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CPA Firm Managing Partner Weighs in on How to Rebuild the Talent Pipeline

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How to fix the crumbing talent pipeline in the accounting profession is a topic on the minds of many people these days. And it popped up at a session during the first day of the 2023 Unique CPA Conference, “Bridging the Gap,” in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, IL, on Tuesday. You don’t have to be a CPA.

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College Accounting Programs Are Taxpayer-Funded Training Programs for the Big 4 and Other Such Muckraking

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note: the following is penned by Bob Jennings CPA, EA for his Taxspeaker.com newsletter. An accounting degree in 2022 ignores the needs of companies providing nearly ½ of American GDP and 2/3 of new job creation. Replace “publish or perish” evaluation rules in accounting education with “practice and perform” reviews.

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Texas Close to Allowing CPA Candidates to Test with 120 Credits

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The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would lower the eligibility requirement for CPA candidates to sit for the CPA exam from 150 semester credit hours to 120. Gov Patrick for passing one of TXCPAs priority legislation items of this session, which will help fuel the CPA pipeline. On to the House!!

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