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Meeting the Staffing Demands: How Automation is Transforming Accounting Firms

CPA Practice

Over the past two years, more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left their positions, marking a 17% decline from the peak of the profession a few years ago. The retirement of CPAs contributes to the shortage of qualified tax practitioners, with nearly 75% of the workforce in 2020 reaching retirement age, according to the AICPA.

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CPAs to Clients: The IRS is Coming for Cryptocurrency

CPA Practice

Most of our clients are dabbling in it through platforms like Robinhood Crypto,” said Elizabeth “Li” Connolly, a firm partner. The IRS’s strategic operating plan for 2023 through 2031 lays out the agency’s intention to ramp up enforcement action related to digital assets, according to Green Tree, PA-based accounting firm H2R CPA.

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Extending Outsourcing Contracts Can Alleviate Shortage of CPAs

CPA Practice

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. Paula Laurenti, Key Accounts Manager at SAPRO.

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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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consulting partners by more than 50% compared with last year as demand for advisory services continues to slow and the firm reorganizes its business lines. The Big Four accounting firm is considering adding about 85 U.S. CPAs Have a Branding Problem for the Younger Generation [ CPA Journal ] By Jason L.

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