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CPA Practice
OCTOBER 17, 2024
State and local governments are being squeezed by a shortage of accounting professionals, making it difficult at times to find staff CPAs who can prepare critical financial information or outside firms to conduct audits. But accountants who do government work face unique challenges that require more specialized solutions.
CPA Practice
OCTOBER 17, 2024
By Mike Varney, Vice President, Finance and Operations at Extend. 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%
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CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
The Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants was founded in 1905 and has continued to represent CPAs, accounting, and business professionals, promoting the value of members and the accounting profession. She has been with WICPA for more than 30 years, joining the organization as an accounting intern in 1992.
CPA Practice
AUGUST 26, 2024
Forvis Mazars, LLP, ranked among the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, is expanding its Public Sector Advisory Services practice by launching a new line of Government Outsourced Accounting Services (GOAS) for clients.
Going Concern
JANUARY 23, 2023
Brazilian retailer and PwC client Americanas filed for bankruptcy, its three largest shareholders said over the weekend they had not known of $4 billion in accounting inconsistencies. “We didn’t know of and would never allow any accounting manipulation in the company”, they said in a statement.
Going Concern
MAY 26, 2023
Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. The accounting firm is embroiled in a national scandal over its use of confidential information about proposed tax laws to drum up business. Have a safe Memorial Day. million over a decade.
CPA Practice
JUNE 19, 2023
By Girard Miller, Governing (TNS) S&P Global Ratings recently withdrew its credit ratings on 64 local governments after they failed to file financial updates on time because of staff shortages and delayed audits. So what’s changed in the supply chain for governmental accountants? Or is something else going on?
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