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Payroll Taxes Demystified: A Breakdown for Accountants and CPAs Serving Business Owners

CPA Practice

As accountants and CPAs, dealing with payroll taxes is essential to managing finances for your business clients. and West Virginia) Washington, D.C. and West Virginia) Washington, D.C. By Nellie Akalp.

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Survey Says: Virginia Accountant Salaries By Experience Level

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The post Survey Says: Virginia Accountant Salaries By Experience Level appeared first on Going Concern. years $59,022 $60,000 Accountant II: 2-2.9 years $64,972 $67,189 Accountant III: 3-4.9 years $73,381 $72,800 Supervisor/Mgr. Average increases in industry/corporate (mean 7.0%/median median 5.0%) and government/nonprofit (mean 8.1%/median

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Hires Ex-Prisoners; Notes From PwC’s All-Hands; Why CPAs Are Leaving | 4.26.24

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Accountant Shortage PIPCA Survey Sheds Light on What Existing CPAs Want and Why Some are Leaving [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] Accounting firm business models need to change to retain and attract CPAs amid the worst talent shortage in recent history, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) asserts in a new survey.

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FORVIS Names Jennifer Wold as Managing Partner for Virginia Market

CPA Practice

FORVIS has appointed Jennifer Wold as managing partner of its Virginia practice unit, overseeing offices in Richmond and Norfolk, effective June 1. She succeeds Tom Hazelwood, after five years as Office Managing Partner in Norfolk and the past year as MP of Virginia.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Slashes Partner Class; Accounting Firm Rescues Dog; Do We Still Need CPAs? | 4.19.24

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CPAs Have a Branding Problem for the Younger Generation [ CPA Journal ] By Jason L. Ackerman, CPA, CFP, CGMA Probably the hottest topic in the profession over the past few years has been the pipeline problem: Firms can’t find qualified individuals to handle the increasingly complex world that CPAs deal with on an ongoing basis.

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State CPA societies offer AI ethics course

Accounting Today

The Virginia Society of CPAs is partnering with 10 other state CPA groups to offer a course on artificial intelligence and where it fits in with accounting ethics.

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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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For example, the AICPA’s idea of expanding its membership by opening the certified in financial forensics (CFF) certification to non-CPAs runs counter to the exclusivity of the CPA brand. The staffing needs of accounting firms and other employers of CPAs are changing rapidly. Yeah, that should do for a start. Photo by cottonbro.

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