CPA Practice

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Public accounting firms in the United States reported strong top-line and bottom-line growth in their latest fiscal year results, driven by high demand for their services, according to a survey by the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. That rate eclipses the 4.2%

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The 2023 AICPA Trends in the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits report (short: Trends report) was released last week and spoiler alert, it’s dark. Says the AICPA, bachelor’s degree completions in accounting dropped 7.8% 65,035 total accounting degrees completed for 2021-22.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Last month we took a look at the 2024 Robert Half Salary Guide to get an idea what public accounting salaries should be in the range of next year, today it’s a similar report from Addison Group and their 2024 Workforce Planning Guide. The guide covers several industries, we are of course only here for accounting.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Although the accounting talent shortage seems like something that just popped out of nowhere and couldn’t possibly have been predicted, oh, a decade ago, I feel compelled to remind everyone that we here at Going Concern saw this coming. From Is There Really a Shortage of Entry Level Accountants? OK ready for the prophetic bit?

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 19, 2024

In addition to ongoing security and compliance needs, accounting firms face unique challenges when recruiting and retaining employees, offshoring, and increasing operational efficiencies. A veteran of accounting journalism, she also speaks at many accounting events, trade shows, and webinars.

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KROST

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Pasadena, CA – INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) named KROST CPAs & Consultants Top 100 Firm, Top 100 Fastest-Growing Organic Growth Firm, Top 100 Fastest-Growing All Growth, and best of the best in 2021. The firm placed 81 st on the prestigious top 100 list, a substantial leap from 116th in 2020.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 11, 2022

If there’s anything we love here at Going Concern it is an accounting firm dick-measuring contest. INSIDE Public Accounting has blessed us with a fresh Top 500 Firms list which means lots and lots of measuring. We’ve included 2021 INSIDE Public Accounting Top 400 rankings in parenthesis for comparison: Deloitte (1).

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The demand for skilled tax practitioners in the accounting profession has never been more critical. This surge in demand for CPA services comes at a time when experienced public accountants are exploring alternative career options, and fewer graduates are entering the profession. By Richard Lavina and Ralph Carnicer.

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KROST

APRIL 9, 2021

. – KROST CPAs and Consultants, Los Angeles-based firm, receives two new accolades from Accounting Today , Top 100 Firms, and Fastest-Growing Firms in the U.S. which is new to the regional list this year.” – Accounting Today. “It It means a great deal to us to receive these two awards from Accounting Today. KROST ranked No.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 8, 2022

2010) has penned an article for Yale Daily News that argues — quite well — why Yale needs an accounting program. There’s nothing wrong with the trades, in fact if you do the math many plumbers make more per hour than early-career public accountants (ouch again). Accounting is a trade.” That resume tho.

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Anders CPA

JULY 30, 2024

Anders has moved up from #77 to #73 on INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA)’s list of Top 100 Firms in the country for 2024. based accounting firms based on net revenues. This is IPA’s 34 th annual ranking of the largest accounting firms in the nation. The IPA Top 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 recognize the top U.S.-based

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Anders CPA

AUGUST 2, 2022

After joining INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA)’s list of Top 100 firms at #100 in 2021, Anders jumped 11 spots in 2022 to #89. based accounting firms based on net revenues. This is IPA’s 32nd annual ranking of the largest accounting firms in the nation. The IPA Top 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 recognize the top U.S.-based

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 12, 2023

post-secondary accounting degrees fell sharply in the 2021-22 academic year, according to a biennial American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) report on trends related to accounting graduation rates, the CPA Exam and hiring demand by accounting firms. in the 2021-22 school year, while those earned at public schools decreased 3.3%.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It’s been a while since we’ve done an Accountants Behaving Badly megapost ( 381 days ago , actually), here’s some bad behavior you may have missed. Twice-Convicted Accountant Is Charged With Embezzling More Than $1.1 Palos Hills Accountant Indicted In $7.8M This stock photo is incredible.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Last week, we published a letter written to Fortune by a former CPA who pivoted to driving 18-wheelers and found far more career happiness than he ever would have in accounting (good for him). Accounting and being a CPA have been the worst personal decision and professional organization I’ve been a part since passing.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 4, 2024

FT ‘s Stephen Foley has written an opinion piece for, you guessed it, FT on the profession’s deadest of horses: the accountant shortage. ” Actually they use the words “came together” on the website but I refuse to use that phrase as I’m perpetually 15 years old.

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Snyder

AUGUST 12, 2022

What does an accountant do? Sometimes grasping the difference between bookkeeping and accounting can be tricky. Both bookkeepers and accountants work with your finances, both help make your tax reporting a smooth experience. Do I only need an accountant if I own a mid or large-sized business? What are bookkeeper duties?

