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Here Are Even More 2024 Accounting Salary Projections

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Last month we took a look at the 2024 Robert Half Salary Guide to get an idea what public accounting salaries should be in the range of next year, today it’s a similar report from Addison Group and their 2024 Workforce Planning Guide. The guide covers several industries, we are of course only here for accounting.

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There Are 340,000 Fewer Accountants—and Companies Are Paying the Price

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Yet despite the plentiful job openings, students aren’t racing to major in accounting. For many, the typical entry-level job doesn’t pay enough to make the needed fifth year of college tuition worth it. If I were entering now into the profession, I don’t think I would’ve gone into accounting.” ©2024 Bloomberg L.P.

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Friday Footnotes: For the Last Time, Salaries Are Too Low; NOCLAR Is Back; Big 4 Beat Up Again | 3.1.24

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pic.twitter.com/FQcm4AXSdg — Barbara Pocock (@BarbaraPocock) February 27, 2024 Chartered Accountants mistakenly let ex-PwC partner avoid investigation [ Financial Review ] Speaking of Peter Collins, AFR is still on the beat like a tick on a dog’s ass. Melancon urges accountants not to ignore tools such as ChatGPT.

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AICPA Says it Has a Plan to Fix the CPA Talent Shortage

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One of the biggest questions currently being asked by many throughout the accounting profession is, “How can we make accounting more appealing to students?” There’s plenty of accounting jobs out there that need to be filled— more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left the profession in the past few years.

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Friday Footnotes: Ex-CPA Leaves Clients in the Lurch Before Tax Day; EY Layoffs; More ERC Concerns | 4.12.24

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Accounting jobs are in high demand—many pay over $100,000 and can be done from home [ CNBC ] Didn’t they write this same article a few months ago? While the average mean salary for accountants in the U.S.

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Downsizes (Office Space); CPA CPA CPA; Some Good News on Diversity | 8.26.22

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The agreement is a potentially big step toward resolving a conflict that had appeared likely to force some of China’s largest companies to leave American stock exchanges starting in 2024. CPAs spill the beans [ CPA Canada ] Three accountants share their experience being back at the office. Did y’all get yours???

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