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Here Are Even More 2024 Accounting Salary Projections

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Last month we took a look at the 2024 Robert Half Salary Guide to get an idea what public accounting salaries should be in the range of next year, today it’s a similar report from Addison Group and their 2024 Workforce Planning Guide. The guide covers several industries, we are of course only here for accounting.

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Survey Says: Virginia Accountant Salaries By Experience Level

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years $59,022 $60,000 Accountant II: 2-2.9 years $64,972 $67,189 Accountant III: 3-4.9 The post Survey Says: Virginia Accountant Salaries By Experience Level appeared first on Going Concern. years $73,381 $72,800 Supervisor/Mgr. Average increases in industry/corporate (mean 7.0%/median

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Top 7 Reasons Why People Are Leaving Accounting Firms, According to PICPA

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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. Your firm is in a compensation competition for the best talent with many professions—not just accounting.

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Accounting Firms Have Begun to See Mexico As a Goldmine for Accounting and Finance Talent, Says Guy

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And so, as you probably predicted when you started reading this, Max says firms are seeking out talent where the median salary for an entry level accountant is a smidge lower than what those entitled American Zoomers are asking. despite having more than double the population, has just over 665,000 actively licensed CPAs.

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Guy Who Works at a Firm Actually Named FML on Why Accounting Is a Great Career

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So a guy named Brian Kelleher who works for the hilariously named FML CPAs has written an opinion piece for the Hartford Courant entitled “Opinion: Accounting is a fantastic career — despite common misconceptions.” Yes, accountants have incredible lifetime earning potential. Yes, CPAs do even better over a lifetime.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Partners Are Split on the Split; PCAOB Further Annoys Auditors; Recruiting Events Are Back! | 3.31.23

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“It’s a war,” declares Fran Randall, a partner and Richmond market leader for Forvis, one of the nation’s top 10 accounting firms. Stephanie Peters, CEO and president of the Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA), seconds that assessment. Everyone is fighting for the same talent.” He previously held various tax roles at KPMG.

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

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Because of him and others at the firm, I decided to stick with the accounting profession and finish out my four years at Dordt. I watched as the CPAs/partners there coached people through their business, worked with them 1 on 1, and showed them places they could and couldn’t save money. Crazy how that works.