Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Let’s talk about starting salaries in public accounting. Let’s assume a student has an undergraduate accounting degree, a MAcc degree, and has passed all 4 sections of CPA exam. Accounting. — Starting salaries in #accounting have gone from B school leaders to laggards.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 29, 2023

So a guy named Brian Kelleher who works for the hilariously named FML CPAs has written an opinion piece for the Hartford Courant entitled “Opinion: Accounting is a fantastic career — despite common misconceptions.” I’m involved in recruiting for one of the largest accounting firms in Connecticut. The world needs them.

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Going Concern

MAY 9, 2023

So far it seems dwindling accounting graduate numbers in the Philippines are mostly affecting in-country businesses and firms, still something worth keeping an eye on. Ten to fifteen years ago, as soon as we graduate from Accountancy school, we would be employed by accounting firms or other local corporations. The salary.

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Going Concern

JUNE 13, 2024

.” According to a press release they put out yesterday , EY plans to invest a billion dollars over three years on talent and technology “to revolutionize the experience of early career accounting professionals and improve the attractiveness of the profession.”

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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. Master’s degrees earned at private institutions fell 10.9%

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CPA Practice

MAY 16, 2024

Unveiling the findings of its previously announced research into the decreasing supply of new certified public accountants (CPAs), the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS)—one of the largest state CPA societies in the nation—is pleased to release its 2024 Insight Special Feature, “Re-Decoding the Decline: An Updated CPA Pipeline Report.”

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 8, 2023

Recruiting and employee retention have topped the priority list of businesses at large in the recent past, but for the accounting industry, it has been a primary focus for most of the last decade. Competition for accounting talent is fierce.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 18, 2023

In an effort to support a racially and ethnically diverse student population and help strengthen the pipeline of diverse CPA talent, the Fordham University Gabelli School of Business has announced its collaboration with the Deloitte Foundation in the Deloitte Foundation Accounting Scholars Program (DFASP).

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 17, 2023

Nevada: The Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants (NVCPA) announced several upcoming events including the 2023 Annual Gaming Conference , which is scheduled to take place May 16 and 17, 2023. Texas: The Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA) has stated its legislative priorities for the 2023 session.

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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. Master’s degree in computer science master’s programs increased 76% during the same period.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 11, 2022

These businesses have their financial advisory needs served by hundreds of thousands of small firm accountants and CPAs nationwide. Small business has unique needs for accounting services: primarily tax and advising, and secondarily day-to-day accounting needs to act as de-facto controllers and decision makers.

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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

MAY 8, 2023

Shortly after Fortune released its ranking of the 100 best companies to work for in 2023, which included a smattering of public accounting firms , the business magazine came out with its inaugural ranking of the best online master’s degree programs in accounting.

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Going Concern

MARCH 17, 2023

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.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 30, 2023

How to fix the crumbing talent pipeline in the accounting profession is a topic on the minds of many people these days. Jackie Cardello During the panel discussion, “Accounting Across Generations: Assessing the Current State of the Industry,” the question, “What do we have to change to rebuild the talent pipeline in the accounting profession?”

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CPA Practice

JUNE 19, 2023

Professional association leaders warn that accounting staff shortages are popping up nationwide, impairing financial reporting at the same time that Congress has been pushing for more transparency in financial data , which will require even more staff work. So what’s changed in the supply chain for governmental accountants?

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Withum

JANUARY 14, 2022

Withum, a national top 25 accounting and advisory firm, announced today that Pat Walsh , Partner and Market Leader for Withum’s National Tax Services Practice, will succeed CEO and Managing Partner Bill Hagaman , after his term ends in 2023. Bill Hagaman, CPA, CGMA Managing Partner and CEO, Withum.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 5, 2023

The Society will award the $5,000 scholarship each year to a deserving undergraduate or graduate student pursuing an accounting degree in Massachusetts. The Delaware Society of Certified Public Accountants (DSCPA) is offering the Delaware Ethics for CPAs course.

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CPA Practice

JULY 31, 2023

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent hiring and promotion announcements from across the accounting space. He provides accounting and assurance services to both public and privately held companies, primarily those within the construction and manufacturing sectors. Deatrick joined the firm in 2009.

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Going Concern

JUNE 3, 2022

Accountant Finds Out Client Has “Skeletons In The Closet”, Gets The IRS Involved And Makes Him Lose Everything [ Bored Panda ] It was posted on Reddit so obviously it must be true. Wilson turned it down, though, and opted instead to pursue grad school.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 5, 2023

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of promotions and hiring announcements in and around the accounting profession. He received bachelor’s degrees in economics and in finance and accounting from the University of Maryland. FORVIS adds Michael Shekel to forensics and valuation team in Washington, D.C. Shekel holds an M.B.A.

