CPA Practice
APRIL 25, 2024
PICPA received survey responses from 323 accounting professionals nationwide who have zero to 15 years of public accounting experience and have left their firm or profession within the past five years. Firms have to pay quality talent what they are worth or expect to lose them.
Going Concern
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
As CEO of a staffing firm that connects companies with professionals in Mexico, every day I speak with accounting firms, CFOs and other executives looking to hire accountants and other financial professionals in the U.S. despite having more than double the population, has just over 665,000 actively licensed CPAs.
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Going Concern
MAY 2, 2024
FTE Accountant | Candidate ID #16071602 Certifications: NA Education: BA Accounting in progress Experience (years): 7+ years of overall experience Work experience (detail): Currently with a public accounting firm Services 15+ monthly clients and 75+ quarterly clients Team leadership and work review experience Prepares 100+ returns during tax season (..)
Going Concern
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
KTVN in Reno has covered the CPA shortage and in order to do so because local news reporters rarely even think about accountants much less report on them, the news spoke to the incredibly candid Mark Bailey, managing partner and founder of Excelsis Accounting Group. Reno is 4% higher than national average, San Francisco 35%.
Going Concern
AUGUST 29, 2023
I’m involved in recruiting for one of the largest accounting firms in Connecticut. Yes, accountants have incredible lifetime earning potential. Yes, CPAs do even better over a lifetime. Way to minimize the reality for countless public accountants. The CPA exam is hard. Also, the CPA exam is hard.
CPA Practice
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Starting salaries for roles in tax services are projected to increase an average of 3.6% in 2024, while audit and assurance services will see starting salaries likely go up an average of 3.8% next year, according to a CPA Practice Advisor analysis of public accounting pay data provided by specialized staffing firm Robert Half.
Going Concern
OCTOBER 20, 2023
note: A reader sent in this thought-provoking essay on their experience as a CPA. In it the author covers their introduction to accounting, the impact the pandemic had on their goals, and the all too familiar feeling of watching your peers make buckets of money in other careers while you grind away in public. Crazy how that works.
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