Going Concern

AUGUST 29, 2023

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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Going Concern

MAY 9, 2023

This is from CNN Philippines in March : The country is facing a shortage of accountants as college enrollment for this field of study dropped while those licensed chose to work abroad, a group of certified public accountants said on Friday. Another thing mentioned in that comment is the difficulty of CPA Board Exams.

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Going Concern

APRIL 20, 2022

As I snarkily mentioned last week , the AICPA has finally released its much-anticipated 2021 Trends in the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits (or Trends , for short) report [PDF here ], a behemoth data dump of accounting industry stats first released in 1971 and released every two years since 2009.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 8, 2023

Accounting firms already contend with some of the more obvious barriers and deterrents to the field, the sometimes-grueling busy season schedules that can add up to 80-hour weeks, nearly an entire extra year of college courses plus expenses required to pursue a CPA license, and so on.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 11, 2024

Kavanagh joins CohnReznick as Assurance Partner CohnReznick LLP, one of the leading advisory, assurance, and tax firms in the United States, recently announced that Charles (Chuck) Kavanagh , CPA has joined the firm as an assurance partner. The boost follows the hire of public accounting veteran Jay Trumbower as CEO in late 2022.

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KROST

APRIL 2, 2021

. – 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. ABOUT KROST CPAS & CONSULTANTS.

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Going Concern

JUNE 15, 2023

That was the year I started working in CPA review, Going Concern was founded two years later. Note that ‘XYZ’ was a placeholder, they were apparently in such a rush to create this CPA-killing credential they couldn’t come up with a name. The article is “The Crisis in Accounting Education” by Alexander L.

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Going Concern

JULY 14, 2022

Perhaps in other industries the tide may be turning and potential recruits will soon have to beg to be let in through the ATS gate of HR departments everywhere but we aren’t here to talk about other industries, we’re here to talk about accounting. The talent crunch in accounting is nothing new. So none, basically.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It’s the fact that CPA firms haven’t changed their models. But those at the helm of these firms are not willing to acknowledge that a 60-hour week is not conducive to a happy, healthy lifestyle. , we got the same press release Accounting Today did but I didn’t want to publish a story about it without PICTURES.

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Going Concern

MARCH 25, 2022

I’m just going to leave this here: Finding ‘untapped’ talent pools of CPAs [ Journal of Accountancy ] Gee I have no idea why it’s getting so hard to find CPAs hmmm…OH maybe because this is the kind of advice being handed out: “Put aside preconceived notions about what experienced CPA job seekers are looking for in their jobs.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 12, 2024

million in audit fees in 2022.) The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) levied record-level fines against auditors over 2022/23 after it promised to become more “forceful” after it was heavily criticised for the slow pace of its investigations. According to a report by Thomson Reuters, the accountancy regulator has fined auditors £33.2m

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 11, 2022

note: the following is penned by Bob Jennings CPA, EA for his Taxspeaker.com newsletter. An accounting degree in 2022 ignores the needs of companies providing nearly ½ of American GDP and 2/3 of new job creation. September 29, 2022. June 28, 2022. February 15, 2022. There, I’ve said it.

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