AdviceForTaxpreparers

JULY 29, 2014

I recently published an article with several tips to help people pass the CPA exam. See 4 Tips from a 20 Year CPA to Pass the CPA Exam ). One of the tips I mentioned in the article was that they should take a review course for at least auditing, but I believe they should take one for all of the courses.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As you may already know the 2023 AICPA Trends report is out , here’s our earlier write-up on how many accounting degrees were completed for the 2021-22 period covered in the new report (saving you a click: it’s 65,035). Today we’re going to look at CPA exam candidate numbers. About that jump in 2010.

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CTP

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Do you feel that you pay too much in tax? That’s why tax planning is gaining in popularity. Why do so many pay more than they have to? But another problem is that the accounting industry is not trained how to LOOK FOR NEW ways to reduce your taxes that you have not yet taken advantage of. You’re not alone.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 19, 2024

As the profession evolves, the profession’s gatekeepers are tasked with periodic review of the requirements to become a CPA. This is how BEC got killed off and we ended up with CPA Evolution , because the necessary entry-level knowledge of a CPA today is much different from that of a CPA 15 years ago.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 29, 2023

So a guy named Brian Kelleher who works for the hilariously named FML CPAs has written an opinion piece for the Hartford Courant entitled “Opinion: Accounting is a fantastic career — despite common misconceptions.” So why are they so unappreciated and underpaid? The world needs them. Anyway, enough with the corny s**t.

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Going Concern

MAY 3, 2022

Last week I wrote about the current Prometric mask rule as of May 2022 which in essence says you don’t have to wear a mask at the testing center but you can if you want to. Anyway, that article got me thinking about prohibited items at the CPA exam so I did a little digging. This should be good.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

But as you get to the bottom of the post, you see that something was brewing (other than the Flying Dog Raging B h I was guzzling when I wrote this). There should be tons of accounting grads drooling for jobs right now and plenty of jobs to go around, no? The word “oversaturated” comes to mind. This is old news.

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