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Friday Footnotes: For the Last Time, Salaries Are Too Low; NOCLAR Is Back; Big 4 Beat Up Again | 3.1.24

Going Concern

Meanwhile, the audit side is under increased regulatory pressure because of perceived lapses in audit quality at accounting firms of all sizes. Last year, the median salary for full-time entry-level accounting jobs was roughly $62,500, up from about $50,000 in 2020, according to Handshake data.

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Accounting Jokes, Videos, Puns and Humor

AdviceForTaxpreparers

Short Accounting and CPA Jokes. Famous Accounting Quotes. Funny Accounting Songs. Funny Accounting Videos. Longer Accounting Jokes. Accounting & CPA puns. Be audit you can be. Accountants are always the LIFO the party. It’s an accrual world, audit can help you bridge the GAAP.

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

Going Concern

BDO Ireland creates 100 jobs as it moves to new office in Dublin [ RTÉ ]. Accounting, tax audit, and business advisory firm BDO is investing €5m in a new office as it creates 100 new jobs. Check out these remote accounting jobs at Accountingfly. Do you have a wandering eye?

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Downsizes (Office Space); CPA CPA CPA; Some Good News on Diversity | 8.26.22

Going Concern

Headquarters at Hudson Yards [ Wall Street Journal ] The global audit and consulting firm KPMG LLP is shrinking its New York office space by more than 40%, becoming the latest big company to cut back on real estate as it embraces hybrid work. and China Announce Deal to Share Audits of U.S.-Listed Firm M&A.

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Is Twice as Bad as Other Firms; Upskill or Die; Hella M&A | 10.21.22

Going Concern

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. UHY Acquires Michigan Firm.

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Future of Accounting: The 2022 Annual Guide

Ryan Lazanis

The Great Resignation , where people are quitting their accounting jobs in droves like never before. We can grow our firm if we’re not adequately filling the accounting jobs we have open. Here are a few ways how to ensure proper balance in accounting life : Tip 1: Engage in Capacity Planning.

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