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Public Accounting Starting Salaries Expected to Increase Nearly 4% in 2024

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next year, according to a CPA Practice Advisor analysis of public accounting pay data provided by specialized staffing firm Robert Half. Robert Half’s salary guide for 2024 was released on Monday, featuring starting salary projections for a plethora of roles in accounting and finance.

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When Is the Right Time to Leave Public Accounting?

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When I started in public accounting, one of the audit partner s I worked with shared the elevator metaphor: working in public accounting is like riding an elevator—the longer you stay on, the higher up you will go. The real answer (and the favorite answer of all accountants everywhere): it depends. The catch?

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Webinar: IT Guide for Accounting Firms: Security, Compliance, and Outsourcing

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In addition to ongoing security and compliance needs, accounting firms face unique challenges when recruiting and retaining employees, offshoring, and increasing operational efficiencies. A veteran of accounting journalism, she also speaks at many accounting events, trade shows, and webinars.

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CPE Webcast Dec. 12 – Transforming Sales Tax Compliance to Fuel Business Growth

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This webinar will be held on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:00pm ET Sponsor: Avalara Duration: 1 Hour Register Now This webinar is designed for accountants using QuickBooks, Xero, or similar accounting software. He also co-founded Acuity Invests, which invests in accounting tech, SaaS, fintech, and crypto companies.

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CPE Webcast Dec. 5 – Struggling with Workflow Chaos? Discover How Identifying Your Offerings Changes Everything!

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This webinar will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 1:00pm ET Sponsor: Canopy Software Duration: 1 Hour Register Now Join us for an insightful webinar designed to help accounting firms transform their workflows by first identifying and understanding their core and additional services.

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Letter to the Editor: Life in Public Accounting Doesn’t Add Up For Young Professionals

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In it the author covers their introduction to accounting, the impact the pandemic had on their goals, and the all too familiar feeling of watching your peers make buckets of money in other careers while you grind away in public. ” When I was a junior in high school, I took my first accounting class. I loved the class.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Feds Raid PwC; Big 4 Wants to Be Like Grant Thornton!? | 11.4.24

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HR Dive discusses the recent CPE situation at EY : A recent scandal involving online training at Ernst & Young has pulled back the curtain on the time and ethical pressures accountants and finance teams are under to balance the demands of client work with ongoing professional training requirements.

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