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Rejoice, IPA Has Dropped Its List of ‘Best of the Best’ Public Accounting Firms

Going Concern

The ranking enthusiasts at INSIDE Public Accounting have dropped their much-anticipated 2023 Best of the Best list and because there’s nothing we at Going Concern love more than a dick revenue-measuring contest, we are thrilled to share the results with you.

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Accounting Firms Continue to Prioritize Work-Life Balance

CPA Practice

My generation is more focused on maintaining that work-life balance,” said Kowal, who works at accounting firm EisnerAmper in Philadelphia. “A It’s pushing accounting leaders to consider new ways of operating their firms, as young talent gets frequent outreach from competitor firms and recruiters.

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Weekend Discussion: Fear and Loathing in Public Accounting

Going Concern

Something else of interest I saw on Twitter: More thoughts on Private Equity (PE) and Public Accounting firms. New Mountain Capital LLC is the PE firm. The post Weekend Discussion: Fear and Loathing in Public Accounting appeared first on Going Concern. As usual, the auditing practice was spun off.

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Public Accounting Starting Salaries Expected to Increase Nearly 4% in 2024

CPA Practice

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.

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Be an Odd Duck: Work on, Not in Your Public Accounting Practice

Speaker: Tom Bowman, CPA of Bowman & Company

Owners of Public Accounting firms are always telling their clients to work on their business and not in their business, yet many times do not take their own advice. It is possible to run an Accounting Firm and never do tax returns or financial statements! May 11, 2021 at 11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm GMT.

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These Are the ‘Best of the Best’ Accounting Firms (Allegedly)

Going Concern

Fresh off the big reveal of the 2024 Top 500 list , INSIDE Public Accounting has released another one of their yearly lists that tends to get less play than the big T100: Best of the Best. Of these “best” firms they say: What all the Best of the Best have in common is a focus on operational and financial excellence.

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Can accounting firms move into sales tax advising?

TaxConnex

Many certified public accountants (CPAs), enrolled agents and other tax preparers and professionals that run accounting and tax preparation firms are constantly looking for new advisory avenues to service clients. government affairs at Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting wrote on Accounting Today.