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Public Accounting Salaries Expected to Rise 4.9% in 2024

CPA Practice

Base pay for 11 positions in public accounting is projected to rise 4.9% next year, according to a CPA Practice Advisor analysis of salary data provided by LHH Recruitment Solutions. According to LHH, there is more optimism heading into 2024 than there was this time last year as 2023 approached.

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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

Several factors contribute to the shortage, like mid-career CPAs changing professions, or early retirements spurred by the pandemic. But why has the accounting profession become so unattractive? We’ve gathered three reasons for the shortage of accountants, as well as solutions for CPA firms to consider.

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Earn $20 per Book Promoting My Tax Preparer Book from Home in Your Spare Time

AdviceForTaxpreparers

by Bill Meador, CPA, JD. My name is Bill Meador and I am writing a book to help tax staff succeed in a public accounting firm tax department. Since I do not plan to sell this book through a publishing company, I need another way to market the book to the public. Bill Meador, CPA, JD. It’s your choice.

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There Are 340,000 Fewer Accountants—and Companies Are Paying the Price

CPA Practice

While it’s unclear what exactly led to the mistakes in each of these cases, one major risk factor has reached crisis levels: a shortage of certified public accountants. The lack of help means current accountants’ hours and workloads can be grueling, upping the odds of mistakes and burnout. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Guide to accountant responsibilities

ThomsonReuters

Jump to: What are the roles and responsibilities for accountants? Accountant vs. CPA vs. tax preparer: What are the differences? GAAP and AICPA What issues should accountants be aware of in the profession? How can accountants be more efficient? Accountant responsibilities extend far beyond number crunching.

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Why Fraud—Yes, Fraud—Could Boost the Accounting Talent Pipeline

CPA Practice

In a supplemental analysis of educational and labor market data of more than half a million accounting graduates in the U.S., The complete research, “ Externalities of Financial Statement Fraud on the Incoming Accounting Labor Force ,” will be published soon in the Journal of Accounting Research.

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