CPA Practice

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The alarm bells in accounting have been ringing for years: fewer people want to join – or stay – in the profession. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) said in its “2023 Trends” report that the percentage of accounting graduates fell 7.8% Accounting roles must evolve to allow for this shift.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Following the November presidential election, CPA business leaders have a much more positive outlook about the U.S. The quarterly survey includes 273 qualified responses from CPAs and Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMAs) who hold leadership positions, such as CFO or controller, in their companies. last quarter.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 1, 2025

To be fair, it wasn’t until the National Pipeline Advisory Group released their mildly anticipated pipeline report over the summer that The Powers That Be officially acknowledged this as one of the leading factors in declining accounting enrollments. As well as hurting CPA culture in process. You see where this is going.]

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Hot off Ohio’s governor signing into law a bill that introduces a bachelor’s only pathway to CPA licensure in that state , a pair of Illinois representatives have introduced a bill that would do the same for aspiring CPAs in their state. And the Illinois CPA Society is cheering it on.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The irritation factor for some tax professionals and CPAs who provide tax preparation services is that Intuit, the maker of TurboTax and several other consumer business programs, also produces a range of tax preparation systems made for professionals who service those same clients. Intuit’s decision to halt the ad is a positive step.

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CPA Practice

JULY 15, 2025

CPAs ($25,000), Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton in Canada ($30,000), and PWR CPA ($60,000). The three firms censured and fined by the PCAOB on July 11 for violating U.S. auditing rules and standards were Goldman & Co.

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Going Concern

JULY 11, 2025

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. percent to 48.4 percent of staff holding licenses in 2024. Talent Attention, firms!

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Accounts receivable (A/R) management is a key area that requires attention to assess financial strategies for the new fiscal year, and effective A/R practices—such as collecting overdue payments, refining invoicing processes, and using automation—can strengthen clients’ year-end financial position. By Jana Rzezniczek.

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Anders CPA

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

John Scott, Virtual CFO and Partner at Anders CPAs + Advisors, joins Hannah and Joey to discuss strategies for young accounting professionals to establish themselves as subject matter experts within their firms. Listen and Learn Journey of young accounting professionals in establishing their careers.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Marking its 65 th year of scholarship distribution, the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) is accepting applications for its accounting scholarships. College sophomores or second-year students who are enrolled in an accounting program or have a concentration in accounting at a New Jersey college.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) has awarded 10 of its members $750 each towards their CPA Exam fee costs. Gonzalez, Rutgers University-New Brunswick Sahil Khosla Zoe Lopez Dov Vernik Chaya Yarmush “The lottery is a wonderful way to assist young professionals in route to becoming CPAs.

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ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

In the fast-paced world of accounting and tax preparation, every minute counts. As an accountant or CPA, youre often juggling multiple clients, deadlines, and tasks, which can lead to overwhelming stress and burnout. Cloud-based tools are another essential component in the modern accountants toolkit. Jump to 1.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

We track the top products in every category and discuss them in our weekly podcasts in The Accounting Technology Lab. The Future Of AI For Productivity In Public Practice Is Brighter Than Ever Our K2 Enterprises team continues to teach practical AI courses for public practice professionals and industry CPAs.

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CPA Practice

JULY 15, 2025

OBannon Billtrust , a B2B accounts receivable workflow and payment software market leader, has added new innovations in its Collections solution, delivering a new standard for AR teams by unifying advanced automation, AI-driven insights, and seamless agentic AI workflows. .” Thanks for reading CPA Practice Advisor!

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Accounting Today

JUNE 6, 2025

EDT 3 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The accountant the world urgently needs has evolved far beyond the traditional role we recognized just a few years ago. Yet, in many areas, accounting education stubbornly clings to outdated, overly technical models that fail to connect with the actual demands of the market.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A pilot program designed to ease attainment of the final 30 hours of the education requirement for CPA licensure now allows accounting graduates unaffiliated with a participating accounting firm or employer to sign up, as long as they are employed full time.

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CPA Practice

JULY 7, 2025

Mary Girsch-Bock AICPA News is a collection of recent news briefs from the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Mary Girsch-Bock AICPA News is a collection of recent news briefs from the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 2, 2024

As we move into 2025, accounting firms face a significant challenge: a growing talent gap caused by many experienced CPAs and professionals retiring. The accounting profession’s yawning talent gap has long been a thorn in the industry’s side.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

By Lois Norder The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) An Atlanta-area accountant sold his clients on what he assured them was a lucrative, guaranteed investment. Now that longtime accountant, Herbert Lewis, is heading to federal prison for his role in promoting and selling illegal tax shelters. ©2024 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Withum

