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

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He also will serve as chair of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, which combines the strengths of the AICPA and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). Ramsey believes environmental, social and governance (ESG) is an area where professional accountants can drive meaningful change.

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Accountants Are the Referees of Business, Says Guy Who Would Know

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There’s another article about the accountant shortage today and this time it’s in Insider. Kachelmeier has seen accounting majors decline between 20% to 40% over the past few years at his school and like many in the profession he believes that the key to fixing the shortage lies in pitching accounting to young people.

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State CPA Society News & Updates: Jan. 2024

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The Illinois CPA Society is hosting a Corporate Finance Conference. promoted Ryan Everhart , CPA to managing partner promoted Emmett Mulcahy , CPA to partner promoted Megan Hesselberg , CPA to director The New Jersey Society of CPAs recently announced the appointment of three NJCPA members to the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy.

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

CPA Practice

He also will serve as chair of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, which combines the strengths of the AICPA and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). Ramsey believes environmental, social and governance (ESG) is an area where professional accountants can drive meaningful change.

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

Going Concern

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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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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Supporting workplaces to navigate post-Covid challenges needs to be a focus for Scotland’s skills bodies, says accountancy body ACCA

Accounting Insight

Progress in developing routes into the accountancy profession, but recruitment and retention a challenge. While there’s much to be proud of across our education and skills landscape, a stronger focus on increasing the number of innovative and productive workplaces will be key to meeting the ambitions for our economy.’. By The ACCA.