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AICPA Says it Has a Plan to Fix the CPA Talent Shortage

CPA Practice

One of the biggest questions currently being asked by many throughout the accounting profession is, “How can we make accounting more appealing to students?” There’s plenty of accounting jobs out there that need to be filled— more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left the profession in the past few years.

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3 reasons for the accountant shortage (and how CPA firms can attract candidates in 2023)

Accounting Insight

If you’ve followed financial news over the past several months, chances are you’ve seen at least one headline about the ongoing accountant shortage. Several factors contribute to the shortage, like mid-career CPAs changing professions, or early retirements spurred by the pandemic. The question is, how do you get them interested?

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Friday Footnotes: A (Fake) Day in the Life at Deloitte; DYNAMIC Merger For Grant Thornton; CPA Awareness | 12.9.22

Going Concern

Check out these remote accounting jobs at Accountingfly. CPAs reaching out to students to address shortage in profession [ C&G News ]. The Michigan Association of CPAs is calling all potential young accountants, CFOs and financial advisors. Do you have a wandering eye?

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