Pop Culture
What popular tv show had a huge scandal in 2023, dubbed "Scandoval"?
Vanderpump Rules
What is the name of the outlook organization system that uses your inbox as a running "To-Do" list?
Zero-Inbox system
What is the selection and evaluation of less than 100 percent of the population of audit relevance such that the auditor expects the items selected to be representative of the population and, thus, likely to provide a reasonable basis for conclusions about the population?
Sampling
What is the annual client service hour goal of a staff?
1,800 CSH
What country was Catherine the Great born in?
Prussia
Who has largest number of Master's tournament wins in history?
A. Arnold Palmer
B. Jack Nicklaus
C. Tiger Woods
D. Bubba Watson
B. Jack Nicklaus - has 6 Master's wins: 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986
What application or system does this best describe?
•Line level review
•Link invoices
•Input decisions/comments easier
•Track auditor comments/decisions
•Data Limit
•2GB – Usually starts to crash around 1.25GB
Access Database
What is an agreement between the Comptroller and a TX taxpayer that allows the taxpayer to perform some, or all, of the audit functions within an established timeframe?
Managed Audit
What is the name of the new BDMs?
*Hint: there are 2 acceptable answers
Angela Hernandez & Victor Sanchez
Which of King Henry VIII's 6 wives is he buried next to?
Jane Seymour - wife #3
What year did the final season of "The Office" air on NBC?
2013
What does this keyboard combination in excel do?
Alt+W+V+G
Removes Gridlines
What is the hierarchy of local taxing jurisdictions in Texas?
A. County, City, Special Purpose District, Metropolitan Transit Authority
B. Special Purpose District, Metropolitan Transit Authority, City, County
C. City, County, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Special Purpose District
D. City, County, Special Purpose District, Metropolitan Transit Authority
D. City, County, Special Purpose District, Metropolitan Transit Authority
What is the name of the new senior manager committee run tool to review new opportunities?
Indirect Whitespace Report Tool
Who was the first First Lady of the United States to win an Emmy Award?
A. Nancy Reagan
B. Rosalynn Carter
C. Lady Bird Johnson
D. Jacqueline Kennedy
D. Jacqueline Kennedy won an Emmy in 1962 after she filed a tv special of a tour of the White House for CBS news.
What pop artist sang a duet on both Beyonce's new album (Cowboy Carter) and Taylor Swift's new album (Tortured Poet's Department)?
Post Malone
Cowboy Carter - song: Levii's Jeans
Tortured Poet's Department - song: Fortnight
What is the Deloitte time period policy which directs that emails and calendar invites be automatically removed from Outlook for document retention purposes?
One Year
What is the Texas severance tax oil tax rate?
4.6%
What is the date that the new (FY25) base pay will be reflected in U.S. employee paychecks?
June 14th
Who was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
A. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
B. Sandra Day O'Connor
C. Sonia Sotomayor
D. Elena Kagan
B. Sandra Day O'Connor was announced for nomination on August 19,1981 by President Ronald Reagan.
What was the highest grossing single film of the 1980's?
A. Back to the Future
B. The Breakfast Club
C. E.T.
D. Dirty Dancing
C. E.T.
What is the single tax engine managing both tax determination and transaction management functions which uses robust technology to improve tax accuracy and consistency on sales and purchase transactions?
Vertex
Texas Exemption Sec. 11.36 was signed on 11/21/2023 and went into effect on 01/01/2024, it describes what new type of tangible business property?
Medical or Biomedical Property
FINAL JEOPARDY!!!!!!!!
In 60 seconds, ANY team can write down 3 topics that haven't already been covered this year that they would like included in this upcoming year's TAAP meetings. First team done wins DOUBLE POINTS.
No wrong answers
Who was the first female Governor of Texas?
Miriam "Ma" Ferguson elected in November 1924.