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Letter to the Editor: Life in Public Accounting Doesn’t Add Up For Young Professionals

Going Concern

In it the author covers their introduction to accounting, the impact the pandemic had on their goals, and the all too familiar feeling of watching your peers make buckets of money in other careers while you grind away in public. ” When I was a junior in high school, I took my first accounting class. I loved the class.

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AICPA Recognizes Top 2022 CPA Exam Performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award

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was active in the establishment of the AICPA and played a key role in advancing education within the profession. Victoria Saravia Bazoberry (New York), a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accountancy, is employed with KPMG LLP in New York, NY. Sells, one of the first CPAs in the U.S.,

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Congrats to Xero’s 2022 NABA Scholarship recipient

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At Xero, we’re passionate about mentoring and encouraging the next generation of accounting, small business, and finance leaders. One of many industry associations we are proud to support is the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA). What motivated you to pursue accounting as a career path?

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AICPA News – Dec. 2023

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AICPA & CIMA Registers First 100 Apprentices and Signs 17 Employers to Apprenticeship Program in Inaugural Year The AICPA & CIMA recently announced that it has registered over 100 apprentices in its Registered Apprenticeship for Finance Business Partners program within the inaugural year of the program.

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AICPA News – Jan. 2024

CPA Practice

AICPA & CIMA Registers First 100 Apprentices and Signs 17 Employers to Apprenticeship Program in Inaugural Year The AICPA & CIMA recently announced that it has registered over 100 apprentices in its Registered Apprenticeship for Finance Business Partners program within the inaugural year of the program.

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Tax-Free States? Pay No Income Tax in These 9 Tax-Friendly States!

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This money is used to fund things like public education, health care, state parks, economic development, state police, and so much more. Iowa – 8.53%. If you’re in high-tax states like Minnesota or Iowa, then it might be worth checking out South Dakota. Let’s go ahead and dive in! What are State Taxes?

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: The EY Executive Who Never Was; Deloitte Doesn’t Get in Trouble | 10.9.23

Going Concern

Miller, a veteran finance executive who was lured to EY from the commodities trading firm Cargill, had been lined up to become chief financial officer of the consulting business if the spin-off had gone ahead. Who says accounting doesn’t pay??

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