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Going Concern
JANUARY 10, 2025
The Ohio Society of CPAs announced yesterday that their state is leading the way in alternative pathways to CPA licensure, officially. Here’s what they said: Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 238 into law on Jan. Here’s what they said: Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 238 into law on Jan.
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Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close
How To Break Digital Transformation Barriers And Accelerate AI Adoption
Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them
Future-Proof Your Firm: Smarter Tech for Stronger Returns & Simpler Workflows
The Human Side of Finance: The Intersectionality of People, Culture, Adaptability, and Resilience
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
With more than 100 years of experience, The Ohio Society of CPAs represents 85,000 CPAs and accounting professionals who are the strategic financial advisors to Ohio’s leading businesses. However, there has been a slight pickup of pre-CPAs, which has been encouraging.
115 Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close
How To Break Digital Transformation Barriers And Accelerate AI Adoption
Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them
Future-Proof Your Firm: Smarter Tech for Stronger Returns & Simpler Workflows
The Human Side of Finance: The Intersectionality of People, Culture, Adaptability, and Resilience
Going Concern
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
Announced February 13 , the AICPA and NASBA are giving up the quixotic fight to maintain 150 hours of education as the sole standard across CPA jurisdictions and are now “advancing model legislative language that enables an additional path to CPA licensure.” The new proposal is open for public comment for 60 days.
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Going Concern
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Hot off Ohio’s governor signing into law a bill that introduces a bachelor’s only pathway to CPA licensure in that state , a pair of Illinois representatives have introduced a bill that would do the same for aspiring CPAs in their state. And the Illinois CPA Society is cheering it on.
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CPA Practice
APRIL 9, 2024
As accountants and CPAs, dealing with payroll taxes is essential to managing finances for your business clients. By Nellie Akalp. Understanding the details of payroll taxes helps you better assist your clients in fulfilling their obligations and maximizing tax efficiency. and West Virginia) Washington, D.C. and West Virginia) Washington, D.C.
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CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The accounting talent shortage in Ohio is at a critical point and, requires a bold, all-hands-on-deck approach to resolve, according to The Ohio Society of CPAs (OSCPA). We are positioning accountants and CPAs as Ohio’s most trusted business advisers.
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MyIRSRelief
MAY 24, 2023
When to Seek Help from a Certified Public Accountant A certified public accountant (CPA) is a licensed professional who has met certain education, experience, and examination requirements. CPAs are qualified to provide a wide range of accounting, tax, and consulting services.
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BuildYourFirm
JULY 13, 2020
He has served his profession within the ranks of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, including testifying before the Securities and Exchanges Commission on its behalf, and Ohio Society of CPAs. Master of Accountancy, The Ohio State University B.S. Biology, Tulane University. Memorable Quotes. “To
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MyIRSRelief
MAY 24, 2023
When to Seek Help from a Certified Public Accountant A certified public accountant (CPA) is a licensed professional who has met certain education, experience, and examination requirements. CPAs are qualified to provide a wide range of accounting, tax, and consulting services.
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CPA Practice
OCTOBER 5, 2023
“The profession is aligning on the approaches necessary to help stem the tide and ultimately reverse the negative CPA talent pipeline trend we’re collectively facing,” says Geoffrey Brown, CAE, ICPAS president and CEO.
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CPA Practice
JULY 31, 2024
Barnes Wendling CPAs Announces New President Barnes Wendling CPAs, a Cleveland based accounting, tax, and advisory firm recently announced that Rosemary Rehner, CPA, CEPA , will lead the firm as president, effective July 1, 2024. She is a graduate of Notre Dame College of Ohio. She resides in Avon.
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CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Top 200 accounting firm Barnes Dennig and Indianapolis-based Greenwalt CPAs are combining, effective Jan. The combined firm will have about 215 employees and five offices in three states: Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. 1, 2025, expanding services for clients of both organizations.
