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Top Remote Tax and Accounting Candidates of the Week | August 7, 2025

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TAX CANDIDATES FTE Tax Senior / Manager | Candidate ID #20575535 Certifications: EA Education: BS Accounting and Management Experience (years): 20+ years accounting and tax experience Work experience (detail): 11 years in public accounting 7+ years managing a CPA firm Prepares and reviews financials and tax returns Led a remote and hybrid tax team (..)

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Top Remote Tax and Accounting Candidates of the Week | July 10, 2025

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TAX CANDIDATES FTE Tax and Advisory | Candidate ID #24421361 Certifications: CPA Education: BBA Accounting Experience (years): 30 years accounting experience Work experience (detail): 10+ in public accounting Manages a book of clients, tax prep, sign off, advisory Leads client tax planning and transaction advisory Researches and presents tax savings (..)

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Effective September 1, You Can Sit For the CPA Exam in Texas With 120 Units

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Here’s all that information plus some extra details in graphic form for those who prefer visuals: via this handy Texas State Board of Accountancy PDF that explains everything candidates need to know about this amendment to the Texas Public Accountancy Act And even more info!

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How to address growing skills gap for sales tax compliance

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According to published reports , fewer than 100,000 people take the certified public accountant exam each year; about half fail. University enrollment in accounting courses is also dropping. The shortage starts at the highest level of tax compliance and trickles down.

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CPA Firm Managing Partner Weighs in on How to Rebuild the Talent Pipeline

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That’s it, you sit at a desk all day and crunch numbers, and that’s not true either, particularly if you’re in public accounting or doing consulting work for clients. We have not done a good job of messaging that to future generations and those who might be interested in accounting. “We

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Yale Grad and Grant Thornton Lawyer Argues The Case For an Undergraduate Accounting Program at Yale

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There’s nothing wrong with the trades, in fact if you do the math many plumbers make more per hour than early-career public accountants (ouch again). I’m pretty sure there is no one alive today who has seen a green eyeshade other than as a Halloween costume. Surely no one believes this stereotype in current year?

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Texas Close to Allowing CPA Candidates to Test with 120 Credits

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There has been much debate in certain corners of the accounting profession lately about whether the 150-hour rule for CPA licensure has contributed to the pipeline of accountants drying up in recent years —that and the subpar starting pay in public accounting and the long hours required to work, especially during busy season.