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Friday Footnotes: PwC Slashes Partner Class; Accounting Firm Rescues Dog; Do We Still Need CPAs? | 4.19.24

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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. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default. The Big Four accounting firm is considering adding about 85 U.S.

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Accounting Firms Have Begun to See Mexico As a Goldmine for Accounting and Finance Talent, Says Guy

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As CEO of a staffing firm that connects companies with professionals in Mexico, every day I speak with accounting firms, CFOs and other executives looking to hire accountants and other financial professionals in the U.S. despite having more than double the population, has just over 665,000 actively licensed CPAs.

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The CPA Shortage Compels Accounting Firms to Embrace Digital Transformation

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Despite high demand for CPAs, accounting firms struggle to hire accountants. In 2021, there was a 17 percent drop in employed accountants and auditors from a 2019 peak, according to a Bloomberg Tax analysis. By Cameron White. Technology also gives staff real-time access to their data, from anywhere at any time.

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The CPA Shortage Compels Accounting Firms to Embrace Digital Transformation

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Despite high demand for CPAs, accounting firms struggle to hire accountants. In 2021, there was a 17 percent drop in employed accountants and auditors from a 2019 peak, according to a Bloomberg Tax analysis. By Cameron White. Technology also gives staff real-time access to their data, from anywhere at any time.

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Hires Ex-Prisoners; Notes From PwC’s All-Hands; Why CPAs Are Leaving | 4.26.24

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One of the Big Four firms, KPMG, has become the first white-collar British business to employ former prisoners as part of the government’s new pilot programme. This report aims to guide accounting firm leaders towards effective strategies that we believe, when properly implemented, will enhance both retention and firm performance.”

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Reid CPAs Joins Forces With Crete Professionals Alliance

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Reid, ranked as one of the top 20 accounting firms on Long Island, has partnered with Tampa, FL-based accounting platform Crete Professionals Alliance. Historically, independent accounting firms have faced two options: remain independent with more limited resources or merge upstream and dissolve their identity.

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How Accounting Firms Should (and Should Not) Use ChatGPT

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ChatGPT ushered in a new era of automation in accounting (link goes to YouTube), for better or worse. In finance and accounting, early adopters have seen the potential of language-based AI interfaces to create scripts and formulas and draft responses to clients. By Christopher Stark, Founder & CEO, Cetrom.