APRIL 29, 2025

Withum is excited to announce that on May 1, 2025, CTM CPAs & Business Advisors, a public accounting, tax and business consulting firm, headquartered in Lincolnshire, IL, joined its practice with Withum. The post CTM CPAs & Business Advisors Joins Its Practice With Withum appeared first on Withum.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Announced February 13 , the AICPA and NASBA are giving up the quixotic fight to maintain 150 hours of education as the sole standard across CPA jurisdictions and are now “advancing model legislative language that enables an additional path to CPA licensure.” Dustin, CPA, President and CEO of NASBA.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Hosts Brian Tankersley, CPA, and Randy Johnston review TimeCredit AI, an AI assistant for technical accountants. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA 00:00 Randy, welcome to the accounting Technology Lab sponsored by CPA practice advisor. So for our auditing friends on the call, talk to me a little bit about accounting memos.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 17, 2025

"By offering CPA candidates an additional pathway to complete their licensure and improving mobility for out-of-state CPAs, Pennsylvania is positioned to increase membership in the profession," said state Sen. Scott Hutchinson.

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Shay CPA

APRIL 16, 2025

Thats particularly true when it comes to your accountant. Finding an experienced CPA firm with expertise in supporting VC-backed companies benefits you in a number of ways. If you pick the right partner, you should more than recoup the money you spend on accounting services.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Brian Tankersley, CPA, and Randy Johnston review Soraban , an AI-powered system that revolutionizes your practice’s client data intake process by automating and simplifying every step. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA 00:00 Welcome to the accounting Technology Lab sponsored by CPA practice advisor.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 21, 2024

People familiar with the matter told the Financial Times the UK firm had introduced the new grade to hold on to a key layer of senior accountants and consultants and to bring in external hires with higher salaries. For the Defense Department to pass its audit, it must account for more than dollars. forces dominant.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The Indiana Society of CPAs (INCPAS) and NABA Inc. formerly the National Association of Black Accountants) announced on Nov. 20 the launch of ConnectIN, an initiative designed to boost talent pipelines, workforce development, and entrepreneurship in fields such as accounting, finance, business, AI, and emerging technologies.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The American Institute of CPAs has recognized two prominent Tax Division members during the 2024 AICPA Fall Tax Division Meeting. Sansone, CPA, was presented with the Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award and Annette Nellen, CPA, CGMA, Esq., Sansone, CPA – 2024 Arthur J. Sansone, CPA, was presented with the Arthur J.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 10, 2025

The Ohio Society of CPAs announced yesterday that their state is leading the way in alternative pathways to CPA licensure, officially. 8, which includes OSCPA-backed legislation that will position Ohio as a national leader in addressing the dire CPA shortage. Many states are also working to adopt similar language to Ohio.

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Nancy McClelland, LLC

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

I’m still a little confused as to how it became a thing for accounting and bookkeeping services to advertise Black Friday or Cyber Monday specials… does that feel weird to anyone else? link] Kellie Parks’ Workflow Watering Hole is offering 33% off everything in the Cloud Accounting Templates Store. Use code BLACKCYBER24.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 18, 2025

Mary Girsch-Bock AICPA News is a collection of recent announcements and news briefs from the American Institute of CPAs. GMAC’s 2024 Application Trends Survey showed that 72% of Master of Accounting programs in the U.S. GMAC’s 2024 Application Trends Survey showed that 72% of Master of Accounting programs in the U.S.

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Accounting Today

JUNE 6, 2025

EDT 1 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Jody Padar, an author and speaker known as "The Radical CPA," and Katie Tolin, a growth strategist for CPAs, together launched a training and technology platform called XcelLabs. XcelLabs provides solutions to help accountants use artificial technology fluently and strategically.

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CPA Practice

JULY 16, 2025

Jason Bramwell Top 20 accounting firm Armanino has expanded its managed service offerings by joining forces with Strategic Accounting Outsourced Solutions, a specialized outsourced accounting firm. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Founded in 2012 and recognized on the Inc.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Navan, a major provider of travel and expense management reporting, has launched the Navan Accountant Console, a centralized dashboard that streamlines spend management for accounting firms supporting multiple clients, users, and products. There are more than 86,000 CPA and accounting firms in the U.S.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 8, 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. They don’t even have time to sit for their CPA exam because they’re working so many hours.”

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The American Institute of CPAs submitted a letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting guidance for cannabis businesses in advance of the impending transition away from engaging in a trade or business that subjects them to section 280E.

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Going Concern

MAY 29, 2025

*In case it isn’t abundantly clear, she didn’t actually tell you to get CPA tattooed on your forehead as that would be ridiculous. Coffey, CPA, CGMA, CEOPublic Accounting at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants has penned a little something for Journal of Accountancy worth our full attention.

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