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Public Accounting Starting Salaries Expected to Increase Nearly 4% in 2024

CPA Practice

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.

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Letter to the Editor: Life in Public Accounting Doesn’t Add Up For Young Professionals

Going Concern

There was only one time that I saw someone walking out of our office with a frown on their face, and that’s because one of the CPAs told them that they couldn’t commit tax fraud on their farm. Like most public accounting experiences, it has been a mixed bag. Crazy how that works. It’s a special place. It is not sustainable.

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Here’s Everything We Know So Far About 2022 Accounting Salary Projections

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As you’re about to see from the salary reports we’ve shared with you over the past few months those rumors are in fact true. According to trusty ole Bob, starting pay in each of the 10 public accounting roles included in the 2022 salary guide is expected to rise by an average of between 1.4% Tax partner.

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | May 16, 2024

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Struggling to find remote accountants, CAS experts, auditors, or tax professionals for your firm or internal team? With our Always-On Recruiting service, access a pool of skilled remote accountants without any upfront costs. Accountingfly can help!

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Our Profession Really Has Abused Those at the Entry Level, Says Managing Partner to the Local News

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“It’s not uncommon for an accounting firm to require their lower-level staff, up to four or five years and even after that, to work 80 or 90-hour weeks.” We know of at least one mid-tier firm headquartered in the Midwest that had this very problem, there are no doubt many more we haven’t gotten the scoop on.

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These 10 LCOL Cities Are Expected to Have Higher-Than-Average Public Accounting Starting Salaries in 2023

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Over the last week we ’ve taken a look at projected public accounting starting salaries in 2023 for eight cities with a high cost of living and 12 cities with a medium cost of living , and how those salaries compare to the national averages contained in the 2023 Robert Half Accounting & Finance Salary Guide.

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | May 2, 2024

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Struggling to find remote accountants, CAS experts, auditors, or tax professionals for your firm or internal team? With our Always-On Recruiting service, access a pool of skilled remote accountants without any upfront costs. Accountingfly can help!