CPA Practice

OCTOBER 20, 2023

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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Going Concern

AUGUST 24, 2022

Misery in accounting is timeless after all. Plus it’s relevant given the ongoing accounting pipeline problem and concerns about accountant shortages as the paper talks about how the stereotype of “the miserable accountant” actually draws people to the profession for whom misery is a good fit.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 20, 2022

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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Going Concern

MAY 8, 2023

This ESPN article about tonight’s draft mentions only “accounting firm.” Don’t let The Guardian scare you about layoffs, find a new accounting job instead. Accountingfly is seeking professionals at all levels to fill all kinds of remote accounting jobs. The actual term is longer.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 7, 2023

Nine out of 10 accountants in the United States report that they have struggled to hire good, quality job candidates in the past year, according to a new survey commissioned by Intuit QuickBooks. That’s an issue when 82% of accountants anticipate business growth in 2023. Cultivate Talent Within Your Firm Roughly half of U.S.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 16, 2023

As Michelle Lubbe works toward the online Master’s of Accounting (iMSA) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she instantly puts what she learns to the test. “On The case for online learning is even more vital for firms that are grappling with talent shortages and a dwindling talent pool. However, the job is evolving.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 21, 2022

KPMG flunks US overseas audit inspections twice as often as rivals [ Financial Times ] US regulators were twice as likely to find flaws in audits conducted by the overseas affiliates of KPMG than those of any other Big Four accounting firm, an analysis of inspection data shows. Accounting Firm Mergers. Understaffed?

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Scott Scarano is not your typical accounting firm owner. Over time, he was able to purchase the firm and scale it into a profitable, million-dollar business. As told to me on the Earmark Podcast , Scott’s story proves accounting can provide purpose, community, and fulfillment for those from non-traditional backgrounds.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As we enter 2024, it’s natural to wonder what the future holds for this transformative emerging technology, especially for accountants. At the Ensuring Success Conference in Dallas , a session called “AI For Real: How Can Accountants Use This Technology?” reaches deal on landmark AI bill, racing ahead of U.S.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 30, 2023

PwC has picked the head of its international advisory business, Mohamed Kande, to be its next chair, putting the Big Four accounting firm in the hands of a consulting partner. Kande’s selection by PwC’s global board was revealed to the firm’s partners on Monday, according to people familiar with the internal message.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Ernst & Young’s leaders are looking at backup plans for the firm’s split to address rising funding costs and a potential slowdown in growth that could imperil the rich payouts promised to partners, according to people familiar with the matter. Quiz: Test your remote audit knowledge [ Journal of Accountancy ].

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Going Concern

MARCH 1, 2024

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. This is an accounting trick.

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Angry Accountants

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Sometimes that applies to those with an accounting job that hate every day of their lives, and sometimes that applies to those who have lost their accounting job and hate every day of their lives looking for another accounting job. Of course, sometimes you do need to get out of the accounting profession.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 20, 2023

Practice Management How firms use stay interviews to boost retention [ Journal of Accountancy ] Job interviews have long been an essential part of the hiring process. But now, some public accounting firms are turning the lens on themselves.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Financial advisory company AlixPartners was chosen for the task and is led by former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chief accountant Matt Jacques, according to a Dec. The Justice Department has accused Rikesh Thapa of defrauding his startup tech firm of more than $1 million in U.S. 7 report from the Wall Street Journal.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. The accusations have been met with scorn by the firms, concerned that inaccurate information has been given parliamentary privilege to unfairly tarnish the reputation of its staff.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 26, 2022

While you’re here, allow us to pester you to sign up for our newsletter to get accounting headlines twice a week. We found Barry Melancon’s Reddit account. Do we need accounting firms? And the rules of partnership can often slow decision-making and prevent firms from taking risks and nimbly meeting challenges.

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Ryan Lazanis

APRIL 10, 2022

In this guide, I’m going to outline what the future of accounting looks like for accounting firms and how to best prepare for it in 2022. This guide will cover trends that are happening at this very moment and specific strategies that you can use right now to better prepare you and your firm for the future.

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AdviceForTaxpreparers

JULY 29, 2019

Accounting Jokes, Videos, Puns and Humor. by Bill Meador, CPA, JD. If you are going to be an accountant then you have to be able to laugh at yourself. I put together this post to bring together any funny and entertaining accounting and tax videos, puns, jokes, pictures, etc. Accounting and CPA Puns.

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