall" will be joined by Ken Smith, PhD., CPA, Professor at Willamette University in Oregon, and AGA's Academic Advisor for the SEA Program, who has been instrumental in creating a website that explains, with examples, each of the 16 suggested criteria. Governments looking to prepare performance reports as well as those entities recently having their report reviewed by AGA will benefit from our new Performance Reporting 2.0!
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| AGA National Audio Conference: Using Internal Controls to Better Manage and Monitor Programs |
REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN SOON! When: Wednesday, March 11th
Where: NYS Office of the State Comptroller, 110 State Street, Albany or
NYS Department of Transportation, 50 Wolf Rd., Albany
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Cost: Free for AGA Members (please register); $15 for others
CPE: 2 credits
By now, most people understand the need for internal controls. But do they know how to implement these concepts? What are the underlying reasons that intelligent, hard working people simply ignore or circumvent such checks and balances? Is it a matter of inadequate resources or laziness? Should poor leadership be tolerated? How can poor internal controls lead to fraud?
Once we have recognized the need for internal controls in most organizations and have developed a comprehensive set of internal controls, how can an agency's investment in compliance help it reduce the total cost of controls and regulatory compliance as well as improve performance, thereby reprogramming resources in support of mission initiatives?
To share their views on these internal controls questions are Terry Carnahan, CGFM, CPA, Managing Director for KPMG LLP's Federal Internal Audit and Regulatory Compliance Services; and Robert Gray, CGFM, CIA, CFE, Consultant, Robert Gray Training, Former Regional Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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| VITA - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance |
For the past several years, the New York Capital Chapter of the AGA has proudly supported the United Way in helping those citizens who are unable to prepare or pay for their annual tax preparation.
To be a volunteer, all you need to do is pass a tax preparation test, and you can volunteer as much or as little time as you would like and whenever you would like, to prepare easy tax returns to those less fortunate from the end of January until mid April. There are multiple locations to volunteer from within the Capital District. All publications, user guides and software training are available and provided to volunteers. Prior tax preparation is not needed!
To volunteer or to obtain more information, please call or email Wally Donnelly at wdonnel2@nycap.rr.com or (518)437-1897 or call Beth Levine from the United Way at (518)456-2200, extension 131.
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| Newsletter Now Available! |
| The current issue of the chapter's award winning newsletter, "Capital Ideas," is now available on the website. Click here to download your copy! |
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