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MyIRSRelief
JULY 3, 2023
Certified Public Accountants (CPAs): CPAs are licensed accountants with expertise in tax matters. Louis, Missouri Omaha, Nebraska Minneapolis, Minnesota Tampa, Florida Anaheim, California Cincinnati, Ohio Honolulu, Hawaii Bakersfield, California Riverside, California Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Durham, North Carolina Wichita, Kansas St.
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CPA Practice
AUGUST 9, 2024
Barnes Wendling CPAs Announces New President Barnes Wendling CPAs, a Cleveland based accounting, tax, and advisory firm recently announced that Rosemary Rehner, CPA, CEPA , will lead the firm as president, effective July 1, 2024. She is a graduate of Notre Dame College of Ohio. She resides in Avon.
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Going Concern
MARCH 24, 2023
The following message is for current and aspiring CPAs: it isn’t often that anyone asks your opinion unless it’s a client trying to get free work out of you but there is an issue in need of your immediate attention and feedback. CPAs assess risk every day. For those who disagree, they too should be encouraged to comment.
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CPA Practice
JULY 31, 2023
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has formed an advisory group representing a broad spectrum of the accounting profession that will help shape a national strategy to address the profession’s talent shortage, including accounting students who go on to obtain a CPA license.
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CPA Practice
JANUARY 29, 2025
The acquisition is part of Dayton, OH-based Alinea CPAs' strategic plan to strengthen its private company practice in the Cincinnati area.
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CPA Practice
AUGUST 10, 2023
by revenue, Raleigh, NC-based Cherry Bekaert said on Thursday it has acquired Louisville-based firm MCM CPAs & Advisors. Founded in 2009, MCM’s offices stretch across Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. In a deal involving two of the 75 largest accounting firms in the U.S. We are excited to welcome MCM to the firm.”
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CPA Practice
JULY 8, 2024
AICPA News is a collection of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. AICPA Recognizes Six Individuals with 2024 Outstanding Young CPA Award The AICPA & CIMA recently recognized six practicing CPAs under the age of 40 with the 2024 AICPA Outstanding Young CPA Award.
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Accounting Today
JANUARY 16, 2025
GBQ Partners LLC, a Top 100 Firm based in Columbus, Ohio, has expanded its presence in Cincinnati by acquiring Wirth Lowe Wissemeier CPAs Inc., effective Dec. 16, 2024.
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Going Concern
JANUARY 20, 2023
MCM CPAs & Advisors LLP has, to my knowledge, never been mentioned on this website in the 14 years we have existed. MCM has six offices in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky; Indianapolis and Jeffersonville, Indiana; and Cincinnati, Ohio, and is #74 on INSIDE Public Accounting’s Top 500 list with revenue of $67,507,604.
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CPA Practice
JANUARY 3, 2024
State CPA Society News & Updates is a round-up of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories. The California Society of CPAs is hosting the Real Estate Virtual Conference on January 30, 2024. The cost is $400 for Society members is $400 with a nonmember cost of $490.
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CPA Practice
JUNE 1, 2023
AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs. AICPA Recognizes Top 2022 CPA Exam Performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA®) recently announced the 50 winners of the 2022 Elijah Watt Sells Award.
CPA Practice
MAY 18, 2023
The American Institute of CPAs has announced the 50 winners of the 2022 Elijah Watt Sells Award. This award is granted to CPA candidates who obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination, pass all four sections on their first attempt and have completed testing in 2022.
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RitaKeller
JUNE 10, 2021
The newly formed Missouri Chapter of CPAFMA , supported by the Missouri Society of CPAs , has invited me to speak to their roundtable group virtually on Wednesday, June 16 from 11 a.m. – I know first-hand how much the Ohio and Indiana Societies help and support the Ohio and Indiana Chapters of CPAFMA. Central time).
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RitaKeller
JUNE 29, 2021
Living in Ohio, The Pioneers is of interest to me cause it is about the first settlers that crossed the Ohio River and settled what they then called the Ohio country. It was really part of a larger area called the Northwest Territory where the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan would thrive.
