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Illinois Will Soon Let You Sit for the CPA Exam With 120 Units, Should All States?

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.” 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. appeared first on Going Concern.

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Southern Illinois University Wins 21st Annual Deloitte FanTAXtic National Case Study Competition

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

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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. A veteran of accounting journalism, she also speaks at many accounting events, trade shows, and webinars.

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Episode 068: A conversation with Allan Koltin

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He has also been a recipient of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analyst’s Instructor of the Year Award and winner of the Journal of Accountancy Literacy Award. Previously he was recognized by the Illinois CPA Society with the Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service and commitment to the profession.

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Friday Footnotes: The PCAOB-to-Practice Pipeline and Audit Quality; Ball Extension; Tim Ryan’s Replacement | 1.12.24

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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. Illinois CPA Society Announces Mary T. These issues were apparently not glaring enough for the company’s auditor, however.”

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The Beef Between the AICPA and Minnesota Over the 150 Hour Rule Heats Up

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For public accounting firms in Minnesota: Minnesota public accounting firms, no longer being able to practice freely across state lines, would need to provide advance notice and gain a practice permit before signing any client engagement agreement or providing any public accounting service.

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Here Are the 11 Best Online Master’s in Accounting Programs in 2023, According to Fortune

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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.