CPA Practice

OCTOBER 12, 2023

post-secondary accounting degrees fell sharply in the 2021-22 academic year, according to a biennial American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) report on trends related to accounting graduation rates, the CPA Exam and hiring demand by accounting firms. The number of students earning U.S. and 8.4%, respectively.

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KROST

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Pasadena, CA – INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) named KROST CPAs & Consultants Top 100 Firm, Top 100 Fastest-Growing Organic Growth Firm, Top 100 Fastest-Growing All Growth, and best of the best in 2021. The firm placed 81 st on the prestigious top 100 list, a substantial leap from 116th in 2020.

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Going Concern

MAY 30, 2023

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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CPA Practice

MAY 26, 2023

The governing body of the American Institute of CPAs has endorsed the creation of a national strategy to boost the number of accounting graduates who enter the profession, as well as those who go on to obtain a CPA license. It also directed the organization to lead a united, profession-wide effort to achieve those aims. We share it.

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Going Concern

APRIL 29, 2024

” Also want to include this link from Footnotes in case you missed it, we’ll do a full story later: PIPCA Survey Sheds Light on What Existing CPAs Want and Why Some are Leaving [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] The report is found here: CPA Talent Retention 2024: Keeping Your Best Performers And now new news. “ U.S.

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CPA Practice

MAY 24, 2023

The governing body of the American Institute of CPAs has endorsed the creation of a national strategy to boost the number of accounting graduates who enter the profession, as well as those who go on to obtain a CPA license. It also directed the organization to lead a united, profession-wide effort to achieve those aims. We share it.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 28, 2023

Accounting firms across the pond are ditching Zoom interviews, writes Sunday Times : Zoom calls became the norm for business meetings during the pandemic — but accountancy firms, among the biggest graduate recruiters, are going back to face-to-face interviews when hiring, saying it is easier to assess candidates’ characters. “The

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Going Concern

APRIL 15, 2024

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.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 16, 2024

Supposedly accounting is the hottest in-demand remote job : The most sought-after remote job companies are hiring for isn’t in tech, as you might expect. Accountant is the hottest work-from-home job on the market right now. Accountants claimed the top spot in FlexJobs’ annual ranking of the top remote jobs in the U.S.,

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Here’s what happened: Ontario public accounting licensing body CPA Ontario reached an out-of-court settlement with Marcum LLP resolving allegations of multiple instances of US Marcum partners performing work in Ontario — including issuer audits — without said partners being licensed to practice in the province.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 29, 2023

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.” I’m involved in recruiting for one of the largest accounting firms in Connecticut.

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Account accountant accounted public accounting 100

Withum

MAY 27, 2022

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Government Non-Profits audit public accounting 52

Going Concern

MAY 12, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. UK accounting sector needs to put more emphasis on its people [ AccountancyAge ] Across the UK, increasing turnover rates have been observed across barrios sectors.

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CPA Account accountant accounted 109

Going Concern

MAY 13, 2024

AT&T is coming for your recruits : AT&T Woos Accounting Students, Bypasses Big Four Training Ground AT&T Inc.’s ’s top accountant is confronting a competitive job market by rethinking the company’s traditional reliance on large CPA firms as a training ground for new hires, taking her recruiting pitch on-campus instead.

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Going Concern

APRIL 15, 2022

To counter this perception, the accounting profession could be rebranded as a foundational force of social stability and progress, and not just as “a job” with long hours and low return on investment (ROI) on education. There is another way of putting this: Accounting is a profession whose brand has not been diluted.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A proposal issued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on Tuesday would hold auditors and others more accountable when they negligently, directly, and substantially cause their firm to violate auditing standards. The deadline for public comment on the proposal is Nov.

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Going Concern

JULY 31, 2023

Market concentration in the consultancy industry came to a head this year after it was revealed PwC partners had misused information by passing on confidential Federal Government information to clients, sparking the sale of its consulting business to Allegro Funds to $1. It’s very important for our economy that we have proper audit,” he said.

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auditor Account accountant accounted 91

CPA Practice

JUNE 7, 2023

Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, CPA.CITP, CGMA 2023 Most Powerful Women in Accounting Chief Executive Officer KET Solutions, LLC How do you envision the accounting profession evolving in the foreseeable future for women? In order to maintain competitiveness and relevance, the accounting profession must continue to evolve. Why not And?

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CPA Practice

JUNE 13, 2023

Farmington, MI-based top 30 accounting firm UHY continues to grow in its home state by merging in CPA firm Baird, Cotter & Bishop PC. Baird, Cotter & Bishop has vast experience serving government entities, which will deepen our bench as a trusted service provider to the public sector.”

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Going Concern

MARCH 27, 2023

billion accounting error Alright, here are some other headlines for ya. Deloitte, Accenture, McKinsey: Who Are The Top Consulting Firms For B-School Students? It added China supports Deloitte and other global accounting firms in operating legally in the nation, and that they will be treated equally with domestic accountants.