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CPA Practice
JUNE 11, 2024
The Elijah Watt Sells Award program was established by the AICPA in 1923 to recognize outstanding performance on the CPA exam, as well as to honor Sells, one of the country’s first CPAs and a founding member of the firm now known as Deloitte. Owen Berry , Florida, employed with Ennis, Pellum & Associates CPAs in Jacksonville.
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CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Top 50 accounting firm HBK CPAs & Consultants has combined with Zapken & Loeb, a Woodbury, NY-based 70-person CPA firm that provides accounting and business consulting services to business owners, executives, and independent professionals. The merger became official on Nov.
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Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
What CPAs can learn from Smucker’s [ Accounting Today Voices ] J.M. The company expects each of its roughly 1,300 Orrville, Ohio-based corporate workers to be on site for 22 “core” weeks a year. And CPAs in this space know what that means in terms of legal exposure.
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Going Concern
MARCH 10, 2022
From a 2017 Journal of Accountancy article on how taking the exam has changed over the decades : The Ohio State Fair is recognized as one of the most celebrated state fairs in the country. Many people remember visiting the fair to see acts such as Bob Hope and famous rock bands.
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CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
IRIS works with thousands of CPA firms in North America, including 52 of the top 100 CPA firms in the US, and provides innovative solutions to serve accountancy customers in the North American market, making IRIS the go-to partner for CPAs. Sign in or subscribe to get access to this free resource, and all of our whitepapers.
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Going Concern
JANUARY 6, 2023
CPAs rev up for a new tax season [ Journal of Accountancy ]. CLA Acquires Ohio-Based CPA Firm Gilmore Jasion Mahler [ CPA Practice Advisor ]. CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) said on Tuesday that it acquired Ohio-based accounting firm Gilmore Jasion Mahler (GJM) as of Jan. GAAP, and labor market uncertainty. Firm M&A.
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CPA Practice
JULY 19, 2024
IRIS works with thousands of CPA firms in North America, including 52 of the top 100 CPA fi rms in the US, and provides innovative solutions to serve accountancy customers in the North American market, making IRIS the go-to partner for CPAs. Sign in or subscribe to get access to this free resource, and all of our whitepapers.
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RitaKeller
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
An interesting topic was mentioned on the CPA Firm Management Association discussion board. Many CPA firms are “open” on Saturdays and expect that CPAs work on Saturdays during tax season. She is the Operations Manager at Pohlman, Talmage, Brown & Campbell in Dayton, Ohio. .” – Khalil Gibran.
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CPA Practice
MARCH 15, 2023
Audit firms cannot be owned and operated by non-CPAs, therefore firms that accept majority outside investment, or are hoping to attract it in the future, generally must organize their audit/attest practice independently from their tax/advisory/consulting side, allowing for PE investment in the latter. However, there are complications.
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Going Concern
MARCH 25, 2022
I’m just going to leave this here: Finding ‘untapped’ talent pools of CPAs [ Journal of Accountancy ] Gee I have no idea why it’s getting so hard to find CPAs hmmm…OH maybe because this is the kind of advice being handed out: “Put aside preconceived notions about what experienced CPA job seekers are looking for in their jobs.
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Going Concern
MAY 28, 2024
Blue Ash-based tax, advisory and audit firm Cassady Schiller CPAs & Advisors will become part of Katz, Sapper & Miller in a transaction that will be completed May 31. The deal will be Katz, Sapper & Miller’s entry into the Ohio market. Terms were not disclosed.
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CPA Practice
AUGUST 1, 2023
Michelle Freeman, CPA – Women to Watch (Experienced Leader) Award East Tennessee State University – Greeneville, Tennessee Ellen Lipe, CPA, SFO, CMFO – Women to Watch (Emerging Leader) Award Greeneville City Schools – Greeneville, Tennessee The Ohio Society of CPAs or OSCPA recently announced the Power of Change honorees for 2023.
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Going Concern
APRIL 25, 2023
Would NASBA truly exercise its power to take away mobility of CPAs licensed in states that drop the 150-hour rule? In 1991, the subtitle of a Journal of Accountancy article read, “As business operations become global and client operations expand, CPAs in forms of all sizes must be free to practice outside their licensing jurisdictions.”
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