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MNCPA to Educators: “We Do Not Need New CPAs Who Have Additional College Credits; We Need More CPAs, Period.”

Going Concern

Minnesota Society of CPAs has sent a message to educators in the state regarding legislation that would introduce an alternative pathway to CPA licensure and the message to these stewards of the next generation of accountants is clear: no one is trying to eliminate MAcc programs. We welcome your feedback and questions.

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Letters to the Editor: CPAs Give Their Perspectives on Why No One Wants to Be an Accountant Anymore

Going Concern

The numbers don’t lie: of 658,267 actively licensed CPAs in 53 of the 55 licensing jurisdictions, less than 1% are Black (2020 data), a number that has remained largely unchanged in 40 years. Starting I couldn’t take the kind of paycut to be a entry level field auditor or tax. Accounting is miserable.

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Earn $20 per Book Promoting My Tax Preparer Book from Home in Your Spare Time

AdviceForTaxpreparers

Issue 3: I am an accounting major, auditor, or I don’t have enough experience in tax to promote the book. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, talking directly to CPAs, accounting majors, accounting teachers, etc.). Latest posts by Bill Meador, CPA, JD ( see all ). Learn How CPA Firms View a Gap in Your Resume - October 31, 2014.

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Our Obsession with Hours Is Destroying the Accounting Profession

CPA Practice

By Blake Oliver, CPA, and Chris Vanover, CPA. CPAs have always been passionate about numbers, using various metrics such as revenue, profit, headcount and realization to measure success. However, this focus on numerical indicators is contributing to the decline of the CPA profession itself.

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The Growing Risk of Fraud in This Year’s Upcoming Audits

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It will come as no surprise after the year we’ve had: the growing risk of fraud in the 2020 year-end audit is real. This year more than ever, auditors will have to be conscious of the possibility and adjust their audit procedures and fraud inquiries accordingly. Is your firm ready for the 2020 audit season? Are you ready?

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Friday Footnotes: The PCAOB-to-Practice Pipeline and Audit Quality; Ball Extension; Tim Ryan’s Replacement | 1.12.24

Going Concern

Long Reads How Auditor Deloitte Missed A Nigerian Company’s Massive Fraud [ Forbes ] Hindenburg Research, known for sniffing out corporate scams, took aim in June at an obscure Nigeria-based outfit named Tingo Group. These issues were apparently not glaring enough for the company’s auditor, however.” Tingo paid $1.6 in 2021/22.

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Meeting the Staffing Demands: How Automation is Transforming Accounting Firms

CPA Practice

Over the past two years, more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left their positions, marking a 17% decline from the peak of the profession a few years ago. The retirement of CPAs contributes to the shortage of qualified tax practitioners, with nearly 75% of the workforce in 2020 reaching retirement age, according to the AICPA.