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3 reasons for the accountant shortage (and how CPA firms can attract candidates in 2023)

Accounting Insight

If you’ve followed financial news over the past several months, chances are you’ve seen at least one headline about the ongoing accountant shortage. Maybe you’ve even experienced the pains of struggling to hire candidates at your firm. But why has the accounting profession become so unattractive? Salaries matter.

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New AuditClub Passes Help CPA Firms and Companies Find Talent

CPA Practice

In addition to its existing AuditClub Chiefs passes, the company now offers its AuditClub Crew passes for CPA firms and companies to access virtual crew members with up to six years of experience who perform and review audit procedures based on a member’s solutions requests.

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Ashley V. Johnson, CPA, EA – 2023 “40 Under 40” Honoree

CPA Practice

Johnson, CPA, EA – 2023 “40 Under 40” Honoree Founding Partner J&F Advisors, PLLC www.jandfadvisors.com Career Highlights Ashley Johnson, a Founding Partner and strategic leader at J&F Advisors, PLLC, is committed to advancing the firm’s mission and elevating it among the top CPA firms in Detroit.

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In 2019, Academic Researchers Tried to Answer the Question ‘Is Accounting a Miserable Job?’

Going Concern

Misery in accounting is timeless after all. Plus it’s relevant given the ongoing accounting pipeline problem and concerns about accountant shortages as the paper talks about how the stereotype of “the miserable accountant” actually draws people to the profession for whom misery is a good fit.

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AICPA Says it Has a Plan to Fix the CPA Talent Shortage

CPA Practice

One of the biggest questions currently being asked by many throughout the accounting profession is, “How can we make accounting more appealing to students?” There’s plenty of accounting jobs out there that need to be filled— more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left the profession in the past few years.

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Spotlighting Women in Advisory Practice: “Building an advisory firm around flexibility is key,” says Sandy Heit of ModernCPAs

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Sandy Heit’s path to owning her own accounting firm was a bit unconventional — and ultimately involved her love for photography. She pursued accounting due to a combination of a love for math and heeding her mother’s advice to have a stable job. Owning a business provided many lessons which she would utilize in her life to come.

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AICPA News – Feb. 2024

CPA Practice

AICPA Shares Plan to Strengthen Accounting Pipeline According to the American Institute of CPAs ‘ 2023 Trends Report, bachelor’s degree completions in accounting dropped 7.8% CPA firms of all sizes and practice types could choose to recruit entry-level hires into the program.

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