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The Rise of Non-CPAs in CPA Firm Acquisitions

CPA Practice

The accounting profession is undergoing a significant transformation as more non-CPAs acquire CPA firms. While private equity firms buying large CPA practices may make headlines, a more impactful shift is happening beneath the surface. The Trend: Why Are Non-CPAs Buying CPA Firms?

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Understanding Employees’ Preferences: The Key to CPA Firms Attracting Top Talent in 2025

CPA Practice

The field of public accounting is undergoing significant change, from rapid advancements in technology to evolving client expectations, including increasing demand for strategic advisory services. However, in 2025, many CPA firms will be dealing with a challenge that is far from new: attracting skilled talent. By Steve Saah.

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Investing Now in Tomorrow: Why CPA Firms Should Prioritize Succession Planning

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Succession planning is a crucial element in the strategic management of any organization, and CPA firms are no exception. Prioritizing succession planning can help you improve your talent management while building a sustainable future for your CPA firm. By Steve Saah. The company has more than 300 locations worldwide.

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Investing Now in Tomorrow: Why CPA Firms Should Prioritize Succession Planning

CPA Practice

Succession planning is a crucial element in the strategic management of any organization, and CPA firms are no exception. Prioritizing succession planning can help you improve your talent management while building a sustainable future for your CPA firm. By Steve Saah. The company has more than 300 locations worldwide.

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The CPA Firm Growth Strategy: From Compliance to Consulting

Speaker: Rita Keller - President of Keller Advisors, LLC

You've worked diligently and have built a glowing reputation grounded in your excellent skills in tax, accounting, and auditing. You have a very successful firm -- but that’s not enough. You're known as the “go-to” person when a client is faced with tax and financial decisions. For others, it will be a significant challenge.

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CPA Firms Are No Longer Full of CPAs

Going Concern

Just weeks after the profession got in a tizzy about private equity-owned firms telling staff to remove CPA from their email signatures and, in some cases, LinkedIn profiles , INSIDE Public Accounting has dropped figures on the average number of staff with CPAs at the hundreds of public accounting firms that report their data to IPA.

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Accounting Groups Call for More Competitive Pay for Government CPAs

CPA Practice

State and local governments are being squeezed by a shortage of accounting professionals, making it difficult at times to find staff CPAs who can prepare critical financial information or outside firms to conduct audits. But accountants who do government work face unique challenges that require more specialized solutions.

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Managing Security Issues with a Remote Workforce while Continuing to Grow Your Practice

Speaker: Jim Bourke, Managing Director Advisory Services at WithumSmith+Brown

Accountants are the “Trusted Professionals.” Protecting data does not and should not result in a massive disruption to our business model, but instead, should be viewed as an opportunity to get to better know our clients and help them by delivering new services that in the past were never associated with a CPA firm. and more!