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

Going Concern

Smaller firms cannot pay competitive salaries because the graduates must be expensively retrained in small business accounting needs. This circle is caused by the power wielded by the Big 4 firms over educators in the form of accreditation in college accounting programs, administered by the AACSB. September 12, 2021.

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AICPA News – Feb. 2024

CPA Practice

As firm leaders, community advocates, educators, and mentors, members play a vital role in strengthening the pipeline. Seeking federal designation: The AICPA and 54 state CPA societies nominated six accounting-related degrees for inclusion on the U.S. The customizable program is not an internship or an apprenticeship.

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