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CRI Expands Into Oklahoma After Merger with Stanfield + O’Dell

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Top 25 accounting firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI) now has its first location in Oklahoma after combining with Tulsa-based Stanfield + O’Dell P.C. Expanding our footprint into Oklahoma has long been a part of our strategic growth plan,” said Bill Carr, CRI executive chairman and portfolio managing partner.

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The Value in Providing Specialized Accounting Services for Niche Markets

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As accounting continues to evolve from the traditional services to a model that favors value-added contributions, the number of companies offering targeted services for specific niche markets should continue to proliferate. But the accounting profession isn’t alone in this evolutionary process. By Adam Powell, CPA.

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State CPA Society News & Updates – June 2023

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The Society will award the $5,000 scholarship each year to a deserving undergraduate or graduate student pursuing an accounting degree in Massachusetts. The Delaware Society of Certified Public Accountants (DSCPA) is offering the Delaware Ethics for CPAs course. Check out DSCPA.org for more information or to register online.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Capping Busy Season Hours FTW; Open the Books on Audit Firms? | 4.15.24

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In response, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has drafted a rule that the accounting firms can have public trust or private financials—but they can’t have both. Public accounting firms operate in a unique space in our society. Regulations need to change to match. Right now, they don’t.

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Accountants Aren’t the Most Concerned About AI’s Impact—Except in One State

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Coming on the heels of a Moss Adams study that revealed 69% of accountants believe artificial intelligence has a positive impact on the accounting profession, a new report from AI customer support company DevRev found that accountants don’t fear AI advancements the most among professionals in the U.S.

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Yale Grad and Grant Thornton Lawyer Argues The Case For an Undergraduate Accounting Program at Yale

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2010) has penned an article for Yale Daily News that argues — quite well — why Yale needs an accounting program. There’s nothing wrong with the trades, in fact if you do the math many plumbers make more per hour than early-career public accountants (ouch again). Accounting is a trade.” Juniors and seniors only.

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AICPA Announces 2023 Leadership Academy Graduates

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The Leadership Academy features career-development workshops and sessions with some of the accounting profession’s most prominent leaders, which this year included AICPA Chair Okorie Ramsey, CPA, CGMA, PMP, NACD.DC; and AICPA President and CEO Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA. This year’s class included representatives from 25 states.

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