CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA) has opened registration for the 2024 TXCPA Accounting Education Conference. The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) recently announced the rebranding of the Pennsylvania CPA Foundation.

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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

MAY 30, 2024

Accounting careers are shifting away from a linear path The industry is moving towards more merit-based promotions, more career pathways, and greater opportunities. The public accounting talent shortage has been a problem for more than a decade and is being acutely felt top to bottom now.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In a post published on October 7th by Montclair State University titled “ Top 5 Reasons to Transition to an Accounting Career ” that can be best described as a thinly veiled advertisement for their Master’s program, the university explains “why making the leap into accounting might be the best move you ever make.”

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Going Concern

MAY 12, 2023

Talent Why Graduates Aren’t Hot on Accounting Careers: Low Starting Pay, Onerous Testing [ Wall Street Journal ] For Connor Verrett, an economics major and entrepreneurship minor at Washington & Lee University who expects to graduate this month, that roadblock was among the factors he considered in eschewing an accounting career. “It

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The accounting career path is ripe with opportunity. Accountants are in demand, with demand projected to grow in the coming years. This surge creates endless options and vibrant futures for those on the accounting career track.

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Withum

AUGUST 16, 2023

The CPA Pathway Apprenticeship supports the AICPA and NABA’s initiative to help alleviate barriers for students considering a career in public accounting. Mary Kate Naatus, Ph.D. Joyce Strawser, Ph.D.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Accounting Opportunities Month will bring Certified Public Accountants into middle school, high school and college classrooms to share their career journeys, debunk common myths, and provide valuable insights into the accounting profession.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 19, 2024

It is the policy of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) that “ the knowledge to be acquired and abilities to be developed through formal education for professional accounting are proper and continuing concerns of the AICPA” and “the AICPA should review periodically the standards of admission requirements for CPAs.”

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CPA Practice

MAY 18, 2023

There’s plenty of accounting jobs out there that need to be filled— more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left the profession in the past few years. But the AICPA said today it has a framework in place to fill that CPA pipeline back up.

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CPA Practice

MAY 14, 2024

The students are working through the universities and accounting firms to be able to get structured experience, so to speak, that fulfills the criteria with the right oversight and allows the credits to be on a transcript for the college,” Kessler told CPA Practice Advisor in an interview. NPAG says in the report.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

We suspect that were accounting firms to raise salaries in a significant way, talent would follow. Because salaries did not budge much over the past 15 years and because workloads became heavier and heavier as the years wore on, the perceived value of an accounting career eroded more and more with each passing year.

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Anders CPA

JANUARY 2, 2024

Ryan, Josh and Clay have earned their principal titles by going above and beyond to exhibit technical and leadership acumen throughout their careers. About Ryan Huff Ryan began his accounting career at Anders in 2008 and has worked his way up to principal as a technical resource for the tax department. He holds a B.S.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 12, 2024

“Our goal is to make EY US the most preferred place to launch an audit or tax career and become a springboard for future business leaders—for our own organization and leading public and private enterprises.” However, the firm didn’t specify how much more it will pay its entry-level accountants. The median U.S.

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Accounting Insight

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Reason #2: Accounting students balk at long hours and unimpressive pay It’s no secret that public accountants work long hours. Accounting students understand they’ll need to “pay their dues” during their first few years before seeing significant pay increases. Salaries matter.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The additional year of college education required for CPA exam eligibility adds to the financial strain, further diminishing the attractiveness of an accounting career to potential entrants. Many accounting firm owners, in an attempt to maximize profits, have historically kept staff wages relatively low.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 25, 2023

Murdock is a licensed CPA who began his public accounting career with Deloitte in North Carolina where he spent nearly six years achieving the position of audit manager. CPA firms and companies are at a crossroads with greater accounting and auditing complexity and record turnover driven by a mobile and empowered workforce.

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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. Pasadena, CA. Applications are due April 16, 2021.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The quarterly survey polls chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers, and other certified public accountants in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles.

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Anders CPA

JULY 18, 2023

Jim started his public accounting career in 1974 working at the firm his father, William Huber, founded in 1965, Huber, Ring, Wolling & Co. Huber, retired tax partner at Anders CPAs + Advisors, passed away on July 13, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. He went on to lead the firm and in 1989 merged with Helm & Co.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

At the meeting, the Board will consider issuing for public comment a proposal to amend PCAOB Rule 3502, Responsibility Not to Knowingly or Recklessly Contribute to Violations. A number of accounting firms,1 public companies, professional membership associations and other key stakeholders raised concerns.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 24, 2024

It’s summer intern season at public accounting firms nationwide, but the interns at top 10 firm CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) look even younger than the usual fresh-faced college students who walk the hallways and man the cubicles. With interest in an accounting career waning among college students in the U.S.,

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Snyder

MARCH 6, 2023

So, let’s look at the accountant roles of today and the current trends that influence what the roles of an accountant of tomorrow will entail. Hop on reading to learn more about the role of an accountant: 1. Accountants: a quick job description 2. What influences the change in accountants’ role and functions?

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Founded in 1897, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) is the second-oldest CPA organization in the U.S. They are also evaluating how they currently engage young people across the state, and are looking to engage students as early as freshmen in high school to drive their interest in accounting careers.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 19, 2023

NPAG has developed working groups that are drilling down into different “life stages” leading up to and through the course of an accounting career, from middle school and high school to college, post-graduation and on to early career paths. So let’s rise to the challenge on this together.”

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Snyder

MARCH 14, 2023

Whether it’s a good career choice for you to pursue depends on what you aim to achieve in the future. Here are some rewarding aspects of accounting careers. Networking with fellow professionals, which will help you land accounting jobs that are not posted publicly. Is an accounting career path a good choice?

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Accounting Opportunities Experience As part of the Pipeline Acceleration Plan, the AICPA’s Academic and Student Engagement (ASE) team has implemented other strategies and initiatives to promote accounting as a career, increase awareness, and offer resources and support for students and educators.

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Going Concern

JULY 1, 2022

I agree, the problems throughout public accounting aren’t due to a lack of intelligence. But I assert that there’s nowhere better to start an accounting career than at a Big 4 firm. Without further ado as I’ve ado’d enough already, here are some good takes from yesterday’s discussion.

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Going Concern

MARCH 22, 2024

Day will join the FASB from Ernst & Young LLP (EY), the global accounting and professional services firm, where he is a partner working in Professional Practice. Mr. Day has spent most of his 38-year accounting career at EY, which he initially joined in 1986 on the audit staff in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Going Concern

MAY 5, 2023

We’ll see how those trends unfold overtime as the economy continues to shift,” says Adam Batechlor, chief strategy and innovation officer at the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), which conducted the survey of more than 300 CPA firms in the state with Hinge Research Institute. On day one.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 16, 2023

.” Accounting has been taking a beating in the public square recently, with a steady drumbeat of news about the decline of people either entering or exiting the profession. Our talent challenges are real, but perspective about the opportunities and appeal of an accounting career has been lacking.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The organization, commonly known as MICPA, is working to raise awareness of accounting career opportunities among high school students by sending its members into numerous Michigan schools to educate and share their personal journeys within the profession. When we go into schools, students often don’t even know what a CPA is.

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Going Concern

APRIL 5, 2024

“No single initiative will solve the profession’s talent shortage,” Sue Coffey, CPA, CGMA, AICPA & CIMA’s CEO–Public Accounting, said in a news release. Finance ] Aitzarelys Negrón, certified public accountant (CPA) and founder of Strategies and T.E.A.,

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