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Bold Move Listing ‘Lucrative Compensation’ As One of Five Reasons to Pursue Accounting, Montclair State

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In a post published on October 7th by Montclair State University titled “ Top 5 Reasons to Transition to an Accounting Career ” that can be best described as a thinly veiled advertisement for their Master’s program, the university explains “why making the leap into accounting might be the best move you ever make.”

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What Does the Next Generation of Accounting Look Like?

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Accounting careers are shifting away from a linear path The industry is moving towards more merit-based promotions, more career pathways, and greater opportunities. The public accounting talent shortage has been a problem for more than a decade and is being acutely felt top to bottom now.

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Friday Footnotes: CPA Exam Scares Accounting Majors Away; EY Loses Fees in China | 5.12.23

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Talent Why Graduates Aren’t Hot on Accounting Careers: Low Starting Pay, Onerous Testing [ Wall Street Journal ] For Connor Verrett, an economics major and entrepreneurship minor at Washington & Lee University who expects to graduate this month, that roadblock was among the factors he considered in eschewing an accounting career. “It

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

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In an exclusive interview with Fenlon, UNLEASH gets the inside track to discover how PwC – which generated a whopping US$50 bn in 2022 – is preparing for the future. Day will join the FASB from Ernst & Young LLP (EY), the global accounting and professional services firm, where he is a partner working in Professional Practice.

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KROST Sponsors AICPA’s PCPS George Willie Ethnically Diverse Student Scholarship & Internship Program

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KROST CPAs and Consultants, the Los Angeles-based firm, has announced their co-sponsorship of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ ( AICPA) Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) George Willie Ethnically Diverse Student Scholarship & Internship Program. Pasadena, CA. Applications are due April 16, 2021.

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Where Have All The Accountants Gone?

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This exploration aims not just to highlight this trend but to delve deeper into its roots and propose a rejuvenated approach for the accounting profession. Many accounting firm owners, in an attempt to maximize profits, have historically kept staff wages relatively low. It isn’t really about what happened but why after all.

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Who’s Smarter, Big 4 Accountants or Industry Accountants? A Debate

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Here’s the tweet that started it: There’s a lot of s**t talk about the Big 4 recently, but I’d like to say that almost all of the super smart people I’ve worked with in my career were at my B4 firm, and other B4 firms I’ve worked with since I’ve been in private industry. Big4Veteran (@Big4Veteran) June 30, 2022. going_concern.