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

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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.

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Professor Accuses Professional Accountant Body of Hoarding Fines Like Smaug Hoards Gold

Going Concern

It appears the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has finally pushed Sheffield University’s Richard Murphy over the edge. The Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield’s Management School issued a new report chastising the group for hoarding funds.

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Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: CPA Numbers Are Abysmal; PwC Blocked Government Inquiry | 5.30.23

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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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Accountant highly commended in book awards

Accounting Insight

An accountant and mentor has been Highly Commended for her third business book at a national award ceremony celebrating quality and variety. Della Hudson, of Minerva Accountants in Bristol and Somerset, has written Changing the Numbers: How to deliver advisory services for maximum success for fellow accountants.

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A New Zealand Accountant Took Client Retention to a Whole Other, Insane Level

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It appears all of this (alleged) behavior stems from the accountant not wanting to lose her clients and lashing out at them when they tried to call things quits. ” The client was a bakery that ran into problems when they tried to switch to a different accountant. .”

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Senior Associates Ask: ‘Why Should I Work So Hard Only to Get Permission to Work Even Harder?’

Going Concern

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has written about the talent shortage , more specifically how accounting firms can retain talent in a world where sticking it out until partner is no longer something staff are interested in doing. Sounding a little too familiar these days.

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Friday Footnotes: New Managers Share Wisdom; KPMG Praised??; PwC Creeps Leave | 7.22.22

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What new managers wish they’d known [ Journal of Accountancy ] “Having responsibility doesn’t mean I can’t be a little firm with my team. And on Reddit this week: Accounting Profession Has One of the Lowest Turnover Rates in the U.S. [ CPA Practice Advisor ] Accounting had the third-lowest average turnover rate (9.4