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. “In my view, the future of the CPA profession is at risk,” writes Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM in a letter to the editor published by The CPA Journal. We’d be wise to wait for the 2023 AICPA Trends report to see if the trend continues before getting too worked up about it.
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