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

CPA Practice

Pretty much overwhelmingly they said it was because you have to have an accounting degree and a CPA, which isn’t true. That’s it, you sit at a desk all day and crunch numbers, and that’s not true either, particularly if you’re in public accounting or doing consulting work for clients. 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

Going Concern

Small business has unique needs for accounting services: primarily tax and advising, and secondarily day-to-day accounting needs to act as de-facto controllers and decision makers. An accounting degree in 2022 ignores the needs of companies providing nearly ½ of American GDP and 2/3 of new job creation.

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