Episodes

  • How the Clean Energy Tax Credit Can Work for You | CPA Insight
    Jun 26 2024
    Originally published in the ASCPA's magazine, listen to a podcast version of the article written by ASCPA member Amy O’Loughlin, CPA, as she breaks down tax credits affecting clean energy and climate change programs for the next 10 years
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    9 mins
  • The Power of Authentic Communication
    May 13 2024
    Discover the power of authenticity and speaking up in the workplace. Explore the challenges that hinder self-expression, and learn how authenticity impacts professional success from the perspective of an active CPA and CFO.
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    33 mins
  • Arizona Accounting Professors Inspire Thousands of Students
    Feb 28 2024
    Bob Kilpatrick and Nancy Wilburn are Certified Public Accountants turned educators who have touched the lives of thousands of accounting students. Today, their students are leaders, firm partners, recruiters, advisory council members and more. In the ASCPA’s 90-year history, Kilpatrick and Wilburn are recognized in 2024 as the 10th and 11th Honorary Members, selected for their impact on Arizona’s accounting profession. Wilburn is well-regarded for her early use of collaboration as a teaching method in the classroom to help students connect with the material and their peers. She is the 1994 recipient of the Arizona CPA Foundation for Education & Innovation’s Excellence in Teaching Award and two-time winner of the Foundation’s Education Innovation Award. Kilpatrick also helped shape the accounting education that helped students continue to be successful with the CPA examination by modernizing curriculum and incorporating feedback from professionals active in the business. He is the 2009 recipient of the Arizona CPA Foundation for Education & Innovation’s Excellence in Teaching Award and served on the Foundation’s board and scholarship selection committee for nine years. To attend our Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon, reserve your ticket: ascpa.com/annual To support students through scholarships or accounting professors through our Excellence in Teaching Award, visit ascpa.com/foundation.
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    8 mins
  • Successfully Managing When You're Over Capacity
    Aug 30 2023
    If you often feel pulled in many different directions as a working professional, you are not alone. Many of us strive for what’s been referred to as “work/life balance” or what is becoming “work/life integration” in a post-COVID world. In this session, we will discuss tips and strategies to successfully balance your work and home life. Thank you to Kate Franklin, an Arizona CPA, for leading this session. This webcast is the first in our Leadership & Growth Alliance series. Register for the full series, which is free for ASCPA members: www.ascpa.com/lga
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    31 mins
  • 2023 Legislative Session Impact Recap | ASCPA Podcast
    Jun 21 2023
    John Baumer, the ASCPA's director of government relations, sits down with Ryan DeMenna and Maegan Johnson from DeMenna Public Affairs to break down the complicated changes and big advocacy wins that occurred during the legislative session.
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    26 mins
  • Behind a Bipartisan Budget | ASCPA Podcast
    Jun 12 2023
    Representative Seth Blattman joins the ASCPA to discuss the recent bipartisan budget that was passed in record time, its impact, and the process behind allocation and negotiations. Representative Blattman expresses his support for the budget and highlights the efficiency of the process, while acknowledging the need for better inclusion of Democratic leadership in future budgets. The representative shared his insights on the challenges and learning curve for a first-year legislator, the importance of building relationships across party lines, and the potential for compromise in future sessions with a divided government.
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    24 mins
  • The Answer to the Riddle Is In the Middle | ASCPA Podcast
    May 9 2023
    The ASPCA Podcast is produced by the Arizona Society of CPAs. Today's episode originally aired as part of the Legislative Scoop webinar series with Arizona State Representative Marcelino Quiñonez. Listen to more of the ASCPA Podcast: www.ascpa.com/podcast Learn more about the ASCPA's advocacy efforts: www.ascpa.com/advocacy
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    29 mins
  • Inside the Legislature With Sen. TJ Shope and Rep. Daniel Hernandez
    May 26 2021

    The impacts of COVID-19 are still felt on the Arizona Legislature, with newly elected lawmakers coming into the processes in an anomalous year. The interpersonal relationships that are normally built while walking the halls of the House and Senate are made difficult in a hybrid setting. The one-vote margin majorities in both chambers lend to a more polarizing partisan divide and make reaching consensus and passing legislation more difficult.  

    As legislators work to come to an agreement on the state budget, Sen. Shope and Rep. Hernandez discuss their goals for this year and the process of negotiating their priorities into the final version of budget legislation. A major part of the proposed budget is a tax omnibus, including a shift to a flat income tax for Arizonans. The full impacts of the shifts are hotly debated, whether it is a reduction in revenues to cities and towns and if it will achieve its intended goal of stimulating the economy.   

    In terms of the legislative process, the two agree that as Arizona continues to grow the number of legislative districts needs to be reviewed for lawmakers to better represent their constituencies.

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    44 mins