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

CPA Practice

While it’s unclear what exactly led to the mistakes in each of these cases, one major risk factor has reached crisis levels: a shortage of certified public accountants. The lack of help means current accountants’ hours and workloads can be grueling, upping the odds of mistakes and burnout. “If

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Why Fraud—Yes, Fraud—Could Boost the Accounting Talent Pipeline

CPA Practice

A new study from the University of Florida revealed how financial fraud can play a surprising role in the struggling accounting labor force. Insights from these studies imply that fraud would create a negative stigma around the labor market for all business fields, and accounting in particular, but we find the opposite.

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Guide to accountant responsibilities

ThomsonReuters

Jump to: What are the roles and responsibilities for accountants? Accountant vs. CPA vs. tax preparer: What are the differences? GAAP and AICPA What issues should accountants be aware of in the profession? How can accountants be more efficient? Accountant responsibilities extend far beyond number crunching.

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Here Are Even More 2024 Accounting Salary Projections

Going Concern

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. Say what now?

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Wall Street Journal Addresses the Accountant Shortage, Suggests a Recession Could Fix It

Going Concern

I made my entrée into accounting way back in 2007, at the time my job involved a three-hour roundtrip journey across four Bay Area counties and back and I was looking for something a bit closer to home. They say accounting is recession-proof, I had an inside view during the worst recession of our lifetime and must agree.

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

CPA Practice

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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3 reasons for the accountant shortage (and how CPA firms can attract candidates in 2023)

Accounting Insight

If you’ve followed financial news over the past several months, chances are you’ve seen at least one headline about the ongoing accountant shortage. Several factors contribute to the shortage, like mid-career CPAs changing professions, or early retirements spurred by the pandemic. Transaction implications are wide-reaching.