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Friday Footnotes: PwC Slashes Partner Class; Accounting Firm Rescues Dog; Do We Still Need CPAs? | 4.19.24

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Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. The Big Four accounting firm is considering adding about 85 U.S.

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Now the Profession Is Losing Experienced Accountants Too

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Here we are again talking about the accountant shortage. Mark Maurer at Wall Street Journal wrote today about a young man named Omer Khokhar who realized after six years in accounting that he was done. The article title: “Job Security Isn’t Enough to Keep Many Accountants From Quitting.” ” Ruh-oh.

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State CPA Society News & Updates – June 2023

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State CPA Society News & Updates is a round-up of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories. The Massachusetts Society of CPAs ( MassCPAs ) recently launched a scholarship to honor the legacy of current Society President and CEO Amy A.

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Extending Outsourcing Contracts Can Alleviate Shortage of CPAs

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By Paula Laurenti, Key Accounts Manager at SAPRO. accounting profession is facing a severe shortage of certified accountants. Projections indicate that demand for accountants and auditors will increase by 13% between 2021 and 2031, with an estimated 136,400 job openings between 2021 and 2023. is due to several factors.

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Capacity Plus Capability: How Co-Sourcing Can Help Overcome the CPA Shortage and Restore Confidence in the Financial Markets

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While the Lakers are currently working to correct the typos, in the accounting world, the price of these unintentional errors and lack of oversight (due to talent shortages and/or strained capacity at the senior management or executive level) can be especially costly — financially, operationally and reputationally.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Every Day Is Fools’ Day For Some Accounting Employers; McKinsey Now Paying People to Leave | 4.1.24

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Business Insider wrote about the accountant shortage, specifically Tupperware griping in regulatory filings that it can’t find enough people (again): The accountant shortage is so bad that companies are delaying filing key mandatory reports. A lot of this work that we’re doing is, I’d call it forensic accounting,” Cipriano said.

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AICPA Wants Congress to Extend Sec. 174 R&E Expensing, Other Expired Tax Provisions

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T he American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) submitted a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee requesting immediate consideration of the treatment of section 174 research and experimental expenditures, as well as numerous expired tax provisions.

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