COVER STORY
TXCPA’S 2020-2021
YEAR IN REVIEW By DeLynn Deakins, Today’s CPA Managing Editor
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n a year shaped by the global pandemic and fastmoving change, there has never been a more pressing need for the support of TXCPA and your professional community. The impact of COVID-19 on businesses, individuals and their livelihoods brought a rigorous and far-reaching legislative response, making it critical for CPAs to understand compliance, navigate the complexity, identify opportunities, and prepare for what comes next. Through these times, TXCPA remained vigilant to deliver on our charge to empower members to lead and succeed. With the continued commitment and dedication of our leaders and members, TXCPA and our chapters focused on our three pillars of success to promote Community and Connection, Professional Excellence and Advocacy for Texas CPAs. As we look back at the 2020-2021 year at TXCPA, the value of belonging to this organization is more apparent than ever.
Community and Connection COVID-19 brought an accelerated transformation in how and where we work. In a series of surveys, TXCPA and several other state CPA societies surveyed members to learn more about how the pandemic was impacting them and how we could better serve members’ needs.
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TXCPA and our 20 chapters used the feedback to develop programming and resources that would allow members to stay connected at a time when we could not be together in person. TXCPA took advantage of technology to help members stay informed and engaged. Conversations on the TXCPA Exchange member communities were dynamic and informative as CPAs actively exchanged ideas, asked questions, discussed important issues, and offered
