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Letter to the Editor: Life in Public Accounting Doesn’t Add Up For Young Professionals

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I made the decision to attend Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa because my dad works there, and it made tuition a lot more affordable. I double majored in Accounting and Finance, and I carried 6 credits into college, so I took about 144.5 Like most public accounting experiences, it has been a mixed bag.

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State CPA Society News & Updates – September 2023

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The Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants or WICPA has announced a series of upcoming conferences including the following: Business & Industry Fall Conference – September 18, 2023 at the Brookfield Conference Center in Brookfield, Wisconsin, which will be livestreamed for those not able to attend the conference in person.

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AICPA Announces 2023 Leadership Academy Graduates

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Participants represented all areas of the accounting and finance profession, including public accounting firms, business and industry, government, not-for-profit, academia and consulting firms. The CPA profession is about people, and AICPA Leadership Academy believes in the importance of developing strong leaders.”

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Professionals on the Move – Dec. 2023

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Jeri Beckham, Texas Joan Bengford, Iowa Velma Bjorgum, N.D. Jody Ehlers, Iowa Erick Enriquez, N.J. James Gobeli, Iowa Melissa Gourgues, La. These 128 men and women represent communities from across the country. Johnny Welborn, Texas Denise Zaharoff, Ga. Top 100 Katherine Allen, Colo. Dee Ann Aydelott, Mo. Kathleen Beard, Kan.

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AICPA News – Dec. 2023

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The survey polled chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other certified public accountants in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles. Twenty-four percent of survey respondents expressed optimism about the outlook for the U.S.

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AICPA News – Jan. 2024

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The survey polled chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other certified public accountants in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles. Twenty-four percent of survey respondents expressed optimism about the outlook for the U.S.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: The EY Executive Who Never Was; Deloitte Doesn’t Get in Trouble | 10.9.23

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Who says accounting doesn’t pay?? million Bellevue, WA home, full listing at Kritsonis Lindor The PwC tax scandal has eroded the public trust and is leaking over into the already quite untrusty audit sector. The 2017 tax law assessed a mandatory one-time tax of up to 15.5% The tax was due from U.S.