PRINTER'S NO. 194
No. 31 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY FARGO, BROWNE, CIVERA, RIEGER, LLOYD, GEORGE,
MAITLAND, TRUE, COY, BUXTON, MELIO, ZUG, LESCOVITZ, ITKIN,
WOJNAROSKI, READSHAW, NAILOR, WALKO, GIGLIOTTI, CALTAGIRONE,
SATHER, DEMPSEY, FLEAGLE, SURRA, BEBKO-JONES, GODSHALL,
SANTONI, MUNDY, SAINATO, HALUSKA, GORDNER, FAIRCHILD, ROONEY,
PESCI, BROWN, MARKOSEK, DONATUCCI, JAMES, PISTELLA, SCHULER,
FICHTER, CAPPABIANCA, BUNT, BOYES, B. SMITH, LAUGHLIN,
COLAIZZO, LEH, STABACK, HARHART, HERMAN, GRUPPO, COLAFELLA,
BARD, ALLEN, OLASZ, M. N. WRIGHT, SHANER, FLICK, BAKER,
BATTISTO, McCALL, HERSHEY, L. I. COHEN, TRAVAGLIO,
YOUNGBLOOD, STURLA, RUBLEY, JOSEPHS, CURRY, LUCYK, SEMMEL,
FEESE, PETTIT, HENNESSEY, HESS, LYNCH, PETRARCA,
E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, LEDERER, DENT, TRELLO, BOSCOLA,
HUTCHINSON, JAROLIN, KENNEY, MILLER, BELFANTI, DiGIROLAMO,
TULLI, ADOLPH, DeLUCA, THOMAS, BELARDI, RAMOS, SCHRODER,
DRUCE, SCRIMENTI, CAWLEY, STERN, CLYMER, PHILLIPS,
C. WILLIAMS AND ARMSTRONG, FEBRUARY 4, 1997
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 4, 1997
A RESOLUTION
1 Congratulating the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public
2 Accountants on its 100th Anniversary.
3 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public
4 Accountants and its nearly 19,000 CPA members work together to
5 improve the profession and better serve the public interest and
6 are celebrating 100 years of service to the Commonwealth and its
7 residents; and
8 WHEREAS, CPAs are leaders in business and industry,
9 government and education; and
10 WHEREAS, CPAs advise privately owned and publicly held
1 companies, financial institutions, nonprofit organizations,
2 small businesses, individual investors and governmental bodies
3 and agencies; and
4 WHEREAS, CPAs ensure that publicly held companies' financial
5 records, transactions and reporting procedures are reported
6 fairly to stockholders in compliance with generally accepted
7 accounting principles; and
8 WHEREAS, The 1,600 CPA practice units which conduct audits,
9 reviews or compilations demonstrate their commitment to
10 professional standards and quality performance by undergoing a
11 peer review once every three years to enhance the quality of
12 financial statements; and
13 WHEREAS, CPAs expand their professional knowledge and keep
14 apprised of changing professional standards and government
15 regulations impacting their diverse clients and the practice of
16 public accounting by complying with a continuing education
17 requirement which enhances their performance in a vital business
18 climate; and
19 WHEREAS, CPAs apply their skills in auditing, taxation,
20 personal financial planning, management policy, information
21 systems, computer operations and other areas in business,
22 government and education to enhance the well-being of
23 organizations and individuals within this Commonwealth; and
24 WHEREAS, CPAs provide the information necessary to determine
25 and evaluate the past, present and future economic activities of
26 a diversity of organizations and assist these organizations in
27 responding to changing business environments in this
28 Commonwealth; and
29 WHEREAS, As important members of a company's management team,
30 CPAs are responsible for determining the organization's
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1 liability to various taxing authorities for income, sales,
2 property and payroll taxes to ensure that taxes are correctly
3 reported and paid; and
4 WHEREAS, CPAs provide a diverse range of services to
5 Pennsylvania businesses and individuals through a variety of
6 positions, including, but not limited to, auditors, tax
7 advisors, computer consultants, personal financial planners,
8 educators, legislators, small business advisors and estate
9 planners; and
10 WHEREAS, CPAs are trained to logically seek out solutions to
11 diverse problems while applying sound, ethical judgments and to
12 accumulate and report on historical financial data in a format
13 and level of detail required by management to make business
14 decisions and analyze a company's future financial needs and
15 play a key role in national and international capital markets
16 and capital formation; and
17 WHEREAS, CPAs donate hundreds of hours to charitable and
18 nonprofit organizations throughout this Commonwealth to improve
19 the quality of life for the citizens of this Commonwealth; and
20 WHEREAS, CPAs through the PICPA Foundation for Education &
21 Research support the Pennsylvania Blueprint Project, which is an
22 independent, privately funded, nonpartisan project designed to
23 develop the process and tools necessary to conduct objective,
24 dynamic analysis of tax policy alternatives which will foster
25 job creation and economic growth; therefore be it
26 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives extend
27 congratulations to Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public
28 Accountants members and employees, both past and present, for
29 100 years of dedicated service to the citizens of this
30 Commonwealth.
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