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There Are 340,000 Fewer Accountants—and Companies Are Paying the Price

CPA Practice

While it’s unclear what exactly led to the mistakes in each of these cases, one major risk factor has reached crisis levels: a shortage of certified public accountants. The lack of help means current accountants’ hours and workloads can be grueling, upping the odds of mistakes and burnout. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

AdviceForTaxpreparers

My name is Bill Meador and I am writing a book to help tax staff succeed in a public accounting firm tax department. Since I do not plan to sell this book through a publishing company, I need another way to market the book to the public. Accounting Jokes, Videos, Puns and Humor - July 29, 2019. Accounting LIONs.

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Here Are Even More 2024 Accounting Salary Projections

Going Concern

Last month we took a look at the 2024 Robert Half Salary Guide to get an idea what public accounting salaries should be in the range of next year, today it’s a similar report from Addison Group and their 2024 Workforce Planning Guide. The guide covers several industries, we are of course only here for accounting.

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Friday Footnotes: For the Last Time, Salaries Are Too Low; NOCLAR Is Back; Big 4 Beat Up Again | 3.1.24

Going Concern

Accountant Shortage There are 340,000 Fewer Accountants, and Companies Are Paying the Price [ Bloomberg ] Aspiring accountants essentially need five years of college to earn a Certified Public Accountant license. The need for business model transformation in accounting firms.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Can’t Hire Tech; John Doe Sues the PCAOB; Auditors Can’t Find Torpedoes and Missiles | 1.20.03

Going Concern

Practice Management How firms use stay interviews to boost retention [ Journal of Accountancy ] Job interviews have long been an essential part of the hiring process. But now, some public accounting firms are turning the lens on themselves. In 2020, it said the process would be complete by 2026.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Is Turning Work Down?; TIL the President of Nigeria Worked at Deloitte | 9.11.23

Going Concern

Meet a 29-year-old accountant whose ‘resentment’ only climbed after her firm raised her salary from $60k to $90k as she made millions for them. Heredia, 29, started an accountant job at a small Tampa, Florida firm, with the promise that her $60,000 base salary would rise to $100,000 after one year.

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Accounting Jokes, Videos, Puns and Humor

AdviceForTaxpreparers

Famous (and sometimes funny) Public Accounting Quotes. The Accounting Song – Debit Cash / Credit Life Whose Line is it Anyway? Accounting Songs LIFO FIFO Accounting Rap KPMG Audit Team Peter Olinto – CPA Becker Rap Remix Petty Ca$h – “Public Accounting Anthem” Farewell EY!