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ESOP Accounting Firm CEO Talks Some S**t About PE-Backed Firms

Going Concern

One respondent suggested that there were already disgruntled clients unhappy with accountancy firms taking on PE investment, and that remaining independent was an opportunity for their firm. In “Choosing your accounting firm: why ownership matters” he writes: The accounting industry is currently at a crucial crossroads.

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AICPA Recognizes Top 2022 CPA Exam Performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award

CPA Practice

Victoria Saravia Bazoberry (New York), a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accountancy, is employed with KPMG LLP in New York, NY. Sells, one of the first CPAs in the U.S., was active in the establishment of the AICPA and played a key role in advancing education within the profession.

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ICAEW launches new Technology Accreditation Category for Client Communications

Accounting Insight

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has announced a new category within its Technology Accreditation scheme; “Client Communications” and ClientWindow is the first solution to be accredited in this new category.

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AICPA News – June 2023

CPA Practice

AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs. The coalition includes the following organizations: AICPA Latino Tax Pros National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. This award is granted to CPA candidates who obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50

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Does Accounting Education Belong in the University Curriculum? 

Going Concern

Gilbert Professor and Director of the School of Accountancy, University of Denver As much as I enjoy reading Going Concern, I find the article titled “ Did the Anti-150 Hour Crowd Finally Beat the AICPA Into Submission? 1 The 2023 graduates of our Master of Accountancy program started at over $70,000, most of them in Denver.

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Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: CPA Numbers Are Abysmal; PwC Blocked Government Inquiry | 5.30.23

Going Concern

FT dropped this over the weekend : Candidate numbers for US accountancy exams drop to lowest in 17 years New figures from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants showed the shortage of CPA candidates that has plagued the profession in recent years worsened in 2022, dashing hopes for a quick rebound from the pandemic.

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Accountants Will Go Extinct in the Next Decade, Says Guy

Going Concern

Sad prediction: AI and offshoring are going to wreck the accounting profession in the next decade. In all the talk about AI and offshoring eliminating accounting as we know it, one aspect not talked about enough is the first 1/4th of the pipeline. ” The latter are definitely on the endangered species list. .