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State CPA Society News & Updates: Jan. 2024

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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 California Society of CPAs is hosting the Real Estate Virtual Conference on January 30, 2024. The Illinois CPA Society is hosting a Corporate Finance Conference.

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AICPA & CIMA Launch AI-Guided Tool for Students Pursuing Careers in Accounting and Finance

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AICPA & CIMA, which together form the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, are rolling out Career Launchpad , an artificial intelligence-guided program for students interested in accounting and finance.

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AICPA Says it Has a Plan to Fix the CPA Talent Shortage

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One of the biggest questions currently being asked by many throughout the accounting profession is, “How can we make accounting more appealing to students?” There’s plenty of accounting jobs out there that need to be filled— more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left the profession in the past few years.

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3 reasons for the accountant shortage (and how CPA firms can attract candidates in 2023)

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If you’ve followed financial news over the past several months, chances are you’ve seen at least one headline about the ongoing accountant shortage. Several factors contribute to the shortage, like mid-career CPAs changing professions, or early retirements spurred by the pandemic. Transaction implications are wide-reaching.

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Friday Footnotes: CPA Exam Scares Accounting Majors Away; EY Loses Fees in China | 5.12.23

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Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. Working in the Big Four seems to be more limited to just like, CFO or chief finance type roles.” Optionality for different careers later on was probably the No.

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Emily Egkan Wins CalCPA Women to Watch: Experienced Leader Award

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She currently serves on the finance committee at her high school and speaks about the accounting career path to the next generation. As of May 2024, Emily is a proud member of the CalCPA Board of Directors, where she hopes to facilitate positive change in California’s accounting community.

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New AICPA Chair Looks to Foster Innovation and Support Next Generation of Accounting Professionals

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Ramsey, CPA, CGMA, PMP, NACD.DC, Vice President, Sarbanes/Oxley for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, is the new chair of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA, managing partner of Alexander Aronson Finning CPAs, was voted in as the AICPA’s vice chair. “And

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