CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The question in the title of this article is one the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) recently tried to answer for some members of Congress who asked the IRS watchdog to evaluate employees moving between large accounting firms and the IRS, often referred to as the “revolving door.”

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Going Concern

MAY 26, 2023

Long Read How a Pandemic-Era Program Became a Magnet for Fraud [ New York Times ] Amid the onset of the pandemic in 2020, as large swaths of the economy went into lockdown, Washington set up various programs to help keep businesses and their workers afloat. million to federal political parties from July 2012 to June 2022, and when KPMG ($1.1

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CPA Practice

JUNE 8, 2023

The Illinois CPA Society, one of the largest state associations in the nation serving the certified public accountant community, has announced the recipients of its 2023 Lester H. McKinney , CPA , MSAA, is a senior business process and control analyst in Abbott’s Rapid Diagnostics Division. McKeever Jr.

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CPA Practice

MAY 30, 2023

Certified Public Accountants from across the nation made their way to Capitol Hill last week to meet with lawmakers on issues important to the accounting profession during the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Spring Meeting of Council and Annual Members Meeting from May 23-25.

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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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CPA Practice

JUNE 15, 2023

The Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) is one of the oldest and largest CPA societies in the U.S. The FICPA Vision “A thriving and future-ready accounting professional that powers the success of Florida businesses and the communities we serve.”

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) is encouraging aspiring certified public accountants (CPAs) to apply for its 12th annual Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program to be held virtually Jan. 6, 2023, at www.icpas.org/mtww.

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KROST

APRIL 9, 2021

. – KROST CPAs and Consultants, Los Angeles-based firm, receives two new accolades from Accounting Today , Top 100 Firms, and Fastest-Growing Firms in the U.S. Additionally, the firm ranked No. 11 on the Regional Leaders on the West Coast which includes firms in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 5, 2023

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of promotions and hiring announcements in and around the accounting profession. FORVIS adds Michael Shekel to forensics and valuation team in Washington, D.C. marke t FORVIS recently welcomed Michael Shekel as a managing director with the firm’s forensics and valuation team.

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Going Concern

MARCH 15, 2024

KPMG layoffs by u/corpslave_1998 in Big4 Deloitte fights for another shot at $789M SHARKCAGE cyber contract [ Washington Technology ] Deloitte wants back into the competition for a $789 million Navy contract that was captured by Accenture. This legislation is supported by State Auditor Julie Blaha and the Minnesota Society of CPAs. “In

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Going Concern

MAY 26, 2023

Last week, the AICPA released a revised pipeline acceleration plan , the goal of which is to get more young people into accounting to save the profession from extinction. At its spring meeting in Washington this week, the AICPA’s governing body (“Council”) approved this plan. Cue measured fanfare.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Top 30 accounting firm Sikich said on Thursday it has agreed to acquire the federal government practice of top 10 accounting firm CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), a move that will expand the Naperville, IL-based firm’s presence in the Washington, D.C. Sikich entered the Washington, D.C.,

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Going Concern

JANUARY 12, 2024

The auditor in question was Deloitte, the behemoth Big Four accounting firm with annual revenue of $65 billion through a global network that stretches from Amsterdam to Zhengzhou. Also today, Victor Smith and William Tomasello, both Atlanta-area CPAs, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States.

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Going Concern

MARCH 4, 2024

BDO, the UK’s fifth largest accountancy firm, said graduates and school leavers were “strictly prohibited” from using AI-driven platforms such as ChatGPT under recently updated application guidelines. Research from the Journal of Accountancy indicates that before 1969, a mere fraction, less than 0.15%, of all American CPAs were Black.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 8, 2024

Here’s some news from the AICPA via CPA Journal : Firms had a strong fiscal 2022, but number of accounting majors drops sharply. Accounting firms had a good fiscal 2022 with median growth rate of 9.1% The AICPA looked at several key performance indicators of public accounting firms.

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Going Concern

MAY 3, 2024

That PwC Thing Senate caravan not moving on from PwC [ The Mandarin ] Accounting firm PwC Australia has still a lot of work to do before it can move on from the tax leaks scandal, according to two members of a Senate committee looking into government procurement. Practice The PCPS CPA Firm Top Issues Survey is open!

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 27, 2023

But the family says Buffett’s lieutenants have changed the accounting rules covering the largest US truck-stop business, cutting the value of the so-called put right. Joshua Lance, CPA, CGMA, founder and owner of the virtual firm Lance CPA Group, passed away Saturday after a nearly yearlong battle with cancer.

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Going Concern

MAY 28, 2024

The local news in Cincinnati covered this strategic move : One of Greater Cincinnati’s largest accounting firms is being acquired by an Indianapolis company. Blue Ash-based tax, advisory and audit firm Cassady Schiller CPAs & Advisors will become part of Katz, Sapper & Miller in a transaction that will be completed May 31.

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Anders CPA

AUGUST 25, 2023

Anders, a Top 100 accounting firm, is excited to announce Missy Kelley has been named the firm’s first Chief Growth Officer (CGO). Anders has seen tremendous growth in recent years and was named a Fastest-Growing Firm in the country by Accounting Today and INSIDE Public Accounting.

