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Here’s Everything We Know So Far About 2022 Accounting Salary Projections

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As you’re about to see from the salary reports we’ve shared with you over the past few months those rumors are in fact true. Let’s start with the salary guide to beat all salary guides: the 2022 Accounting & Finance Salary Guide from Robert Half. Senior tax accountant: 1.4%. Manager: 2%.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Partner Banned; Salary Predictions; Public Accountants Have Had It | 1.23.23

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District Court judge in the Southern District of New York granted on Friday Deloitte LLP’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act that was filed in October of 2021. Everyone knows public accountants don’t have time to riot. You’ve got this!

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Guy Who Works at a Firm Actually Named FML on Why Accounting Is a Great Career

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When I talk to students about their biggest concerns in pursuing an accounting degree and a career in public accounting, they typically point to four misconceptions: lack of work-life balance, the difficulty of the CPA exam, lower pay compared to other financial career paths, and lack of excitement in the work.

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Unlock Your Worth: Finding Better Pay and Camaraderie in the Accounting Industry

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In the process of writing this article, we asked ChatGPT to help out on the math of yearly accounting salary versus hours worked because it’s better at math than anyone on the Going Concern payroll (which is not saying much). In public accounting, early progression is rarely based on merit, but rather on the passage of time.

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This Accountant Shortage Nonsense Reeks of Deja Vu

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From the JofA piece: One of the early warning signs that major changes in accounting education were needed came when major CPA firms reengineered themselves as “professional services” rather than “public accounting” firms. OH MY GOD this could have been written in 2022.

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