CPA Practice

AUGUST 30, 2023

Pretty much overwhelmingly they said it was because you have to have an accounting degree and a CPA, which isn’t true. But they also overwhelming said it’s boring, it’s stuffy, you do taxes or audit. There’s a lot more to it than doing audit and tax. You don’t have to be a CPA.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 3, 2023

in 2024, while audit and assurance services will see starting salaries likely go up an average of 3.8% next year, according to a CPA Practice Advisor analysis of public accounting pay data provided by specialized staffing firm Robert Half. Audit and assurance services Senior manager/managing director: 4% Manager: 9.4%

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Going Concern

AUGUST 30, 2024

His TLDR: “As business leaders, we can change the narrative on accounting from a procedural, ‘must have’ function to a dynamic, value-adding operation that is attractive for new talent to find professionally fulfilling. Pay for advanced degrees, too. Leaders can take several steps to help chart a path forward.”

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Going Concern

MAY 20, 2024

Today the EY organization has announced new technology capabilities and a global Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assurance framework for EY professionals as part of a multi-year, technology driven audit transformation program which is supported by plans to align approximately 9,000 Technology Risk professionals to the Assurance service line.

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Withum

JUNE 18, 2024

Getting my accounting degree changed my life and becoming a CPA has been one of my greatest accomplishments. Karol Y Haugan , CPA Last year, Withum’s Jennifer Keshwar , Audit Principal, was named FICPA Woman to Watch Nominee in the Experienced Leader category.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The need for formal financial statements is rare because lenders realize the high cost of audited financials is not beneficial to either party, so usually a tax return or basic prepared or compiled financial statement is provided. auditing requirements in its component audits of U.S. June 28, 2022. This is not a bad thing.

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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

JUNE 27, 2024

And controllers manage corporate accounting departments that require CPAs for a variety of functions including tax, audit, financial analysis, financial reporting and more.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

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. By contrast, 43 percent of graduates hired had bachelor’s degrees, down from 56 percent in 2008.

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Going Concern

MARCH 17, 2023

When evaluating the decision to pursue legislation, the MNCPA board focused on attracting students to the accounting degree and, ultimately, CPA certification. A decline in CPAs is affecting smaller cities, counties and school districts that are unable to find a CPA to perform their audits.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 7, 2023

Audit failures will become more frequent & high profile ( #FTX now, what next year?). Regulators will increase pressure to improve audit quality, as they should. CPA Evolution will depress the pipeline further. Jack Castonguay, PhD, CPA (@profjackc) January 4, 2023. More pressure = more hours = more turnover = more pressure….

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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. Consider non-traditional workers How many CPAs do you really need?

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CPA Practice

MAY 30, 2023

Starting in 2024, the redesigned CPA exam places a greater emphasis on technology and analytical skills, as well as on tax, accounting, and audit.

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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. Meanwhile, accounting firms were always happy to fill their off-season job calendars with state and local government audits.

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CPA Practice

JULY 31, 2023

Schneider Downs Announces Seven Additions to Ownership Group Schneider Downs, one of the 60 largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms in the United States, recently announced the addition of seven new shareholders to its ownership group. He received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Robert Morris University.

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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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Going Concern

JUNE 3, 2022

KPMG to scale back audit clients to boost standards [ Accountancy Today ] KPMG will reportedly scale back its audit operation in a bid to focus on improving standards as the firm has been hit by a series of fines over its audit failings in recent years, according to the Sunday Times.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 18, 2024

HBA’s 40 years of expertise in Cleveland ranges from audits, financial statements, income taxes, estate planning, and financial planning and advisory services. JHM is also a member of the large firm alliance CPAmerica, which provides further resources and expertise for its clients.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 5, 2023

She brings deep experience in leading finance organizations at high-growth SaaS companies through IPO and beyond and serves on both the board of directors and audit committees for public and private companies. Oulman currently serves as a member of the board and the audit committee chair for both CalAmp and Plume Design, Inc.,

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CPA Practice

JUNE 5, 2023

The Society will award the $5,000 scholarship each year to a deserving undergraduate or graduate student pursuing an accounting degree in Massachusetts. On May 1, 2023, the Society announced that Pitter was retiring and Deputy CEO Zach Donah, CAE, would succeed her as President and CEO effective January 1, 2024.

