CPA Practice

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Public accounting starting salaries for 2024 are expected to range between 7% and 38% higher than the national averages in eight of the top 10 cities in the U.S. Last week, specialized staffing firm Robert Half released its 2024 Salary Guide , and an analysis of the pay data by CPA Practice Advisor revealed a 3.6%

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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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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Base pay for 11 positions in public accounting is projected to rise 4.9% next year, according to a CPA Practice Advisor analysis of salary data provided by LHH Recruitment Solutions. According to LHH, there is more optimism heading into 2024 than there was this time last year as 2023 approached.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In its finance and accounting section, Atrium provides projected 2025 salary ranges for seven jobs in public accounting, with base pay based on a professional’s experience level: low, mid, or high. Here are those public accounting salary ranges for 2025: Data courtesy of Atrium.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 1, 2022

ICYMI yesterday, we reported that starting salaries for public accounting next year are expected to increase between 2.3% and 5.8% , depending on the position and an employee ’s experience, according to data we analyzed from Robert Half ’s 2022 and 2023 Accounting & Finance Salary Guides. New York City.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Like most public accounting experiences, it has been a mixed bag. I think that there is so much value in public accounting because of the learning, growth, and opportunity to take hold of your own career that it provides that other careers simply do not. It’s a special place. This brings me to my next point.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Starting salaries for roles in tax services are projected to increase an average of 3.6% in 2024, while audit and assurance services will see starting salaries likely go up an average of 3.8% next year, according to a CPA Practice Advisor analysis of public accounting pay data provided by specialized staffing firm Robert Half.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 23, 2023

Department of Justice ] We love Dr. Josh McGowan but oof no bby: #Accounting salaries will rise faster than any other business discipline in the next 10 years. — Everyone knows public accountants don’t have time to riot. Dr. Josh McGowan, CPA (@Jmcgowan3838) January 21, 2023 Happy first day of tax season!

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Increases in public accounting starting salaries for next year aren ’t expected to even hit 6% , we reported a couple days ago after examining salary data from Robert Half’s 2022 and its newly released 2023 Accounting & Finance Salary Guides. What are their starting salary expectations for next year?

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Going Concern

APRIL 6, 2022

As you’re about to see from the salary reports we’ve shared with you over the past few months those rumors are in fact true. Let’s start with the salary guide to beat all salary guides: the 2022 Accounting & Finance Salary Guide from Robert Half.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Over the past couple of weeks, we found out from Robert Half that public accounting starting salaries will likely increase in the range of 2.3% in 2023, and that Randstad predicts salaries for traditional public accounting roles will increase for nearly all positions next year. Associate: 15.5%.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Over the last week we ’ve taken a look at projected public accounting starting salaries in 2023 for eight cities with a high cost of living and 12 cities with a medium cost of living , and how those salaries compare to the national averages contained in the 2023 Robert Half Accounting & Finance Salary Guide.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

To put this specific issue into perspective, here are salary ranges for a handful of public accounting positions in Reno and San Francisco according to the 2024 Robert Half Salary Guide. Reno is 4% higher than national average, San Francisco 35%.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

ICYMI, seven of the 11 public accounting roles highlighted in LHH ’s 2023 salary guide are projected to have higher salaries in 2023 than in 2022, with four of those seven expected to have double-digit increases. You can find all of our content previewing public accounting salaries for 2023 here.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 29, 2023

When I talk to students about their biggest concerns in pursuing an accounting degree and a career in public accounting, they typically point to four misconceptions: lack of work-life balance, the difficulty of the CPA exam, lower pay compared to other financial career paths, and lack of excitement in the work.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The alarm bells in accounting have been ringing for years: fewer people want to join – or stay – in the profession. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) said in its “2023 Trends” report that the percentage of accounting graduates fell 7.8% Pay a more attractive entry-level accounting salary.

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Going Concern

MAY 16, 2024

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Going Concern

MAY 2, 2024

FTE Accountant | Candidate ID #16071602 Certifications: NA Education: BA Accounting in progress Experience (years): 7+ years of overall experience Work experience (detail): Currently with a public accounting firm Services 15+ monthly clients and 75+ quarterly clients Team leadership and work review experience Prepares 100+ returns during tax season (..)

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Going Concern

JULY 26, 2024

ICYMI These are the top stories on Going Concern this week You Can Sit for the CPA Exam in the Philippines Now Golf Fans Everywhere Now Think BDO Sells Dildos and Lube Just How Much Have Accounting Salaries Increased in the Last Five Years? Who Wants to See How Much Big 4 Revenue by Service Line Has Changed Since SOX?

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Diverse Career Paths One of the most appealing aspects of an accounting career is its versatility, they said. Accountants can choose from a wide array of career paths, ranging from public accounting firms to corporate finance departments, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and beyond.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 25, 2024

PICPA received survey responses from 323 accounting professionals nationwide who have zero to 15 years of public accounting experience and have left their firm or profession within the past five years. Your firm is in a compensation competition for the best talent with many professions—not just accounting.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Comments are open if you’d like to share your opinion on anything here, or any other relevant happenings in and around the accounting profession. My thoughts on all of this: I am staunchly opposed to PEs entry into public accounting. Public accounting demands strict professional standards, no matter the type of engagement.

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Going Concern

MARCH 31, 2023

Accountants’ Salaries Are Rising, but It May Not Add Up to More Accountants [ Wall Street Journal ] The salaries offered to U.S. accountants and auditors last year climbed at their quickest pace in recent years, but industry observers say increasing pay alone may not be enough to remedy a national shortage of accountants.

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Going Concern

JUNE 15, 2023

From the JofA piece: One of the early warning signs that major changes in accounting education were needed came when major CPA firms reengineered themselves as “professional services” rather than “public accounting” firms.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 22, 2023

Look, we all know that public accounting salaries always have been and probably always will be a major point of contention. Above all else, accounting firms are in the business of making money. The larger ones have pay bands that are based on (sometimes questionable) research and hard data on accounting salaries.

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Going Concern

JUNE 20, 2023

In the process of writing this article, we asked ChatGPT to help out on the math of yearly accounting salary versus hours worked because it’s better at math than anyone on the Going Concern payroll (which is not saying much). In public accounting, early progression is rarely based on merit, but rather on the passage of time.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 26, 2024

So when, as a sophomore in college, he told his parents he was going to major in accounting, they gave him what Bryan (which isn’t his real name) could describe only as “a look.” ” “An accountant?” “Why would you want to be an accountant?” ” he remembers his mother saying.

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