CPA Practice

MAY 8, 2023

Shortly after Fortune released its ranking of the 100 best companies to work for in 2023, which included a smattering of public accounting firms , the business magazine came out with its inaugural ranking of the best online master’s degree programs in accounting.

North Carolina 111

North Carolina Account accountant accounted 111

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.

Texas 114

Texas Georgia accounting and finance Virginia 114

CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Top influencer keynotes, transformative tech insights and AI innovators converge to elevate the accounting profession at RightNOW 2024. Identifying and implementing the ideal security, data, technology and AI strategies will prime accounting firms for success in 2024 and beyond,” said Joel Hughes, CEO of Rightworks.

Technology 113

Technology Texas accounting firms Education 113

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

formerly Edge Legal Marketing and Accounting Edge Marketing), a Minneapolis-based public relations and marketing firm serving the needs of organizations in the legal and accounting industries, has been named a gold winner in two categories of the prestigious MarCom Awards. Edge Marketing, Inc.

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Account accountant accounted Connecticut 75

ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Following high school and an internship at a small business where her role included accounting work, Brittany Lanphier determined that she would definitely not study accounting in college. Something clicked then, Lanphier says, and she found that she liked accounting.

CPA 97

CPA Account accountant accounted 97

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. Right now, they don’t.

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audit Account accountant accounted 62

CPA Practice

MAY 18, 2023

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.

CPA 128

CPA institute of chartered accountants chartered accountant North Dakota 128

CPA Practice

JUNE 5, 2023

Top 25 accounting firm Cherry Bekaert has acquired New Orleans-based Legier & Company, a boutique forensic and litigation consulting firm that specializes in forensic accounting, business interruption services, expert witness testimony, and dispute advisory services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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forensic accounting Louisiana Account accountant 52

CPA Practice

JANUARY 17, 2024

Coming on the heels of a Moss Adams study that revealed 69% of accountants believe artificial intelligence has a positive impact on the accounting profession, a new report from AI customer support company DevRev found that accountants don’t fear AI advancements the most among professionals in the U.S.

North Dakota 58

North Dakota Rhode Island West Virginia South Dakota 58

CPA Practice

AUGUST 23, 2023

When it comes to a corporation’s relationship with its accounting firm, the firm itself is less important than the partner who leads its engagement team in lowering its tax rate, according to a new study from Iowa’s Tippie College of Business. The answer is that it’s the partner that matters much more than the accounting firm.”

Tax 98

Tax business tax North Carolina tax preparation 98

Going Concern

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

When we talk about why no one wants to be an accountant anymore, a handful of things come up in every thread. Let’s quickly get them down in case an alien who just landed on Earth this morning Googles “accountant shortage,” arrives on this article, and wishes to learn more about the causes. But nixing 150 altogether?

Entertainment 115

Entertainment Florida CPA Account 115

CPA Practice

JANUARY 30, 2024

NDH Advisors has acquired Houston-based CPA firm Jain & Jain—the second transaction the Chicago accounting business has made in as many months. NDH’s first foray into M&A was last November when it acquired Leawood, KS-based tax and accounting firm Stratus Group. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

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cpa firm CPA Utah Texas 52

CPA Practice

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Johnny Welborn, Texas Elite 25 Teresa Barton, Utah Jeri Beckham, Texas Frank Calise, Ariz. Terri Henson, Texas Bibiano Lopez, Ga. Texas David Roy, Conn. Keith Robertson, Texas Pearl Sibadan, N.Y. Johnny Welborn, Texas Denise Zaharoff, Ga. Jeri Beckham, Texas Joan Bengford, Iowa Velma Bjorgum, N.D.

Iowa 52

Iowa Texas Utah Ohio 52

CPA Practice

JANUARY 2, 2024

PKF Mueller Joins Cherry Bekaert to Expand Chicago Market Reach Cherry Bekaery, an assurance, tax and advisory firm, recently completed an acquisition transaction with PKF Mueller , a full-service certified public accounting and business advisory firm located in the metropolitan Chicago area.

Illinois 114

Illinois Pharmaceutical E-commerce audit 114

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The Bonadio Group, a top 50 accounting firm based in Pittsford, NY, is merging in a top 400 CPA firm—Dallas-based Howard LLP. Wexler, who helped open Bonadio Group’s first Dallas office in 2018, will refocus his efforts on business development and client service to support continued strategic growth in Texas, the firm said.

Texas 52

Texas cpa firm CPA New York 52

CPA Practice

APRIL 4, 2024

Forty-eight hours after saying it was acquiring a Texas firm that specializes in government audits, top 15 accounting firm Crowe announced Thursday the addition of ITR Economics, a Manchester, NH-based economic research and intelligence firm.

New Hampshire 52

New Hampshire Texas audit Legal 52

ThomsonReuters

MARCH 15, 2021

So far, we’ve only seen one instance of local filing deadline extensions in Texas, where the deadline was pushed to June 15 th due to complications resulting from severe winter storms. What about Texas? Some are pointing to Texas’ deadline extension as a possible indicator of a broader trend.

Tax 98

Tax Texas tax return cpas 98

Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Happy National Leave Your Accountant the F**k Alone Day , everyone! The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.

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audit Colorado CPA Texas 100

CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Her outstanding career, spanning over 15 years in public accounting, includes senior leadership roles within various small and medium sized firms, as well as several years spent running her own practice. Supkis Cheek joins Caseware from MindBridge where she was Vice President of Strategy and Industry Relations.

