TaxConnex

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Your sales tax obligations depend on knowledge and that knowledge often resides in a professional tax specialist (usually an accountant) who helps your company meet its sales tax obligations. This is a complicated time for sales tax obligations – and a terrible time to try to hire an accountant. There were about 1.65 in 2022, up 1.3%

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Sales Tax Account accountant 219

Going Concern

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The 2023 AICPA Trends in the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits report (short: Trends report) was released last week and spoiler alert, it’s dark. Says the AICPA, bachelor’s degree completions in accounting dropped 7.8% 65,035 total accounting degrees completed for 2021-22.

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accounting degree Account accountant accounted 116

Going Concern

MAY 20, 2024

PwC is facing legal action claiming the accountancy firm is liable for the alleged rape of a graduate employee following after-work drinks. Earlier: The CPA Credential and the Profession Are in a Race For Relevance, Says ICPAS CEO Todd Shapiro (October 2021) UK audit firms are asleep at the wheel according to a new report.

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audit auditor Account accountant 93

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Although the accounting talent shortage seems like something that just popped out of nowhere and couldn’t possibly have been predicted, oh, a decade ago, I feel compelled to remind everyone that we here at Going Concern saw this coming. From Is There Really a Shortage of Entry Level Accountants? OK ready for the prophetic bit?

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Account accountant accounted accounting degree 113

Going Concern

MAY 9, 2023

So far it seems dwindling accounting graduate numbers in the Philippines are mostly affecting in-country businesses and firms, still something worth keeping an eye on. Ten to fifteen years ago, as soon as we graduate from Accountancy school, we would be employed by accounting firms or other local corporations. The salary.

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cpas Account accountant accounted 120

Going Concern

OCTOBER 11, 2022

These businesses have their financial advisory needs served by hundreds of thousands of small firm accountants and CPAs nationwide. Small business has unique needs for accounting services: primarily tax and advising, and secondarily day-to-day accounting needs to act as de-facto controllers and decision makers.

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Education Account accountant accounted 83

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Well that’s pretty much what’s happening in accounting right now. From the first KCCI story : The Iowa State Auditor’s Office is looking at college graduates with 2-year degrees to help fill open accounting positions. Historically, we have required those accountants to have a four-year college degree.

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Iowa auditor Account accountant 52