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State CPA Societies in Action: Iowa Society of CPAs (ISCPA)

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The Iowa Society of CPAs (ISCPA) was founded in 1915 and currently has more than 4,000 active members, making it the largest professional membership organization in Iowa. Like other states, Iowa is not immune to the current CPA pipeline issues and finding CPA talent is a top concern for businesses across the state.

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Payroll Taxes Demystified: A Breakdown for Accountants and CPAs Serving Business Owners

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As accountants and CPAs, dealing with payroll taxes is essential to managing finances for your business clients. As an accountant or CPA, you play a vital role in: Calculating and withholding taxes correctly. Your client will be assigned an employer tax account number for the state. By Nellie Akalp.

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The Accountant Shortage Makes One Office Get Really Desperate

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Well that’s pretty much what’s happening in accounting right now. In early October, local KCCI in Des Moines ran a story about a shortage at the Iowa State Auditor’s Office. The problem isn’t unique to the Iowa Auditor’s Office. And it’s only just begun. Yes, we know.

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Accounting Firm Leaders Cite ‘Rising Salaries’ As The Second Biggest Problem Facing Their Firms

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Accounting Today has published “ The 20 biggest problems for firms in 2023 ” and no one will be surprised to find out that the war for talent ranks #1 among the firms AT surveyed. ” Raising salaries to levels that would put accounting back in the game as an attractive major to students is indubitably a hardship for firms.

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Letter to the Editor: Life in Public Accounting Doesn’t Add Up For Young Professionals

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In it the author covers their introduction to accounting, the impact the pandemic had on their goals, and the all too familiar feeling of watching your peers make buckets of money in other careers while you grind away in public. ” When I was a junior in high school, I took my first accounting class. I loved the class.

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Accountants Aren’t the Most Concerned About AI’s Impact—Except in One State

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Coming on the heels of a Moss Adams study that revealed 69% of accountants believe artificial intelligence has a positive impact on the accounting profession, a new report from AI customer support company DevRev found that accountants don’t fear AI advancements the most among professionals in the U.S.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: The Diversity-est Big 4 Firm; An EY Record; PCAOB Stream | 10.17.22

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The Iowa State Auditor’s Office is seeing a shortage of accountants along with a shortage of accounting students with 4-year degrees (no duh). The Malawi Accountant General’s office suddenly has at least 17 job vacancies. Meet an insane accountant who really, really did not want to lose clients.

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