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CPA Practice

MAY 30, 2023

Certified Public Accountants from across the nation made their way to Capitol Hill last week to meet with lawmakers on issues important to the accounting profession during the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Spring Meeting of Council and Annual Members Meeting from May 23-25. government’s financial statements.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Rendon, the court of appeal reviewed the enforceability of the noncompete and nonsolicitation provisions in Anaheim-based accounting firm Frazer, LLP’s partnership agreement. I’m just seeing a black screen” said Michael Chandler, Chief Project Manager at GWC accounting. And why are firms so cheap?? Can anyone see me?

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

There’s a contentious battle raging over the 150 unit requirement for CPA licensure as we speak and in the meantime we have to figure something out to ease the accountant shortage that has a bit more immediate impact (and doesn’t involve paying people more because clearly the firms are not down with that idea).

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Financial Advisor says many accounting firms want to get on the wealth management bandwagon “to serve clients better” but of course really “ wealth management practices can be quite profitable when done well. These senior partners are responsible for their firm’s wealth management efforts. ” Guess what?

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

At Mazars, she specializes in accounting and auditing for transportation and logistics. Their energy and drive for the accounting profession is something we support and want to highlight at the NJCPA,” said Aiysha (AJ) Johnson, MA, IOM, CEO and executive director at the NJCPA. We could not be prouder of these two emerging leaders.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 31, 2023

Suttle & Stalnaker, PLLC, a full-service certified public accounting and consulting firm with offices in West Virginia, will celebrate 50 years of serving clients in and around the Mountain State in 2023. Our team has faithfully served our clients throughout West Virginia and beyond with personalized accounting services.

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West Virginia cpa firm CPA Virginia 98

Going Concern

MAY 26, 2023

Last week, the AICPA released a revised pipeline acceleration plan , the goal of which is to get more young people into accounting to save the profession from extinction. At its spring meeting in Washington this week, the AICPA’s governing body (“Council”) approved this plan. Cue measured fanfare.

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South Carolina Education CPA Account 107

Going Concern

MARCH 11, 2024

We’ll be doing an article shortly, in the meantime here are some quotes from INSIDE Public Accounting : Bob Cedergren, MNCPA board chair added, “I can tell you from my own experience, through conversations with colleagues throughout the country and the members of the MNCPA, that we have a significant shortage of CPAs.

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ThomsonReuters

JUNE 28, 2023

Let’s take a look at some best practices accounting firms can use to help clients overcome the challenges of ESG data collection and management. When you look at ESG through the lens of a tax and accounting firm, reporting on environmental, social, and governance factors is enabled by data.

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Going Concern

JUNE 15, 2022

Saw this on our Twitter timeline, thought I’d throw it to the sharks and see if anyone has some thoughts: Accounting industry. “guess I’ll be an accountant” On a related subject, have any of you spoken to a CPA today? We all agree there numerous issues & major changes are needed. Or in the last 20 years?

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Withum

DECEMBER 16, 2022

On December 12, 2022, Martinez & Associates, a public accounting firm headquartered in Winter Springs, FL, announced it will join its practice with WithumSmith+Brown, PC (Withum), a nationally recognized CPA and advisory firm with 20 offices and annual revenue of $450M, ranking in the top 25 firms in the country.

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Florida CPA Construction Manufacturing 98

Going Concern

AUGUST 11, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Talent After a pandemic-era hiring binge, consulting firms are cutting back [ Crain’s Chicago Business ] There’s a paywall but you kids are internet savvy.

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Account accountant accounted Tennessee 80

Going Concern

JANUARY 30, 2023

Deloitte & Touche LLP partners and staffers failed to make financial disclosures required to ensure the independence of their audit work, according to new details from the firm’s 2018 PCAOB inspection. These escrow accounts were at the centre of the Wirecard fraud. These are skills that AI simply cannot replicate.

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Account accountant accounted cpa firm 80

Going Concern

APRIL 21, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. But that might be the least of it: The outlook for EY’s business of charging for advice and accounting is getting weaker in the U.S. A failed breakup attempt cost the company $600 million.

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Account accountant accounted audit 102

Going Concern

JULY 10, 2023

The audit, tax and advisory services firm reported a 6.4% Other leading accounting firms such as New York-based Deloitte and Ernst & Young also reported upticks in their Chicago headcounts. The firms’ biggest customer was the Department of Defence from which the four received a total of $396.8 Guess what?

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The program allows UMCS students to kickstart their careers by developing their accounting, finance, and business skills and earning prestigious professional qualifications alongside their university studies.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 10, 2024

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) issued a pair of proposals on April 9, one of which would require audit firms to publicly disclose several metrics —including the involvement of partners and managers on an audit, auditor workload, and auditor turnover—on a new form that would be accessible to investors.

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