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Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: CPA Numbers Are Abysmal; PwC Blocked Government Inquiry | 5.30.23

Going Concern

FT dropped this over the weekend : Candidate numbers for US accountancy exams drop to lowest in 17 years New figures from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants showed the shortage of CPA candidates that has plagued the profession in recent years worsened in 2022, dashing hopes for a quick rebound from the pandemic.

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As CPA Canada’s Collaboration Accord Fails to Collaborate, Who Gets the Profession’s Credibility in the Divorce?

Going Concern

We should have written about this months ago but didn’t get around to it, there’s some new news so let’s get to the backstory and what’s happening next with the various CPA bodies of Canada. TL;DR: CPA Ontario and CPA Quebec want to break up with CPA Canada. Y’all are familiar with those.

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Friday Footnotes: New Managers Share Wisdom; KPMG Praised??; PwC Creeps Leave | 7.22.22

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EY’s UK arm drafts in Rothschild as $80bn break-up looms [ Sky News ] The British arm of EY, the accountancy firm, has drafted in one of the City’s top investment banks to advise on an impending $80bn break-up that will shake up the global accountancy profession. USF sues former accountant who embezzled $12.8

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Friday Footnotes: Accounting AI Explodes; SOX Compliance Sux; KPMG Gets on a List | 6.17.22

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World-wide, startups making AI-powered accounting software amassed $233.3 million in funding for all of 2021, according to research provider PitchBook Data Inc. While accounting technology is moving fast, some firms are still moving slow: #TaxTwitter I just got a customer service request from a CPA firm via SNAIL MAIL.

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AICPA News – June 2023

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Coalition Calls Attention to New Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) recently joined a coalition of organizations that have come together to make taxpayers and practitioners aware of the new Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirement.

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Friday Footnotes: Working Late; The Year of the ESOP?; It’s Not Layoffs, It’s “Repositioning” | 1.5.24

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She mentioned enjoying accounting classes when she first attended the school and thought maybe that could be a good direction. CPA Tom Janney Announces Retirement [ WJLE ] Local stories like these are so cute. He obtained his CPA certification in 1987 and then returned to Smithville to work with Ed Fuqua at his local CPA firm.