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Anders CPA

AUGUST 25, 2023

Anders, a Top 100 accounting firm, is excited to announce Missy Kelley has been named the firm’s first Chief Growth Officer (CGO). Anders has seen tremendous growth in recent years and was named a Fastest-Growing Firm in the country by Accounting Today and INSIDE Public Accounting.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 11, 2023

In this newly created role, Yujuico, a Certified Public Accountant, will oversee day-to-day activities of the growing team of chief auditors, crew and cadets. It’s an incredible time to join AuditClub in its mission to make accounting and auditing better,” says Yujuico. “I

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Going Concern

APRIL 5, 2024

Private Equity Why private-equity investors see a target-rich environment in Chicago’s accounting biz [ Crain’s Chicago Business ] Isn’t “target-rich environment” what Overwatch’s Soldier 76 says when he pops his ult and proceeds to melt the entire enemy team? Foreshadowing maybe.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

CPA Exam Friendly reminder, deadlines to apply for BEC before the new exam in 2024 are quickly approaching. CPA Exam Candidates: You Better Hurry Up and Apply For BEC Before It’s Gone Forever Also, WTF? CPA Exam Candidates: You Better Hurry Up and Apply For BEC Before It’s Gone Forever Also, WTF? Did Exam Costs go up?

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Going Concern

MARCH 3, 2023

In case you didn’t notice because who cares, Baker Tilly has engaged the help of filmmaker and adventurer Jimmy Chin and teenage tennis star Coco Gauff to brighten up the Baker Tilly name and recruit the youfs to this exciting accounting firm.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 27, 2023

Matthew Legg Joins Schneider Downs as International Tax Practice Shareholder Schneider Downs, one of the 60 largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms in the United States, recently announced that Matthew Legg, CPA, has been named tax shareholder to lead the firm’s growing International Tax practice.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 22, 2022

Though some progress has been made in recent years, women continue to be suspiciously absent at the highest levels of public accounting. This fact has been amplified by new research published in Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. Concerning new graduate new hires hired into accounting/finance functions at U.S.

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CPA Practice

MAY 10, 2024

Ecroyd has split her career between in-house roles and public accounting at local and international firms. Ecroyd is a licensed CPA in New York and Colorado. a Top 60 independent CPA firm, recently announced that Erin Wood has joined the firm’s growing Tax practice as a Tax Director.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 1, 2023

(NABA) National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP) National Conference of CPA Practitioners (NCCPAP) National Society of Accountants (NSA) National Society of Black Certified Public Accountants, Inc.

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Going Concern

JULY 31, 2023

Former partner Wayne Plummer told PwC partners in December that the firm had made an in-principle agreement with the Tax Office to settle on a no-admissions basis in return for a 50 per cent reduction in penalties that totalled several hundred thousand dollars. and Congressman Jason Smith, R-Mo.,

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AUGUST 19, 2022

We’re adding accounting firm mergers & acquisitions to the weekly news as they’re happening with such frequency and regular Footnotes readers will notice the news is now sorted by topic. Firm M&A: Eisner adds Minn.-based accounting firms, has merged with Healdsburg’s Mengali Accountancy Inc.,

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

Audit regulator says accounting firms still falling short [ The Globe and Mail ] One of Canada’s Big Four auditing firms has a significant number of problems in its work for the second consecutive year, the national industry regulator has found. You need to become aware of everything that needs to (or ought to) be done.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 4, 2023

Practice How one small firm drastically cut its busy-season hours [ Journal of Accountancy podcast ] Johanna Sweaney Salt, CPA, CGMA, used to work 100 hours a week during busy season. Today, Johanna remains a full-time partner at the firm, and her son, Dalton Sweaney, CPA, is now the managing partner.

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Withum

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Withum, a top-ranked national advisory and public accounting firm, announced the award of $95 thousand in grant funding through the Thomas R. Our Student Loan Grant program is a unique benefit to Withum and certainly one within the accounting profession. Bill Hagaman , Managing Partner and CEO.

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CPA Practice

MAY 3, 2023

Prior to joining Centri, Blake was an audit partner at BDO USA, LLP, where he drove revenue growth for the firm’s Technology & Life Sciences industry groups. Blake earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from King’s College and is a Certified Public Accountant.

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Going Concern

MAY 5, 2023

Entry-level CPAs in advisory practices are making $11,000 more than CPAs starting out in audit and tax, and $20,000 more than non-CPAs in advisory. The report says CPAs are generally paid more than non-CPAs, but the pay gap between the two shrinks when moving from entry-level to the manager level.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 14, 2023

2023 Business Valuation Volunteer of the Year – Natalya Abdrasilova, CPA/ABV Natalya has been working in the public accounting arena for twenty years, providing forensic, valuation, litigation, and tax services across various industries and testifying on a variety of valuation and litigation matters. in Westmont, N.J.

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MAY 17, 2023

Schneider Downs Expands Strategic and Transaction Advisory Schneider Downs, one of the 60 largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms in the United States, recently added a team of five strategic and transaction advisory consultants to the firm’s Consulting and Business Advisory practice.

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