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Guy Proposes Not Terrible Ideas to Get People Into Government Accounting

Going Concern

Late filings aren’t terribly uncommon in the world of government entities but the delays are piling up and retirements of an aging workforce in the public sector aren’t helping. But yes, government workers should use all that glorious spare time they have and use it to go promote their jobs to young people.

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

CPA Practice

By Girard Miller, Governing (TNS) S&P Global Ratings recently withdrew its credit ratings on 64 local governments after they failed to file financial updates on time because of staff shortages and delayed audits. So what’s changed in the supply chain for governmental accountants?