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Guy Who Works at a Firm Actually Named FML on Why Accounting Is a Great Career

Going Concern

I’m involved in recruiting for one of the largest accounting firms in Connecticut. Each of these objections is based on a misunderstanding of what a public accounting career is really like in 2023. . Way to minimize the reality for countless public accountants. The CPA exam is hard. Also, the CPA exam is hard.

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Public Accounting Starting Salaries Expected to Increase Nearly 4% in 2024

CPA Practice

Starting salaries for roles in tax services are projected to increase an average of 3.6% in 2024, while audit and assurance services will see starting salaries likely go up an average of 3.8% next year, according to a CPA Practice Advisor analysis of public accounting pay data provided by specialized staffing firm Robert Half.

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This Accountant Shortage Nonsense Reeks of Deja Vu

Going Concern

That was the year I started working in CPA review, Going Concern was founded two years later. Note that ‘XYZ’ was a placeholder, they were apparently in such a rush to create this CPA-killing credential they couldn’t come up with a name. The article is “The Crisis in Accounting Education” by Alexander L.

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