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The American Accounts Payable Association represents its membership in Washington, DC, provides public service education, and represents the accounts payable profession to the world. AAPA is a recognized source for accounts payable information in the United States. AAPA is allied with accounts payable professional societies in other parts of the world and with societies of related professions in the U.S.

Health Insurance Reform Bills Enacted

On March 23, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, then followed up on March 30 by signing the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, which added some provisions and amended others.

Among other things, the bills roll out a variety of new reporting requirements, including expanded 1099-MISC reporting.

Read an article on how these and other provisions will impact accounts payable and related operations.

first local chapter launches in d.c.

Chicago Chapter Follows

By Clint Hale

AAPA is proud to introduce its first AAPA local chapter--the Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter (WMAC) of the AAPA. WMAC President Daniel Dycus, CPP, said organizing an AAPA chapter has already helped bring AP education, information, and networking to the D.C. area.

"I think that this was a need in our disbursement community," said Dycus, Manager of Disbursement Accounting for Intelsat. "Many people have been involved with APA for years, however, have never gotten involved with an AP organization. Since AAPA is a sister organization to APA, you know AAPA will be of the highest quality as well."

The WMAC chapter plans to hold its first official chapter meeting by the third quarter of 2009. Dycus said he is also helping some of his colleagues form a second AAPA-affiliated chapter in the midwest--the American Accounts Payable Association Chicago Chapter.

"Our goals for the WMAC are education and networking," Dycus said. "These areas appear to be what our information survey results showed members were looking for."

For help starting a local AAPA chapter in your community, please e-mail chapterrelations@americanap.org