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Stacking CPA and CMA Credentials Is an Investment for a Career-Long Payoff

CPA Practice

Do your research, talk with your mentor, observe the trajectory of other CPAs and CMAs, and reflect carefully on what you want out of your career. Competitive Advantage: Many young professionals focus on either public accounting (CPA) or corporate accounting (CMA).

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FinTech Targets The Cash Flow Needs Of CPAs

PYMNTS

However, there’s an area of B2B FinTech that appears to have left a gap in the market: While there are solutions for CPAs to better manage their clients’ funds, Dustin Hall, director of CPACharge at card processing company AffiniPay , says CPAs lack a seamless way to get paid from those customers. Changing CPA Roles.

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A Career For Non-CPAs

RitaKeller

If they would only pass that CPA Exam! Usually, they get the message and move on to work in corporate accounting leaving a significant void in the firm. Historically, firms have even said, “We are a CPA firm, we need CPAs.” ” Yes, that is true. One firm has taken a step to solve this problem.

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California CPAs Call For Crypto Accounting Clarity

PYMNTS

Certified Professional Accountants (CPAs) in California are calling on an industry watchdog to clarify standards for cryptocurrency accounting, with expectations that corporations will increase their use of cryptocurrencies moving forward.

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Here Are Even More 2024 Accounting Salary Projections

Going Concern

Employers will need to reward employees who earn CPAs, CFAs, and CFPs or risk losing them to competitors. Now that you bravely skimmed four entire paragraphs of icky words, here are national average salaries for various accounting positions according to the report. Many companies also expect to increase outsourcing to fill the gaps.

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How Technology Can Address Two Big Problems at Accounting Firms

CPA Practice

A staggering 72% of accountants who experienced these errors report either personal or corporate accountability, underscoring the critical need for enhanced safeguards within the industry. One solution to this problem is hiring more accountants to better distribute the volume of work.

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150 Hour Rule: Let’s Keep Arguing About What Color the Drapes Should Be While the House is Burning Down

Going Concern

To summarize most of the article: barrier to entry, US workforce hemorrhaged 334,000 accountants and auditors in two years, pipeline pipeline pipeline, blah blah. Companies, not just CPA firms, are struggling to fill senior accountant roles and jobs for accountants with three to five years of experience.

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