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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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Payroll Taxes Demystified: A Breakdown for Accountants and CPAs Serving Business Owners

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As accountants and CPAs, dealing with payroll taxes is essential to managing finances for your business clients. As an accountant or CPA, you play a vital role in: Calculating and withholding taxes correctly. Your client will be assigned an employer tax account number for the state. By Nellie Akalp.

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Students Sought for Accounting Internship Preparation Program

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The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) is encouraging aspiring certified public accountants (CPAs) to apply for its 12th annual Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program to be held virtually Jan. The program—which currently has nearly 300 alumni—is funded by donations to the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois’ Mary T.

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State CPA Society News and Updates – Oct. 2024

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State CPA Society News & Updates is a selection of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories. The Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) recently announcedJim Gurowka, CAE, as its new Chief Growth Officer (CGO), effective Sept. She holds a B.S.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Slashes Partner Class; Accounting Firm Rescues Dog; Do We Still Need CPAs? | 4.19.24

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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. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. The Big Four accounting firm is considering adding about 85 U.S.

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New National Research on CPA Pipeline Challenges Underway

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The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), in partnership with the Center for Accounting Transformation (the Center) and a coalition of other stakeholders, is launching a new, national survey to gain fresh insight into what’s driving the decline in individuals pursuing the certified public accountant (CPA) credential.

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Does the 150 Hour Rule Provide Value to the Profession or to Students as Future CPAs? No, Says Professor

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Big 4 alum and professor of accounting and finance at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in Minnesota Boz Bostrom has penned a piece for the MNCPA blog on why, in his opinion and supported by research, the 150 hour rule must change. Louis, found that the 150-hour rule reduced those taking the CPA exam by 15%.

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