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Payroll Taxes Demystified: A Breakdown for Accountants and CPAs Serving Business Owners

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As accountants and CPAs, dealing with payroll taxes is essential to managing finances for your business clients. As an accountant or CPA, you play a vital role in: Calculating and withholding taxes correctly. Your client will be assigned an employer tax account number for the state. By Nellie Akalp.

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New National Research on CPA Pipeline Challenges Underway

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The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), in partnership with the Center for Accounting Transformation (the Center) and a coalition of other stakeholders, is launching a new, national survey to gain fresh insight into what’s driving the decline in individuals pursuing the certified public accountant (CPA) credential.

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State CPA Society News and Updates – August 2023

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State CPA Society News & Updates is a round-up of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories. = The Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) recently announced that Jason Harrell will join the FICPA as Chief External Affairs Officer, effective July 17, 2023.

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Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, CPA.CITP, CGMA – 2023 Most Powerful Women in Accounting

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Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, CPA.CITP, CGMA 2023 Most Powerful Women in Accounting Chief Executive Officer KET Solutions, LLC How do you envision the accounting profession evolving in the foreseeable future for women? In order to maintain competitiveness and relevance, the accounting profession must continue to evolve. Why not And?

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CPA Firm Managing Partner Weighs in on How to Rebuild the Talent Pipeline

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How to fix the crumbing talent pipeline in the accounting profession is a topic on the minds of many people these days. And it popped up at a session during the first day of the 2023 Unique CPA Conference, “Bridging the Gap,” in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, IL, on Tuesday. You don’t have to be a CPA. It’s not glamorous.

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Opinion: On-the-Job Experiential Learning Credit to Meet the 150-hour Requirement Makes Sense

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Joe currently serves on the Maryland State Board of Accountancy and the board of directors of the NASBA Center for the Public Trust. I love accounting. Though an attorney and not a CPA, I’ve spent over 30 years in and around the CPA profession, retiring from PwC as a Principal. CPAs love to study things.

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AICPA Launches Registered Apprenticeship for Finance Business Partners Program in Florida

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AICPA & CIMA , which together form the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, have today announced the launch of the Registered Apprenticeship for Finance Business Partners in the State of Florida. I have personally seen how apprenticeships can be used successfully to upskill professionals.”

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