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Guy Proposes Not Terrible Ideas to Get People Into Government Accounting

Going Concern

For some time now municipalities have felt the crunch from the accountant shortage and unlike public accounting firms feeling the same, these entities don’t have the luxury of turning down work to ease it nor can they overwork their people with no overtime. Glad you didn’t ask! Again, not a terrible idea.

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Attention, Soon-to-be-Accountants: Governments Need You

CPA Practice

Historically, graduates with an accounting degree or a CPA certificate could always count on getting a job in the public sector as a secure, albeit unglamorous, career path. Meanwhile, accounting firms were always happy to fill their off-season job calendars with state and local government audits.