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CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
He has served as an advisor for accounting tech companies such as Intuit, Xero, Gusto, FreshBooks, and Expensify. He holds an accounting degree from Wake Forest University. Moderated by: Gail Perry is the editor-in-chief of CPA Practice Advisor. Gail is a member of the AICPA’s PFS Credential Committee.
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Accounting Today
JULY 5, 2023
CPA firms have been recruiting more people without accounting degrees and backgrounds as a way to fill their open jobs while expanding diversity in their workforce.
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CPA Practice
JUNE 5, 2023
State CPA Society News & Updates is a round-up of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories. The Massachusetts Society of CPAs ( MassCPAs ) recently launched a scholarship to honor the legacy of current Society President and CEO Amy A.
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CPA Practice
MAY 30, 2023
The number of CPA candidates who took the Uniform CPA Examination in 2022 was about 7% lower than the previous year, the Financial Times reported on May 28. FT reported that was the lowest amount of CPA exam takers in at least 17 years. The number of CPA exam modules being sat by U.S.
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TaxConnex
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
More generally, accounting talent pool concerns are pressing even for accounting firms , as enrollment rates of accounting students continue to fall. The accounting education pipeline is drier than ever even as accounting degrees require many additional course hours. There were about 1.65
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BuildYourFirm
APRIL 28, 2020
Koltin, CPA, CGMA. For twenty consecutive years, Allan has been named by Accounting Today as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the accounting profession. For the past six years, Allan has also been named by CPA Practice Advisor as one of the Top 25 Thought Leaders in the profession.
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Going Concern
AUGUST 16, 2022
.” That’s what a stakeholder told me recently when we spoke about the accountant shortage and the growing gap between students getting accounting degrees and recent graduates sitting for the CPA exam. 150 hours is the rule and accounting is nothing if not a pile of rules.
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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. And it popped up at a session during the first day of the 2023 Unique CPA Conference, “Bridging the Gap,” in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, IL, on Tuesday. You don’t have to be a CPA.
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Going Concern
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
From Is There Really a Shortage of Entry Level Accountants? A record 68,639 students graduated with accounting degrees in 2010. Nearly 4 in 10 accounting graduates hired last year by CPA firms had master’s degrees, compared with 26 percent in 2008.
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Going Concern
MAY 9, 2023
This is from CNN Philippines in March : The country is facing a shortage of accountants as college enrollment for this field of study dropped while those licensed chose to work abroad, a group of certified public accountants said on Friday. The group added that the country has produced just around 199,000 CPAs in the past 100 years.
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Going Concern
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
From the list’s press release [ PDF ]: In the 2023 Accounting MOVE Project report, released today, a talent-starved profession receives a fresh influx of strategies and inspiration for investing in the women it must attract and retain to achieve short goals and survive long-term.
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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. The number of students earning U.S.
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CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Aprio Expands Real Estate Practice with Strategic Hire of Industry Leader James Lockhart Aprio, a top 25 business advisory and accounting firm, is strategically expanding its real estate practice with the addition of James Lockhart as a real estate tax partner based in the firm’s New York City office.
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Accounting Insight
MARCH 8, 2023
Trouble finding qualified staff continues to be a top concern for accounting firms of all sizes, according to the AICPA’s 2023 Top Issues Survey. Your firm obviously needs a certain number of licensed CPAs if you provide auditing services. Internships may also be beneficial for your firm.
ThomsonReuters
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
After being accepted at Texas A&M University Mays Business School — ranked one the most competitive business schools in the region — she progressed through her introductory business classes and then her first accounting class. Something clicked then, Lanphier says, and she found that she liked accounting.
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Going Concern
AUGUST 29, 2023
I’m involved in recruiting for one of the largest accounting firms in Connecticut. Yes, accountants have incredible lifetime earning potential. Yes, CPAs do even better over a lifetime. Way to minimize the reality for countless public accountants. The CPA exam is hard. Also, the CPA exam is hard.
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CPA Practice
OCTOBER 3, 2023
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.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
By Andrew Argue, CPA. College graduates with accounting degrees , CPA exam takers , new entrants to the accounting workforce —all these metrics and our experience make us feel there’s a lack of interest in our industry. You can sense the collective anxiety brewing: Is our industry running low on accounting talent?
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Going Concern
OCTOBER 11, 2022
note: the following is penned by Bob Jennings CPA, EA for his Taxspeaker.com newsletter. The AACSB only accredits those schools providing the Big 4 demanded curricula, eliminating from accreditation any school offering alternative small-business accounting education tracks to the exclusion of nearly ½ of American businesses.
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CPA Practice
JUNE 5, 2023
Shekel joins the firm with more than 20 years of experience, focused primarily on valuation services. Prior to joining FORVIS, Shekel led the valuation advisory services for professional M&A and accounting firms with a focus on middle-market business development companies, private-equity funds, and real estate entities.
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Going Concern
AUGUST 30, 2024
According to Glassdoor , StoneTurn is a global professional services firm that works with law firms, corporations, and government agencies in solving the most complex and consequential business issues. Brad is coming into this from the business leader side, not the accounting firm side.
