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[CPE] What to Expect in the Upcoming Tax Season

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John holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Oral Roberts University and an Executive MBA from the University of Tennessee, and he has been a certified public accountant since 1989. As a CPA, John has considerable experience in public and private accounting for the technology industry.

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Accountants Behaving Badly: Police Department Accountant Couldn’t Be Bothered, PPP Loan Fraud, and a Creepy Tax Preparer

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Palos Hills Accountant Indicted In $7.8M Attorney General’s Office for Northern Illinois announced on Wednesday. Both women are in their 30s, and both had been going to Flinchum for at least three years for tax preparation. million in small business loans under the CARES Act, the U.S.

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Friday Footnotes: Work-Life Balance, Does It Work?; Big 4 Firms Slash Job Postings; She Doesn’t Even Go Here! | 2.16.24

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This is according to the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), which surveyed 449 employers and 433 accounting and finance employees last summer and released its results last month. In the past few decades, public accounting firms have implemented work-life balance practices as part of their attempts to curb excessive turnover.

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CPE Webinar July 18, 2023: Get Tax Ready! Solving Source Doc Gathering Issues

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Gail is the author of over 30 books (including Mint.com For Dummies , The Idiot’s Guide to Introductory Accounting , and Surviving Financial Downsizing: A Practical Guide to Living Well on Less Income ), and she maintains a small tax practice. Gail is a graduate of Indiana University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism.

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Webinar: Security for Tax Professionals

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This webinar will be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 3:00pm ET Sponsor: Drake Software Duration: 1 Hour Register Now As online communication and storage become the new norm for the tax preparation industry, data thieves have taken advantage of more opportunities to steal sensitive taxpayer information.

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Friday Footnotes: Disengaged Team? Do This; Deloitte’s Huge India Expansion; Auditors Yelled At…Again | 3.24.23

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[ Journal of Accountancy ] Pandemic pressures have worn the workforce thin, and the economy is in the thick of rapid, radical change. Many practitioners in public accounting are feeling burned out. He allegedly received a salary and support services from the tax preparation giant while diverting clients to his own business.

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The Talent Pool Is Shrinking

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I received the following press release from the Illinois CPA Society. Is it worth it to become a CPA, in public accounting, when average partner compensation in $5 to $20M firms is half a million? Plus, flexible work arrangements make public accounting very attractive. ” – Victoria Arlen.