Education
Professional Fellowship
Discounts
Publications
Chapter Activites
The Bonuses
Legislation

1. Education:
Keep up with change.  Stay current with laws, requirements, and techniques.  More than 86% of OAIA members join because of the OAIA's highly respected programs of Continuing Professional Education:

· Six Annual statewide CPE seminars

· Local chapter educational programs certified for Continuing Professional Education credit.

· Comprehensive self-study programs.

· Accreditation programs in Accountancy and /or Federal Taxation, offered through the Accreditation Council for Accountancy and taxation, an independent accrediting agency.  Accreditation offers educational, professional and marketing advantages to candidates who are successful in completing coursework and examinations.

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2. Professional Fellowship:
Network with other professionals.  Explore solutions to professional problems in informal discussions with interested, experienced colleagues.

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3. Discounts:
Take full advantage of member discounts on OAIA seminars and recover all of your membership dues.

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4. Publications:
Read the award-winning OAIA Oregon Accountant.  Benefit from educational books and tapes, client service programs and other business-building information and materials.

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5. Chapter Activities:
Join in practice related monthly programs.  Seize opportunities to gain leadership experience.

6. The Bonuses:
            · The OAIA Credit Union includes free life insurance coverage on savings and loans as well as customary credit union benefits.

            · Access to the National Society of Public Accountants offers a broad array of education and advancement benefits.

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7. Legislation:
Join in OAIA's strong effort to develop fair and equitable laws to safeguard the public interest and the rights of accounting professional and tax consultants to practice their profession.

Safeguard the operating climate of your profession by preventing passage of legislation that threatens public and professional interests.

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8. Marketing your professional services:
Benefit from increasing public awareness and recognition of member abilities and achievements as a result of OAIA's member service, public relations and promotional programs.

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9. Be available to new clients:
OAIA sponsors a statewide referral service for people who need accounting and tax help.

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10. Be represented on Regulatory Boards:
Use this avenue to make yourself heard by state regulatory agencies. OAIA delegates represent their colleagues on Oregon accounting and tax service boards, helping to oversee, reflect and protect members' rights and concerns.

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11. Liaison with other major associations:
Through the OAIA, you maintain a close ongoing relationship with the State Bankers' Association and other business and professional organizations.  Purpose: to heighten their awareness of OAIA members a reliable accounting resources and to alert OAIA members to changing needs and requirements of these groups.

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12. Consultations with the Oregon Department of Revenue:
Make yourself heard by ODR.  The OAIA is routinely invited to advise and consult with the State Department of Revenue about the development of Oregon tax forms, laws, regulations and rules.

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13. Numbers count:
We need each other to achieve constructive change in legislation or public policy. As this nation's founders long ago proclaimed: "In union there is strength."  Join a fast-growing, respected, effective professional association dedicated to your career interests.

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14. Scholarship Foundation:
Public service is an important adjunct of any professional organization.  The OAIA-sponsored Scholarship Foundation has won a Presidential Award and gained national recognition for its program of financial aid to Oregon Accounting Students.

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