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New York CPAs Elect Liren Wei as President of State Society

CPA Practice

LLP in Flushing, New York, began his one-year term as president of the New York State Society of CPAs ( NYSSCPA ) on June 1, making him the 104th president of the NYSSCPA. Wei began his accounting career 29 years ago as an entry-level staff accountant.

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This One Chart Shows Just How Boned the Accounting Profession Is

Going Concern

In it, questions are tossed out about how accounting education will change along with the ambitious CPA exam overhaul, with concerns raised about the graduates who will apply their pre-Evolution education to a post-Evolution exam. Master’s degree in computer science master’s programs increased 76% during the same period.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Big 4 Firms Hate Going Concern (Warnings, That Is); Being a Whistleblower Blows | 5.20.24

Going Concern

PwC is facing legal action claiming the accountancy firm is liable for the alleged rape of a graduate employee following after-work drinks. Illinois CPA Society has issued a new pipeline report: Re-Decoding the Decline. Shout-out to NPR for continuing to stay on top of the accounting shortage.

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Fordham University and Deloitte Offer Scholarships for Accounting

CPA Practice

In an effort to support a racially and ethnically diverse student population and help strengthen the pipeline of diverse CPA talent, the Fordham University Gabelli School of Business has announced its collaboration with the Deloitte Foundation in the Deloitte Foundation Accounting Scholars Program (DFASP). Arrieux, Jr.,

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Partners Get Played; Bad Accounting on the Rise; Getting to the Bottom of the Shortage | 9.1.23

Going Concern

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. The Monday Morning News Brief will be published Tuesday. The Monday Morning News Brief will be published Tuesday. Check out this week’s top remote accounting candidates.

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Withum Introduces CEO-elect Pat Walsh to Succeed Bill Hagaman

Withum

Withum, a national top 25 accounting and advisory firm, announced today that Pat Walsh , Partner and Market Leader for Withum’s National Tax Services Practice, will succeed CEO and Managing Partner Bill Hagaman , after his term ends in 2023. Bill Hagaman, CPA, CGMA Managing Partner and CEO, Withum. Stern School of Business, earning his MBA.

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Friday Footnotes: The Metaverse’s First CPA Firm Gets Sued; CPA Exam Blueprints; Mad Mergers | 1.6.23

Going Concern

So customers have filed more than a half-dozen proposed class actions against the NFL’s Tom Brady, accounting firm Prager Metis and Bankman-Fried as an individual, among others. 2024 CPA Exam Blueprints released [ Journal of Accountancy ]. Employers added 223K jobs in December, but cut 1,100 in accounting [ Accounting Today ].