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Bored of writing and talking about the dire accountant shortage and the consequences it could have on the entire financial system as we know it, the other day I tweeted a question to find out what else folks think is plaguing accounting. We suspect that were accounting firms to raise salaries in a significant way, talent would follow.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 4, 2024

While it’s unclear what exactly led to the mistakes in each of these cases, one major risk factor has reached crisis levels: a shortage of certified public accountants. The lack of help means current accountants’ hours and workloads can be grueling, upping the odds of mistakes and burnout. “If

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Going Concern

JULY 31, 2023

r/accounting reacts to KPMG’s summer internship for high schoolers: Staffing shortages at KPMG? The PCAOB’s new rules would widen auditors’ responsibility to scrutinise whether a company is complying with laws and regulations, and to communicate more of their concerns to a company’s board of directors. Such suggestions are false.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

.” From today’s news release : The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Alfonse Gregory Giugliano, CPA, the former National Assurance Services Leader at Marcum LLP, a public accounting firm, with failing to sufficiently address and remediate numerous deficiencies in Marcum’s quality control system.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In it, questions are tossed out about how accounting education will change along with the ambitious CPA exam overhaul, with concerns raised about the graduates who will apply their pre-Evolution education to a post-Evolution exam. Between 2015 and 2020, the number of NYS licenses issued declined by approximately 20%.

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Withum

JUNE 18, 2024

Withum is proud to share that Karol Y Haugan , Tax Manager, was nominated for the Florida Institute of Public Accountants (FICPA) 2024 Woman to Watch Awards in the Emerging Leader category. She is heavily involved with recruiting at UCF and in 2020, started providing scholarships to the Dixon School of Accounting students.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), in partnership with the Center for Accounting Transformation (the Center) and a coalition of other stakeholders, is launching a new, national survey to gain fresh insight into what’s driving the decline in individuals pursuing the certified public accountant (CPA) credential.

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Anders CPA

JANUARY 8, 2024

Jeanne Dee, CPA/CGMA, audit and assurance partner at Anders CPAs + Advisors (Anders), has been appointed to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC) effective January 1, 2024. in Accounting from the University of Missouri – St. I’m excited to get started! She holds a B.S.

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Withum

JUNE 27, 2022

The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) has named Joe Breen a 2022 Ovation Award winner in the Emerging Leaders category. Joe is a Senior Tax Accountant working in both the Construction Industry Team and Private Client Services , specifically with High Net-Worth Individuals.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 17, 2023

Tennessee: The Tennessee Society of CPAs (TSCPA) recently released its Updated Fiscal Year 2021 Tennessee Tax Credit Report which provides a detailed list of all credits claimed for tax periods July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The annual report is typically released by January 1 for the previous fiscal year.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Here are the rules and expectations: Candidates should be working in the accounting field, or supporting the field (public, private, tax preparation, consulting, academia, government) and have not turned 40 as of Oct. There are no costs associated with these awards or the nomination process.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 7, 2023

The Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination (CPA Exam) is regularly updated to reflect enhancements to accounting and auditing standards as well as tax laws and regulations — and to improve the efficiency of the exam. What do the 2024 CPA Exam changes mean for accounting practices? You have to sell them.”

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Going Concern

MARCH 3, 2022

14, 2021, for training-related misconduct that occurred from 2016 until early 2020 and involved more than 1,100 KPMG partners and staff, including more than 250 of its auditors. 24 and $200,000 by the Canadian Public Accountability Board on Feb. The PCAOB fined KPMG Australia $450,000 on Sept.

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Going Concern

MAY 20, 2022

While business writers push endless streams of science fiction about robots taking jobs, technology has been quietly replacing intern busywork at public accounting firms for years. Enter the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Annual Meeting coming up on June 1.

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Going Concern

APRIL 23, 2024

The Big Four accounting firm is considering adding about 85 U.S. The figures include both partners and principals, which are partners who aren’t certified public accountants. The total global take for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 was $34 billion with advisory accounting for 29 percent of it ($10 billion, they said).

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Going Concern

MARCH 30, 2022

The latest audit inspection results for Crowe show the 11th-ranked public accounting firm by revenue bombed 27% of the audits reviewed in the most recent PCAOB inspection cycle, but the firm was less bad in its 2020 report card than it was in 2019’s. Let’s take a look: Crowe. Moss Adams.

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Going Concern

JUNE 24, 2024

It’s Monday, June 24, 2024 and this is your news in and around the accounting profession. He ditched university at age 17 to pursue an accountancy apprenticeship. “My Are Big 4 Salaries So Bad Staff Are Starting OnlyFans Accounts? This does portray the status of internal controls in 2020, at the end of Fiscal Year 2021.

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KROST

JANUARY 25, 2021

Congress introduced the Bipartisan economic relief package on December 20, 2020. However, guidance on how to account for business expenses used with the PPP loan was not provided. Business owners should watch out for this or speak to their CPA or accountant for more information. We have outlined these opportunities below.

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KROST

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

A lot of people lost their jobs in 2020 when businesses were forced to shut down or had to furlough their employees due to COVID. To help Californians get back to work, California’s governor signed a new tax bill to give tax breaks to small businesses that increased hiring during the second half of 2020. until January 15, 2021.

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LyfeAccounting

OCTOBER 12, 2020

?. There is one thing in business that is constant and remains the same: The need for proper bookkeeping and accounting. A CPA, which is a Certified Public Accountant, is an accounting professional that has satisfied rigorous education and experience requirements. Accounts Payable & Receivables. What is a CPA?

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