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

Going Concern

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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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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How to address growing skills gap for sales tax compliance

TaxConnex

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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CPAs Provide Six Ways to Replenish the Talent Pipeline

CPA Practice

The students are working through the universities and accounting firms to be able to get structured experience, so to speak, that fulfills the criteria with the right oversight and allows the credits to be on a transcript for the college,” Kessler told CPA Practice Advisor in an interview.

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The Face of Forensic Accounting

FraudFiles

Along with being a Certified Public Accountant, Tracy is certified in financial forensics, has a degree in criminology, and holds a Master of Business Administration. She has written four books on forensic accounting and fraud investigation, and has taught numerous forensic accounting courses to accountants and attorneys.

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

Going Concern

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

CPA Practice

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.

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