Chairmans Message

A CONSTANT IN A TIME OF CHANGE

By TXCPA Chairman Jerry Spence, CPA-Corpus Christi

Welcome to your March/April issue of Today’s CPA. What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time, many of us were grappling with going fully remote with our work and our teams, some while trying to continue to meet an April 15 tax deadline that would eventually be pushed out. I imagine if you look at how you work today and what your priorities are now, you are still seeing and feeling the impact from that sudden shift and the months of rapid change that followed. One thing that has remained constant in this time of change is the support of TXCPA. When your organization’s vision is to empower members to lead and succeed, you shift and adapt to what members need at any given time. I hope you have had the opportunity to take advantage of the unique and timely learning opportunities, our various member communications and the power of our peer network on TXCPA Exchange over the past year. TXCPA and our local chapters have been hard at work to help us stay connected when we cannot be together in person, while keeping us updated and educated on all of the changes that have impacted our profession over the past year. In this issue, you’ll find more of those valuable updates. From our cover story on cyberattacks and ransomware demands on municipal governments and SMEs to the self-study CPE article on audit-related enforcement actions and everything in between, Today’s CPA is designed to keep you informed and engaged through your TXCPA membership. In an era of rapid change and a profession trained to help the public navigate those changes, thank you for trusting TXCPA as a resource. With the continued support and dedication of our members, we are truly better together.

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