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Accounting Firms Continue to Prioritize Work-Life Balance

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The Philadelphia Inquirer (via TNS) Molly Kowal decided to become an accountant in part because she knew it would be a stable career. My generation is more focused on maintaining that work-life balance,” said Kowal, who works at accounting firm EisnerAmper in Philadelphia. “A By Lizzy McLellan Ravitch.

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Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Issues 2023 State of Pennsylvania Public Accounting Firms Study

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The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants , the largest CPA association in Pennsylvania with over 20,000 members, has issued its latest Insights report. The report’s deep dive provides the latest data on compensation across titles, technology adoption, billing model breakdowns, M&A and more.

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Top 7 Reasons Why People Are Leaving Accounting Firms, According to PICPA

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PICPA received survey responses from 323 accounting professionals nationwide who have zero to 15 years of public accounting experience and have left their firm or profession within the past five years. Progress is being made, but accounting is a pay-laggard among most financial professions,” PICPA said in the report.

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State CPA Societies in Action: Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs

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Founded in 1897, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) is the second-oldest CPA organization in the U.S. They are also evaluating how they currently engage young people across the state, and are looking to engage students as early as freshmen in high school to drive their interest in accounting careers.

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Marcum Merges in Pennsylvania CPA Firm McCarthy & Co.

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Top 20 accounting firm Marcum said on Monday that it has combined with Blue Bell, PA-based CPA firm McCarthy & Company, in a deal that closed on June 1. The strategic combination bolsters Marcum’s construction practice in the Mid-Atlantic region, the firm said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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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

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PwC is facing legal action claiming the accountancy firm is liable for the alleged rape of a graduate employee following after-work drinks. And the larger firms with more than 100 public clients will have to have an outsider on their board evaluating quality control. Find it, and other ICPAS insights, here.

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CPAs Would Probably Stick Around If Firms Paid Them More, Let’s Just Outsource Instead

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The Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs (PIPCA) has released a new report called CPA Talent Retention 2024: Keeping Your Best Performers , free to read for PIPCA members but we’ll have to settle for browsing the press release. See: Job Security Isn’t Enough to Keep Many Accountants From Quitting from Wall Street Journal (published Sept.

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