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New Jersey Society of CPAs Announces CPA Exam Lottery Winners

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The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants has awarded 10 of its members $750 each towards their CPA Exam fee costs. The CPA Exam Fee Lottery winners, which are Affiliate or Student members of the NJCPA, were selected at random out of more than 50 entries.

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Effective September 1, You Can Sit For the CPA Exam in Texas With 120 Units

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Another state has pushed to allow prospective CPAs to sit for the exam with just a bachelor’s degree worth of units and that’s good ol’ Texas. Effective September 1, future CPAs can sit for the exam with 120 units of education. December 15, 2023 – Last day to take a section of the current CPA Exam AUD, BEC, FAR, REG.

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4 Reasons Why the Profession Is Struggling to Convince Students to Become CPAs, #4 Will Not Shock You

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Time to whip out an ancient Game of Thrones meme here: The 2021 AICPA Trends in the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits report released a couple weeks ago tells us that the number of accounting graduates trended downward in the 2019–2020 academic year (most recent data available), with decreases of 2.8%

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The Philippines is Running Low on Accountants and US Firms Should Be Worried

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This is from CNN Philippines in March : The country is facing a shortage of accountants as college enrollment for this field of study dropped while those licensed chose to work abroad, a group of certified public accountants said on Friday. Non-CPAs of course starts a bit lower, Php 12,000 to Php 15,000. The salary.

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Friday Footnotes: Bob Moritz Disappoints Us; ERC Window Slamming Shut; 2024 Sucks For Firms? | 3.22.24

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” Complying with the Corporate Transparency Act [ CPA Journal ] By now, CPAs should be aware of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), passed in 2021 and effective January 1, 2024. But until a deferral is confirmed, CPAs must consider which role they will serve for clients required to file when the CTA becomes effective.

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Episode 068: A conversation with Allan Koltin

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For twenty consecutive years, Allan has been named by Accounting Today as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the accounting profession. In 2019, he was recognized as the “Third Most Influential” in the profession. I think you have to be something more than an accountant to the employer today.”.

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State CPA Society News & Updates – May 2024

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Thimjon – Ernst & Young LLP | Indiana University Bronze Medal (Tie) • Scott Klamm – Kuhn & Company, CPAs | Northeastern Illinois University • Collin C. Bradley University The Oklahoma Society of CPAs (OSCPA) recently announced that two OSCPA members have been inducted into the Wilton T. Martin – Gorenz and Associates Ltd.

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