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Going Concern

JUNE 15, 2023

Prior to 2007 I had little idea the accounting profession existed. This cross-disciplinary knowledge covers accountancy, business law, corporate finance, human resources, information technology, marketing/sales, and operations. The article is “The Crisis in Accounting Education” by Alexander L.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

What’s at risk: A legal review of the proposed changes has been conducted by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). As the member organization for all state boards of accountancy in the United States, NASBA spelled out key consequences for Minnesota licensees and firms.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 27, 2024

The fund is a program developed by the Controllers Council and administered by the AICPA Foundation , a charitable organization of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Financial and corporate controllers are often CPAs with public accounting backgrounds.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The accounting profession is incubating the next big tech boom. A few weeks back a reader wrote in to say we should review “Bean Counters: The Triumph of the Accountants and How They Broke Capitalism” by Richard Brooks. In lieu of pictures, please accept this embedded YouTube video: Reddit discusses accounting degrees.

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Going Concern

APRIL 20, 2022

As I snarkily mentioned last week , the AICPA has finally released its much-anticipated 2021 Trends in the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits (or Trends , for short) report [PDF here ], a behemoth data dump of accounting industry stats first released in 1971 and released every two years since 2009.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 12, 2024

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. And take our 2024 Predictions for the Accounting Profession survey ! Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. in 2021/22.

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KROST

APRIL 2, 2021

. – KROST CPAs and Consultants, the Los Angeles-based firm, has announced their co-sponsorship of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ ( AICPA) Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) George Willie Ethnically Diverse Student Scholarship & Internship Program. Applications are due April 16, 2021.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 18, 2024

Top 500 accounting firm JHM Certified Public Accountants, based in Chattanooga, is expanding its presence in eastern Tennessee by combining with Harting, Bishop & Arrendale (HBA) in Cleveland, TN. The combined firm will operate under the name of JHM Certified Public Accountants.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 11, 2024

He earned a BBA, Accounting, and MS, Accountancy, from the University of Notre Dame, is a licensed CPA in Connecticut, and has experience with Oracle and Hyperion. The boost follows the hire of public accounting veteran Jay Trumbower as CEO in late 2022. BWK) recently expanded its staff by 20%.

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Going Concern

JULY 14, 2022

Perhaps in other industries the tide may be turning and potential recruits will soon have to beg to be let in through the ATS gate of HR departments everywhere but we aren’t here to talk about other industries, we’re here to talk about accounting. The talent crunch in accounting is nothing new.

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 29, 2024

Today’s accounting firm leaders are constantly grappling with two pivotal challenges: attracting top-tier talent and holding on to the people they have. By integrating advanced software solutions, firms can streamline their operations and send a clear message: they are prepared to evolve and adapt to the future of accounting.

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RitaKeller

JUNE 16, 2021

It seems that accounting students don’t see the value in devoting the time and energy to become a CPA. Is it worth it to become a CPA, in public accounting, when average partner compensation in $5 to $20M firms is half a million? Plus, flexible work arrangements make public accounting very attractive.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 6, 2023

So customers have filed more than a half-dozen proposed class actions against the NFL’s Tom Brady, accounting firm Prager Metis and Bankman-Fried as an individual, among others. 2024 CPA Exam Blueprints released [ Journal of Accountancy ]. Employers added 223K jobs in December, but cut 1,100 in accounting [ Accounting Today ].

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Bookkeep Names Accounting Veteran Alison Ball as Vice President of Marketing and Communications Bookkeep, the leading accounting automation platform for ecommerce and retail, today announced the hiring of Alison Ball as Vice President of Marketing and Communications. We congratulate and welcome them to the Whitley Penn Partnership.”

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RitaKeller

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

You hire them because they have an accounting degree, they received good grades and they interviewed well. You teach and train them to perform the basic duties of an accountant working in public accounting. Why focus on their weaknesses?” ” – Dan Rockwell @LeadershipFreak.

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Going Concern

MARCH 25, 2022

These are the 5 most ‘boring’ — and exciting — jobs in the world, according to a recent study [ CNBC ] You’ll be happy to hear accounting made #2 on the most boring list. Don’t feel bad, MY job ranked #3 most exciting and I assure you it absolutely is not, I write about accounting after all. “I PCAOB Spotlight PDF here.

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