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Accountants Will Go Extinct in the Next Decade, Says Guy

Going Concern

Sad prediction: AI and offshoring are going to wreck the accounting profession in the next decade. In all the talk about AI and offshoring eliminating accounting as we know it, one aspect not talked about enough is the first 1/4th of the pipeline. ” The latter are definitely on the endangered species list. .

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AICPA Recognizes Top 2022 CPA Exam Performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award

CPA Practice

Victoria Saravia Bazoberry (New York), a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accountancy, is employed with KPMG LLP in New York, NY. Sells, one of the first CPAs in the U.S., was active in the establishment of the AICPA and played a key role in advancing education within the profession.

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Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: CPA Numbers Are Abysmal; PwC Blocked Government Inquiry | 5.30.23

Going Concern

FT dropped this over the weekend : Candidate numbers for US accountancy exams drop to lowest in 17 years New figures from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants showed the shortage of CPA candidates that has plagued the profession in recent years worsened in 2022, dashing hopes for a quick rebound from the pandemic.

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Professor Accuses Professional Accountant Body of Hoarding Fines Like Smaug Hoards Gold

Going Concern

It appears the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has finally pushed Sheffield University’s Richard Murphy over the edge. The Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield’s Management School issued a new report chastising the group for hoarding funds.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Big 4 Firms Hate Going Concern (Warnings, That Is); Being a Whistleblower Blows | 5.20.24

Going Concern

PwC is facing legal action claiming the accountancy firm is liable for the alleged rape of a graduate employee following after-work drinks. Shout-out to NPR for continuing to stay on top of the accounting shortage. Illinois CPA Society has issued a new pipeline report: Re-Decoding the Decline. Find it, and other ICPAS insights, here.

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Accountant highly commended in book awards

Accounting Insight

An accountant and mentor has been Highly Commended for her third business book at a national award ceremony celebrating quality and variety. Della Hudson, of Minerva Accountants in Bristol and Somerset, has written Changing the Numbers: How to deliver advisory services for maximum success for fellow accountants.

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A New Zealand Accountant Took Client Retention to a Whole Other, Insane Level

Going Concern

It appears all of this (alleged) behavior stems from the accountant not wanting to lose her clients and lashing out at them when they tried to call things quits. ” The client was a bakery that ran into problems when they tried to switch to a different accountant. .”