ASWA members can access articles of interest in the "Four Points" categories of Accounting & Auditing, Controllership, Leadership and Tax.  All you need to do is click on the category of interest on the compass icon to the left and enter your member ID and password.  This month's "Four Points" articles include... Read more >

Winter is almost gone and spring will be here in less than a week. Personally, I can’t wait. Although we tend to get many things accomplished at our homes and in the workplace during the winter months, spring is a time of new beginnings. The same can be said for the American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA). Now is the time when we nominate our new boards, look for new college graduates to join our companies as employees and our local chapters as members, and we look at our new ASWA goals for the coming fiscal year.   Read more >

March is Women’s History Month and a wonderful opportunity to recognize the historic accomplishments of women. The first public celebration was in 1978 in Sonoma County, California.  In 1981, Congress proclaimed the week including March 8th as Women’s History Week and then in 1987 Congress expanded the celebration to the month of March.  As a collegiate student you were not able to study the achievements of women in history until the seventies when some universities developed courses for study.  Read more >

In January, ASWA’s National Membership Survey described some of the benefits of our corporate partnerships and asked you to rate the value that you place on ASWA’s development of the corporate partnership program to ASWA members.  The response was that 69% of our membership feels that this program is either valuable or highly valuable.  We’d like to share some more benefits that members receive through these relationships.   Read more >

The unparalleled volatility in today's market has affected all of us in myriad ways.  From planning for retirement to putting kids through college, market uncertainty has impacted how we think about our savings and investments.  Read more >

With many accounting and finance professionals planning to work beyond the traditional retirement age, succession planning may be taking a back seat to other priorities. In a Robert Half International survey, 83 percent of chief financial officers interviewed said they have not identified a successor for their position. There are perils ahead, however, for companies that fail to focus on replacing their key players. Conversely, there are rewards for businesses that take action. Read more >

The CCH Quick Tax Facts guide provides all the effective dates for all the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in a convenient chart. Read more >

Approximately seven months from today we will be boarding airplanes from all over the country to meet up in Las Vegas for the Joint National Conference (JNC) at The Palms Resort. I hope you are starting to get as excited as we are. Our headquarters staff and steering committee have been working diligently to provide you a great conference. Due to their hard work and continued conversations with the hotel, our headquarters was able to renegotiate the hotel room rates during our stay. We are pleased to announce that the rates dropped from $239 a night to $129. Read more >

Read this article to learn how easy it is to submit a company or individual for The 2009 Foundation Awards!  There is also information about The Foundation's brand new "Financial Literacy" award.  Read more >

This section of The Compass provides National and Regional level information to members.  This month, look for information regarding the LinkedIn Tip of the Month column, an update from the Social Security Administration on beneficiary payments, ASWA's new partnership with Yaeger CPA Review, 2009-2010 membership dues rates and upcoming regional and industry events and members in the spotlight. Read more >

This section of The Compass provides important and timely information to chapter leaders.  Highlights from this month's Corner include the second of a 3-part series on hosting a regional conference, updates from the National Membership, Communications and Chapter Partnering committees and more. Read more >