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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. Check out our talent acquisition and retention blog series   to learn more actionable strategies to attract and retain top tax, accounting, and audit professionals.

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Going Concern

MAY 9, 2023

Interesting because right around that time, the AICPA was observing a gap in people who graduate with an accounting degree and people who go on to sit for the CPA exam. Additionally, US accounting degree completions peaked in 2015-16 and have trended down since.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

While our teams execute high quality audits that bring trust and confidence to investors and the capital markets, the profession is also poised to provide assurance and confidence across a wider spectrum of financial and non-financial measures that matter most to investors,” said Dante D’Egidio , EY Americas Vice Chair of Assurance.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

“There’s currently a nationwide shortage of accountants and auditors, and Iowa’s no exception,” said Jennifer Bradley, Vice President of Academic Affairs for Kirkwood Community College. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates there will be about 136,000 jobs in accounting and auditing every year for the next 10 years, KCRG reports.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 11, 2024

Before joining CohnReznick, Kavanagh was a partner for a Big 4 firm where he served as the audit engagement partner for two components of a Fortune 100 aerospace and defense company’s engagement and was the engagement partner at the issuer level for multiple SEC clients.

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Going Concern

MARCH 25, 2022

PCAOB cautions firms on use of outside service providers for audit confirmations [ Accounting Today ] The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board issued a Spotlight publication Monday containing some observations and reminders for auditing firms about relying on outside service providers for electronic audit confirmations.

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RitaKeller

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

You hire them because they have an accounting degree, they received good grades and they interviewed well. You teach and train them to perform the basic duties of an accountant working in public accounting. Someone seems simply loves working in the tax area and dreads being drafted to be on an audit team.

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Going Concern

APRIL 20, 2022

By 2014 however, the benevolent overlords at the AICPA noticed a troubling statistic: despite record enrollments, this abundance of accounting students did not appear to be pursuing the CPA exam as expected. In other words, more people than ever were graduating with accounting degrees but CPA exam candidate numbers stayed the same.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 24, 2022

From last Friday’s Footnotes ICYMI : Deloitte is delaying offers in India, KPMG flunks audit inspections at twice the rate of other firms, PwC is hiring more minorities, and EY is putting out press releases about all the hiring it is doing in the UK. Lots and lots of pictures.

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 28, 2022

If you’re not familiar with bookkeeping services, you can take courses online, and you do not need an accounting degree to perform bookkeeping services. Helping with tax audits or legal concerns related to taxes. Business tax preparation. Preparing and filing 1099 forms at the end of the year. Filing quarterly employment taxes.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

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? By Andrew Argue, CPA.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 18, 2023

The Deloitte Foundation expects to fund $30 million in scholarships for students over the next several years, including students interested in pursuing a fifth-year master’s degree in accounting, master’s of tax, or master’s of accounting with a concentration in audit, advisory or tax through the DFASP.

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CPA Practice

MAY 25, 2023

Jurgens’ courses include financial accounting, managerial accounting, intermediate accounting, and auditing. She’s the curriculum faculty lead, the faculty lead for the development of online accounting classes, and the coordinator for the business department across all City Colleges.

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CTP

AUGUST 11, 2022

They’ll apply the complexity of court cases and law to your specific circumstances, and they’ll do it with full documentation and audit preparation in the event a tax authority scrutinizes your positions. This can be uncomfortable for the majority of tax professionals who want to offer tax planning, yet lack the background or education.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Facts to consider: A survey of MNCPA members shows an increase in the number of new hires who hold accounting degrees with 120 credit hours. When entities can’t find qualified auditors, will audit thresholds be raised, which increases the risk to communities?

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RitaKeller

JUNE 16, 2021

It used to be that if you earned an accounting degree, earning the CPA credential was the given next step regardless of career paths or time commitments—that’s no longer the case.”. It’s an issue that will only get worse and grow more troubling without action. The likelihood of becoming a CPA drops dramatically after age 22.

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Going Concern

JULY 14, 2022

Now the problem of waning interest in accounting as a major may or may not end up being a huge issue considering 42.7% of firm new hires are non-accounting grads, up from 31% the two years prior (data from the 2021 Trends in the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits report released this year).

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