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Guide to accountant responsibilities

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Jump to: What are the roles and responsibilities for accountants? Accountant vs. CPA vs. tax preparer: What are the differences? GAAP and AICPA What issues should accountants be aware of in the profession? How can accountants be more efficient? Accountant responsibilities extend far beyond number crunching.

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Changes in 2024 CPA Exam Put Technology Front and Center

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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?

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Friday Footnotes: How Are Firms Actually Using Data Analytics?; KPMG and BDO on the Move | 9.15.23

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Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Happy National Leave Your Accountant the F**k Alone Day , everyone! The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.

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How Much Is a Tax Consultant?

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How Do Tax Advisors Set Their Prices? A tax consultant will charge a fee based on different factors. The National Society of Accountants (NSA) reports that tax consultants typically charge between $176 and $457. It may cost more if you are filing more complex and specialized tax forms. Complexity of Services .

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AI Systems Take Center Stage in 2023 Innovation Awards

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From the advent of first-to-market generative AI systems like ChatGPT, to highly specialized, accounting-focused systems, proponents of AI are fervent in their belief that the technologies will dramatically improve client services, firm management, small business accounting and many other areas of operations.

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Ways to prevent financial reporting errors

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When there are errors in financial reporting, U.S. accounting standards require prior statements to be corrected and the corrections to be disclosed. The best approach, of course, is to prevent financial reporting errors before they occur. What are financial statement errors?