Virginia 52

Virginia Texas public accounting audit 52

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.

CPA 113

CPA cpas Idaho Michigan 113

CPA Practice

JANUARY 31, 2023

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent hiring and leadership announcements in and around the accounting profession. Nina earned both her Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting) and her Juris Doctor from Georgia State University. 1, 2023. A graduate of the Peter T.

New Hampshire 110

New Hampshire Georgia Virginia public accounting 110

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Top 60 accounting firm Doeren Mayhew said on Wednesday it has acquired Michael Sorrentino’s practice of Button Eddy & Sorrentino, a CPA firm based in Farmington Hills, MI. Doeren Mayhew offers an expansive suite of services and is well-respected in the accounting profession. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Michigan 52

Michigan CPA North Carolina Florida 52

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Bookkeep Names Accounting Veteran Alison Ball as Vice President of Marketing and Communications Bookkeep, the leading accounting automation platform for ecommerce and retail, today announced the hiring of Alison Ball as Vice President of Marketing and Communications. We congratulate and welcome them to the Whitley Penn Partnership.”

Real Estate 52

Real Estate audit cpas tax consultant 52

Going Concern

APRIL 19, 2024

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. The Big Four accounting firm is considering adding about 85 U.S.

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cpas accounting firms Account accountant 87

CPA Practice

JULY 31, 2023

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent hiring and promotion announcements from across the accounting space. Deatrick joined the firm in 2009. He provides accounting and assurance services to both public and privately held companies, primarily those within the construction and manufacturing sectors.

Real Estate 97

Real Estate West Virginia Manufacturing audit 97

CPA Practice

JULY 31, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has formed an advisory group representing a broad spectrum of the accounting profession that will help shape a national strategy to address the profession’s talent shortage, including accounting students who go on to obtain a CPA license.

CPA 98

CPA cpas Montana Alabama 98

CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The complete TAG Alliances Advisory Board includes: Kurt Baker of ESV Business advice and accounting (New South Wales, Australia – TIAG); Mariano Batalla of Batalla (Costa Rica – TAGLaw); Basil Bielich of Atla Group (Isle of Man – TIAG & TAG-SP); Gbenga Biobaku of Gbenga Biobaku & Co.

New Hampshire 105

New Hampshire Massachusetts CPA Real Estate 105

CPA Practice

MARCH 7, 2023

The Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination (CPA Exam) is regularly updated to reflect enhancements to accounting and auditing standards as well as tax laws and regulations — and to improve the efficiency of the exam. What do the 2024 CPA Exam changes mean for accounting practices? You have to sell them.”

Technology 137

Technology CPA cpas audit 137

Going Concern

APRIL 6, 2022

With the ongoing Great Resignation across all industries and the critical pipeline problem contributing to a shortage of accountants , the profession is in a bit of trouble. Let’s start with the salary guide to beat all salary guides: the 2022 Accounting & Finance Salary Guide from Robert Half. Senior tax accountant: 1.4%.

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accountant salary Account accountant accounted 54

CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This year’s participants include five early-stage companies pursuing a variety of solutions in audit, accounting, tax and e-commerce. The Startup Accelerator supports the growth of early-stage technology companies benefiting the accounting and finance ecosystem.

E-commerce 52

E-commerce Technology Texas cpa firm 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

It’s common sense that a corporation would want its C-Suite to have some knowledge of accounting practices, and one could assume that a lack of understanding of corporate accounting may heighten the risk for misstatements on financial reports. ” Below, PYMNTS breaks down some of the key data points from the research.

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auditor managerial accounting Account accountant 51

Going Concern

JULY 17, 2023

In today’s Monday Morning Accounting News Brief (published every Monday morning at…whenever I roll out of bed), I shared this story from DutchNews about a new round of cheating of the answer-sharing variety at another KPMG arm. The moral cowardice in public accounting worldwide just stuns me sometimes.

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audit auditor chartered accountant Texas 81

CPA Practice

MARCH 13, 2023

Payne Nickles & Company Hires First Chief Operating Officer to Drive Growth and Efficiency Payne, Nickles & Company, a full-service accounting, and business advisory firm, recently announced that Abbey Bemis will join the firm as its first Chief Operating Officer. BST & Co.

Real Estate 52

Real Estate forensic accounting Connecticut cpas 52

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

note: if you like accounting news, which you clearly do because you are reading this, we encourage you to sign up for our newsletter for even more accounting news. There’s definitely an accountant shortage out there’: MBAs have become the go-to degree and companies are struggling to hire enough CPAs [ Fortune ].

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audit auditor Louisiana cpas 84

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The only company to raise more than $1 billion at the time of its traditional IPO was Corebridge Financial, formerly known as AIG Life & Retirement, a Texas-based public company providing retirement solutions and insurance products. Corebridge Financial’s IPO was audited by PwC, according to Audit Analytics.

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audit Florida Texas public accounting 57

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Right Networks has rebranded as Rightworks, and announced a platform launch to offer the only intelligent cloud purpose-built for accounting firms and professionals. The new brand unifies accounting profession staples—Right Networks, Rootworks and Transaction Pro.

accounting firms 64

accounting firms Account accountant accounted 64

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

EY split threatens to weaken both sides of firm, say retired partners [ Financial Times ]. More than 150 retired EY partners have written to the accounting firm’s leadership objecting to the radical plan to split its consulting and audit businesses. Bam is a chartered accountant and an outstanding South African.

Technology 75

Technology audit auditor accounting and finance 75