ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 28, 2022

Tax season is a critically busy time of the year for accountants, and we all know the stress that can come with such a high demand for services during that part of the year. But for some tax and accounting firms, the high volume of clients from January to April represents the majority of their business for the year.

Tax 102

Tax tax preparation bookkeeping bookkeeping services 102

Going Concern

MAY 20, 2024

PwC is facing legal action claiming the accountancy firm is liable for the alleged rape of a graduate employee following after-work drinks. Illinois CPA Society has issued a new pipeline report: Re-Decoding the Decline. Michael Shaub of Texas A&M University talks about the PCAOB’s new standards in Bloomberg Tax.

audit 104

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Starting salaries for roles in tax services are projected to increase an average of 3.6% next year, according to a CPA Practice Advisor analysis of public accounting pay data provided by specialized staffing firm Robert Half. Firms that are upfront about a role’s salary range can improve their hiring prospects.

public accounting 121

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

From Is There Really a Shortage of Entry Level Accountants? A record 68,639 students graduated with accounting degrees in 2010. Nearly 4 in 10 accounting graduates hired last year by CPA firms had master’s degrees, compared with 26 percent in 2008.

Account 125

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

By Andrew Argue, CPA. College graduates with accounting degrees , CPA exam takers , new entrants to the accounting workforce —all these metrics and our experience make us feel there’s a lack of interest in our industry. You can sense the collective anxiety brewing: Is our industry running low on accounting talent?

Account 124

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CPA Practice

JULY 31, 2023

Schneider Downs Announces Seven Additions to Ownership Group Schneider Downs, one of the 60 largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms in the United States, recently announced the addition of seven new shareholders to its ownership group. He is a licensed CPA and a member of ACG San Francisco.

Real Estate 97

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Going Concern

AUGUST 29, 2023

Maybe a field report from some young, enthusiastic former partner who started in public and ended up controller at a cool startup or doing taxes for NBA stars or something. Accounting is a field with high demand, and successful accounting students are virtually guaranteed employment upon (or even prior to) graduation.

Account 113

Account accountant accounted public accounting 113

CPA Practice

JANUARY 11, 2024

Kavanagh joins CohnReznick as Assurance Partner CohnReznick LLP, one of the leading advisory, assurance, and tax firms in the United States, recently announced that Charles (Chuck) Kavanagh , CPA has joined the firm as an assurance partner. DeRose, CPA, CGMA, as its new Managing Director.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

With more than 20 years of brand-building and marketing experience, Ball brings a deep understanding of the small business accounting landscape and will ensure Bookkeep’s solutions align with the urgent needs of bookkeepers and finance teams. Corder received his accounting degree from Texas Christian University and holds an M.S.

Real Estate 52

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 29, 2024

Today’s accounting firm leaders are constantly grappling with two pivotal challenges: attracting top-tier talent and holding on to the people they have. The challenge for CPA firms is to create an environment and a career path that talented young people find appealing.

Technology 52

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Going Concern

JUNE 24, 2022

UPS, Dell, Others Call on SEC to Retool Climate Accounting Plan [ Bloomberg Tax ] Audit firms and companies including United Parcel Service Inc. and BNP Paribas SA urged the SEC to revamp onerous climate accounting requirements as the regulator considers a major expansion of corporate reporting.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Talent Accounting Research Seeks to Find Solutions for Talent Shortage [ EIN Presswire ] The Center for Accounting Transformation, in collaboration with CPA Trendlines, is undergoing Staffing Strategies Research to understand how to address the talent shortage and identify workable solutions for firms and organizations of all sizes.

Account 109

Account accountant accounted audit 109

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Scott Scarano is not your typical accounting firm owner. After cleaning up his act, Scott rebuilt his life using street smarts and hustle to work his way up at a small tax practice. Over time, he was able to purchase the firm and scale it into a profitable, million-dollar business. I started doing menu pricing. .”

Non-Profits 67

Non-Profits Entertainment accounting and finance accounting degree 67

Going Concern

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Someone you know spoke to NPR’s Marketplace for this story: Some accountants are turning away new customers this tax season Tax filing season is here and if you’ve been putting off finding a CPA, good luck. We get calls all the time saying, ‘Hey, my CPA just retired. Do you have room?’

auditor 70

auditor Account accountant accounted 70

Going Concern

MARCH 25, 2022

Don’t feel bad, MY job ranked #3 most exciting and I assure you it absolutely is not, I write about accounting after all. “I ” Climate Plan Puts SEC in Rare Role as Accounting Rule-Writer [ Bloomberg Tax ] The U.S. The SEC Wants to Stop Activism [ Bloomberg Opinion ] Recently the U.S.

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CPA Practice

MAY 30, 2023

The number of CPA candidates who took the Uniform CPA Examination in 2022 was about 7% lower than the previous year, the Financial Times reported on May 28. FT reported that was the lowest amount of CPA exam takers in at least 17 years. The number of CPA exam modules being sat by U.S.

CPA 116

CPA cpas accounting degree audit 116

Going Concern

AUGUST 16, 2022

.” That’s what a stakeholder told me recently when we spoke about the accountant shortage and the growing gap between students getting accounting degrees and recent graduates sitting for the CPA exam. 150 hours is the rule and accounting is nothing if not a pile of rules.

Illinois 98

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A team of students from the Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, claimed victory at the Deloitte FanTAXtic national case study competition by presenting the best analysis on a complex, issues-driven business tax case. The creative problem solving displayed by all participants during this year’s program is truly inspiring.

Illinois 52

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Going Concern

JANUARY 12, 2024

The auditor in question was Deloitte, the behemoth Big Four accounting firm with annual revenue of $65 billion through a global network that stretches from Amsterdam to Zhengzhou. About 500,000 tax professionals prepare returns for over 85 million taxpayers, she noted. Audit Do former regulators improve the quality of audits?

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audit auditor Illinois CPA 108

Going Concern

OCTOBER 11, 2022

note: the following is penned by Bob Jennings CPA, EA for his Taxspeaker.com newsletter. 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. auditing requirements in its component audits of U.S.

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