National IMA News

July 04, 2009

IMA’s 20th Annual Salary Survey
Despite the economic crisis, IMA’s 20th Annual Salary survey indicates that professionals holding IMA’s CMA certification have greater earning power – 24% higher in salary and 31% higher in total compensation – than their noncertified colleagues. These findings appear in the June 2009 issue of IMA’s Strategic Finance.

New LinkUp IMA Online Social Network is Now Live!
IMA invites members to ioin LinkUp IMA, our exciting new online social network exclusive for IMA members.

IMA’s Western Illinois University Student Chapter wins the 2009 Clark Johnson Achievement Award for their project to increase student involvement in IMA.

IMA Committees' Response to SEC Roadmap for IFRS use by U.S. Companies
IMA’s Financial Reporting and Small Business Committees submitted comment letters to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to its proposed roadmap for the use of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by U.S. Companies. Comments were due on April 20, 2009.

COSO Elects New Chairman
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) of the Treadway Commission has elected David L. Landsittel, CPA as its new chairman. Jeff Thomson, IMA’s President and CEO, took the lead in the organization’s search for the Chairman’s position.

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Controllership Course Ethics Program Excel Program FMN Session Fraud Conference Monthly Technical Meeting

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FMN Sessions

April 3, 2010

FMN Committee Chair- Ken Kobylenski

"The FMN series refreshes my interest in business topics not part of one's normal routine of monthly close or budget reviews. Most of all I enjoy the fellowship of my peers, who often have experience and opinions deeper than mine for the topics we view.One of the most valuable products offered by the IMA is a video-training program introducing and explaining up-to-the-minute accounting and finance issues. Viewing and participating in the group discussion following provide 4 hours of NASBA-approved CPE credit.This workshop�provides genuinely interesting training and discussion on a variety of emerging Accounting/ Finance topics, all in a single morning. Please come again.If you haven't experienced it before, try it now!"

We cordially invite you to attend this
highly acclaimed training program from the Financial Management Network (FMN) with an opportunity to brainstorm and network with your peers

Best value for your money and time
4 hours of NASBA-approved CPE for $40!

Refreshments are included in the pricing!

Location:Volt Accounting and Finance Offices
5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 240,
Santa Clara, CA 95054 US
When:Saturday, April 3, 2010, 8:45AM

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Topic Descriptions:

1. From rules to priciples: What you need to know
(Field of Study: Accounting)
What will happen, as we transition to global accounting standards, when two similar companies account for comparable transactions differently? Willkie Farr's Michael Young examines the previously unforeseen consequences for companies, as well as for their directors and officers, of using a simplified and principles-based financial reporting system.

2. The price you pay for IT: From ERP to Cloud Computing
(Field of Study: Management Advisory Services)
� The move to cloud computing has at least one thing in common with implementing ERP software: companies have invested a lot of time, and a lot of money, in both IT initiatives. In our next segment, Peter Vogel - a partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell - counsels financial executives on the role they should play in making these transitions smoother and less costly.

3.Challenges in Financial Reporting in Today's environment

(Field of Study: Accounting)
For many companies, 2009 will be remembered as the toughest business environment in recent history. Our cameras were on hand at the FEI's Current Financial Reporting Issues Conference, where a blue-ribbon panel - chaired by Frank Brod, chief accounting officer of Microsoft Corp. - provided insights into the challenges of operating in a climate of near-constant change.

4. 2010: Still time to benefit from expiring business tax breaks
(Field of Study: taxes)
Recent legislation extends the availability of several popular tax credits, from net operating losses to R&D, through the end of the year. But, with the mood in Washington shifting from stimulus funding to deficit reduction, Professor Michael Tucker suggests that you take advantage of these expiring provisions in 2010 before they exit the tax code.