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ThomsonReuters
JANUARY 28, 2022
But for some tax and accounting firms, the high volume of clients from January to April represents the majority of their business for the year. Why revenue stability is important for small and mid-sized tax and accounting firms. Offer your services to large tax accounting firms as a freelance or contract worker.
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CPA Practice
AUGUST 8, 2023
As soon as sophomore year of college, accounting majors seemingly already have internships lined up for consecutive seasons, and some even have “offers in-kind” for when they graduate. Some graduates have also been found to enter consulting or finance roles, seeking a quicker payday, leaving accounting firms in a difficult position.
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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 ]. Challenges And Opportunities For Accounting Departments In 2023 [ Forbes ].
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Going Concern
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Last week we told you about HF 1749 and SF 1660, bills introduced to the Minnesota legislature that would allow for a second pathway to CPA licensure of 120 units and two years of experience. The proposal would make it harder for Minnesota CPAs to practice across state lines, physically and virtually.
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CPA Practice
JULY 31, 2023
Sachs earned a BS, Business Administration – Accounting, from the Sacramento State College of Business Administration. He is a licensed CPA and a member of ACG San Francisco. Li earned a BS, Accounting, and MS, Accounting degrees from the University of Connecticut. She is a licensed CPA.
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Going Concern
MAY 20, 2024
PwC is facing legal action claiming the accountancy firm is liable for the alleged rape of a graduate employee following after-work drinks. Illinois CPA Society has issued a new pipeline report: Re-Decoding the Decline. Please and thank you. Find it, and other ICPAS insights, here.
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Going Concern
JANUARY 12, 2024
The auditor in question was Deloitte, the behemoth Big Four accounting firm with annual revenue of $65 billion through a global network that stretches from Amsterdam to Zhengzhou. Also today, Victor Smith and William Tomasello, both Atlanta-area CPAs, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States.
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Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Talent Accounting Research Seeks to Find Solutions for Talent Shortage [ EIN Presswire ] The Center for Accounting Transformation, in collaboration with CPA Trendlines, is undergoing Staffing Strategies Research to understand how to address the talent shortage and identify workable solutions for firms and organizations of all sizes.
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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
AUGUST 24, 2022
A majority of accounting educators and practitioners would not major in accounting if they “were completing their education over again” (Albrecht and Sack 2000, Ch. 4) and CPA firms have exceptionally high employee turnover (CPA Journal 2018).
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
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. CPA-credentialed city and county controllers and CFOs can and should do the same.
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Going Concern
JUNE 24, 2022
Firms step up recruiting amid talent shortage [ Accounting Today ] Accounting firms are trying to entice more young people to join the accounting profession as the number of open positions grows during the Great Resignation and a wave of retirements. Mike Moïse (@MikeMoiseCPA) June 21, 2022.
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CPA Practice
JANUARY 11, 2024
Kavanagh joins CohnReznick as Assurance Partner CohnReznick LLP, one of the leading advisory, assurance, and tax firms in the United States, recently announced that Charles (Chuck) Kavanagh , CPA has joined the firm as an assurance partner. DeRose, CPA, CGMA, as its new Managing Director. LGA, LLP Welcomes Jeffrey S.
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Going Concern
APRIL 20, 2022
Firms data presented in this report are a mix of statistical projections and descriptive statistics calculated from firm survey responses. I borrow the previous two sentences from AICPA Academic in Residence Jan Taylor, CPA, CGMA, Ph.D Some of the larger of these issues are: Low CPA exam candidate numbers. Doctorate: 39.
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Going Concern
JUNE 15, 2023
That was the year I started working in CPA review, Going Concern was founded two years later. Note that ‘XYZ’ was a placeholder, they were apparently in such a rush to create this CPA-killing credential they couldn’t come up with a name. The article is “The Crisis in Accounting Education” by Alexander L.
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CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Ball also led the rollout of QuickBooks Online to the UK accountant market, doubling the ProAdvisor Programme in 12 months. Whitley Penn Announces New Partners Whitley Penn, a full-service accounting firm with nine locations recently announced that eight individuals will be promoted to Partner effective January 1, 2024.
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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.
Going Concern
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Scott Scarano is not your typical accounting firm owner. But fueled by a desire to prove people wrong, Scott blocked out the noise and eventually finished his accounting degree. Soon, he was hustling for any accounting job that would take a chance on someone with his background. He almost quit many times.
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Going Concern
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Someone you know spoke to NPR’s Marketplace for this story: Some accountants are turning away new customers this tax season Tax filing season is here and if you’ve been putting off finding a CPA, good luck. We get calls all the time saying, ‘Hey, my CPA just retired. Do you have room?’ Some are finding solutions overseas.
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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. The challenge for CPA firms is to create an environment and a career path that talented young people find appealing.
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Going Concern
MARCH 25, 2022
I’m just going to leave this here: Finding ‘untapped’ talent pools of CPAs [ Journal of Accountancy ] Gee I have no idea why it’s getting so hard to find CPAs hmmm…OH maybe because this is the kind of advice being handed out: “Put aside preconceived notions about what experienced CPA job seekers are looking for in their jobs.
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CPA Practice
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
A team of students from the Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, claimed victory at the Deloitte FanTAXtic national case study competition by presenting the best analysis on a complex, issues-driven business tax case.
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