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Letters to the Editor: CPAs Give Their Perspectives on Why No One Wants to Be an Accountant Anymore

Going Concern

The numbers don’t lie: of 658,267 actively licensed CPAs in 53 of the 55 licensing jurisdictions, less than 1% are Black (2020 data), a number that has remained largely unchanged in 40 years. It wasn’t until 2015 that a woman became CEO of a Big 4 accounting firm for the first time. CPA firms are white.

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Meeting the Staffing Demands: How Automation is Transforming Accounting Firms

CPA Practice

This surge in demand for CPA services comes at a time when experienced public accountants are exploring alternative career options, and fewer graduates are entering the profession. Challenges in Public Accounting The public accounting sector faces unique challenges.

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Friday Footnotes: Bob Moritz Disappoints Us; ERC Window Slamming Shut; 2024 Sucks For Firms? | 3.22.24

Going Concern

” Complying with the Corporate Transparency Act [ CPA Journal ] By now, CPAs should be aware of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), passed in 2021 and effective January 1, 2024. But until a deferral is confirmed, CPAs must consider which role they will serve for clients required to file when the CTA becomes effective.

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Are Auditors Becoming as Hard to Find as a PS5?

Going Concern

Supply shortages include CPAs but the accounting pipeline problem as it’s called didn’t happen because of or due to the pandemic. Here’s a 2015 AICPA article that sort of cosigns my foggy recollection : The profession’s focus on the CPA pipeline has long been a priority. It’s been happening for years.

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PCAOB Has Handed Out a Slew of Punishments to Audit Firms Recently

CPA Practice

Shortly after criticizing audit firms for the number of errors they made on public company audits reviewed by PCAOB inspectors last year, the audit watchdog doled out sanctions to 12 accounting firms from July 28 to Aug. Top 60 accounting firm Blue & Co. 11 for breaking various auditing rules. Snodgrass, Mancera S.C.,

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This One Chart Shows Just How Boned the Accounting Profession Is

Going Concern

The authors compared accounting degrees to computer science degrees completed in the state of New York between 2010 and 2020 which is how we ended up with this chode. According to NASBA, as of August 2022, there are 665,612 licensed CPAs covering 54 jurisdictions (NASBA 2022). Let’s be real, that’s a huge reason.

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ESG Reporting Now Common at Large Companies, But Report Quality Varies

CPA Practice

Significant hurdles remain, however, when it comes to providing consistent, comparable and high-quality sustainability information for investors and lenders, Some 95% of large companies reported on ESG matters in 2021, the latest year available, the IFAC-AICPA & CIMA study found. The current report includes data from 2019-2021.Full

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