2012 Financial Interest Survey

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* 1. Are you aware that AAFA maintains a Financial Management Committee that has regular meetings and programs dedicated to financial issues?

Yes

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* 2. Where do you go for tax updates or financial policy news?

IRS Web site

Outside Auditor/Consultant

Internal Financial Department

AAFA

AICPA Web site

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Would you be interested in learning more about:

	Very Interested	Somewhat Interested	Not Interested
Legislative Issue: Repatriation Tax Holiday - Temporary or Permanent	Legislative Issue: Repatriation Tax Holiday - Temporary or Permanent Very Interested	Legislative Issue: Repatriation Tax Holiday - Temporary or Permanent Somewhat Interested	Legislative Issue: Repatriation Tax Holiday - Temporary or Permanent Not Interested
Legislative Issue: Business Activity Tax - Not a sales tax, but a tax for doing business in a state	Legislative Issue: Business Activity Tax - Not a sales tax, but a tax for doing business in a state Very Interested	Legislative Issue: Business Activity Tax - Not a sales tax, but a tax for doing business in a state Somewhat Interested	Legislative Issue: Business Activity Tax - Not a sales tax, but a tax for doing business in a state Not Interested
Legislative Issue: Internet Tax - Requiring taxes collected by entities that do not have a physical location but do business on the Internet	Legislative Issue: Internet Tax - Requiring taxes collected by entities that do not have a physical location but do business on the Internet Very Interested	Legislative Issue: Internet Tax - Requiring taxes collected by entities that do not have a physical location but do business on the Internet Somewhat Interested	Legislative Issue: Internet Tax - Requiring taxes collected by entities that do not have a physical location but do business on the Internet Not Interested
Legislative/Regulatory Issue: Credit Card/Debit Card Fees	Legislative/Regulatory Issue: Credit Card/Debit Card Fees Very Interested	Legislative/Regulatory Issue: Credit Card/Debit Card Fees Somewhat Interested	Legislative/Regulatory Issue: Credit Card/Debit Card Fees Not Interested
Regulatory Issue: Conflict Minerals - Pending SEC disclosure requirements	Regulatory Issue: Conflict Minerals - Pending SEC disclosure requirements Very Interested	Regulatory Issue: Conflict Minerals - Pending SEC disclosure requirements Somewhat Interested	Regulatory Issue: Conflict Minerals - Pending SEC disclosure requirements Not Interested
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) - Implementation costs, navigating the supply chain	Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) - Implementation costs, navigating the supply chain Very Interested	Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) - Implementation costs, navigating the supply chain Somewhat Interested	Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) - Implementation costs, navigating the supply chain Not Interested
Health Insurance Reform	Health Insurance Reform Very Interested	Health Insurance Reform Somewhat Interested	Health Insurance Reform Not Interested
Dealing with banking issues in China or other countries	Dealing with banking issues in China or other countries Very Interested	Dealing with banking issues in China or other countries Somewhat Interested	Dealing with banking issues in China or other countries Not Interested
Mergers and Acquisitions	Mergers and Acquisitions Very Interested	Mergers and Acquisitions Somewhat Interested	Mergers and Acquisitions Not Interested

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* 4. What factors are prohibiting growth in your company's sales?

Trade restrictions when importing goods into the United States

Trade restrictions on U.S. made or U.S. branded products selling into other countries

Stock Market/Investment Volatility

Negotiating pricing with suppliers

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Would you be interested in attending or participating in workshops or online webinars if you were able to receive Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits?

Yes

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* 6. If AAFA offered a Tax Committee (separate from the Financial Management Committee), would you interested in participating?

Yes