Going Concern

AUGUST 29, 2023

When I talk to students about their biggest concerns in pursuing an accounting degree and a career in public accounting, they typically point to four misconceptions: lack of work-life balance, the difficulty of the CPA exam, lower pay compared to other financial career paths, and lack of excitement in the work.

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Going Concern

MAY 12, 2023

Talent Why Graduates Aren’t Hot on Accounting Careers: Low Starting Pay, Onerous Testing [ Wall Street Journal ] For Connor Verrett, an economics major and entrepreneurship minor at Washington & Lee University who expects to graduate this month, that roadblock was among the factors he considered in eschewing an accounting career. “It

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KROST

APRIL 2, 2021

KROST CPAs and Consultants, the Los Angeles-based firm, has announced their co-sponsorship of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ ( AICPA) Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) George Willie Ethnically Diverse Student Scholarship & Internship Program. Applications are due April 16, 2021.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

For the uninitiated, CPA exam candidate numbers have been on the decline since the second half of the ’10s , with a gap between accounting graduate numbers and anticipated CPA exam candidate numbers first appearing around 2014. We suspect that were accounting firms to raise salaries in a significant way, talent would follow.

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Going Concern

MARCH 22, 2024

Day will join the FASB from Ernst & Young LLP (EY), the global accounting and professional services firm, where he is a partner working in Professional Practice. Mr. Day has spent most of his 38-year accounting career at EY, which he initially joined in 1986 on the audit staff in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 16, 2023

.” Accounting has been taking a beating in the public square recently, with a steady drumbeat of news about the decline of people either entering or exiting the profession. Our talent challenges are real, but perspective about the opportunities and appeal of an accounting career has been lacking.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

AICPA Shares Plan to Strengthen Accounting Pipeline According to the American Institute of CPAs ‘ 2023 Trends Report, bachelor’s degree completions in accounting dropped 7.8% from 2021 to 2022 after a steady decline of 1%–3% per year since 2015–16.

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