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State CPA Societies in Action: Iowa Society of CPAs (ISCPA)

CPA Practice

State CPA Societies in Action is a series of articles spotlighting the varied educational, advocacy, networking and professional activities in state CPA societies across the U.S. Like other states, Iowa is not immune to the current CPA pipeline issues and finding CPA talent is a top concern for businesses across the state.

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

Going Concern

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. ” When I was a junior in high school, I took my first accounting class. I loved the class.

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Congrats to Xero’s 2022 NABA Scholarship recipient

Xero

At Xero, we’re passionate about mentoring and encouraging the next generation of accounting, small business, and finance leaders. One of many industry associations we are proud to support is the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA). What motivated you to pursue accounting as a career path?

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

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was active in the establishment of the AICPA and played a key role in advancing education within the profession. 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.,

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AICPA News – Dec. 2023

CPA Practice

The Registered Apprenticeship for Finance Business is the nation’s first-of-its-type program for accounting and finance that is dedicated to establishing a pipeline of highly engaged candidates that allows employers to monitor and develop more skilled, diverse, and long-term employees.

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Southern Illinois University Wins 21st Annual Deloitte FanTAXtic National Case Study Competition

CPA Practice

Sponsored by Deloitte Tax LLP and supported by the Deloitte Foundation, FanTAXtic has engaged nearly 6,500 students since inception in 2002 and is designed to educate and prepare the next generation of tax talent for a career in business and tax.

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AICPA News – Jan. 2024

CPA Practice

The Registered Apprenticeship for Finance Business is the nation’s first-of-its-type program for accounting and finance that is dedicated to establishing a pipeline of highly engaged candidates that allows employers to monitor and develop more skilled, diverse, and long-term employees.

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