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Accounting Groups Call for More Competitive Pay for Government CPAs

CPA Practice

State and local governments are being squeezed by a shortage of accounting professionals, making it difficult at times to find staff CPAs who can prepare critical financial information or outside firms to conduct audits. Evaluation of external auditors should consider CPA firm qualifications, not just proposed fees.

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The AICPA Gets Around to Looking Into If This Whole Private Equity Thing Requires New Independence Rules

Going Concern

Two years ago, two years after the first major private equity investment in a top 20 firm kicked off a flood of similar investments in some of the largest non-Big 4 firms in the country, the AICPA formed a task force to “look into issues raised by private equity investors in accounting.”

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Why small CPA firms should care about fraud

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With the recent rash of public company fraud issues that were missed both internally and by external auditors, there has been a lot of negative news coverage for the accounting industry. But what does this mean for small CPA firms who don’t perform audits? In this episode of Pulse of Practice “Should a Small Firm Care?”,

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Earn $20 per Book Promoting My Tax Preparer Book from Home in Your Spare Time

AdviceForTaxpreparers

Issue 3: I am an accounting major, auditor, or I don’t have enough experience in tax to promote the book. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, talking directly to CPAs, accounting majors, accounting teachers, etc.). Latest posts by Bill Meador, CPA, JD ( see all ). Learn How CPA Firms View a Gap in Your Resume - October 31, 2014.

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Accounting Jokes, Videos, Puns and Humor

AdviceForTaxpreparers

Do you know why it’s so difficult for restaurants to find CPAs? Why did the auditor get hit by a car when he crossed the road? How did the auditor propose to his girlfriend? Actual call to a CPA. CPA: How much did you pay for the boat? Staff: …… Another CPA call. So he could tie his shoes.

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What Accountants Had to Say About the CPA Firm Business Model—and Why it Needs to Evolve

CPA Practice

The current state of the accounting firm partnership business model—and why it needs to evolve—was one of the subjects discussed during the 75-minute session that featured panelists Moore, Dark Horse CPAs CEO and co-founder Chase Birky, and GRF CPAs & Advisors President and Managing Partner Jackie Cardello. by revenue.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Scandal Somehow Gets More Scandalous; Deloitte Denied in Court; Withum Embiggens in Florida | 11.8.24

Going Concern

Municipal Messes Delayed audit finds ‘material weaknesses’ in Elton’s finances and procedures [ KPLC (Louisiana)] The town agreed to address such deficiencies including timely adopting an operating budget, hiring someone qualified to prepare financial statements, and submitting required paperwork to the Legislative Auditor’s Office by the due date.

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