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List of the Day: These Are the Firms on the 2023 MOVE Project Best CPA Firms for Women List

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From the list’s press release [ PDF ]: In the 2023 Accounting MOVE Project report, released today, a talent-starved profession receives a fresh influx of strategies and inspiration for investing in the women it must attract and retain to achieve short goals and survive long-term.

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Talent-Strapped Down Under Deloitte and EY Are Importing Staff

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We all know outsourcing is big these days — accounting firms might be sending a third of their work overseas and some seniors are overseeing an entire team of offshore associates — but what about insourcing ? We’re talking about talent-strapped Big 4 firms bringing the offshore talent to them. In the U.S.,

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From Felon to Firm Owner: A Redemption Story

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Scott Scarano is not your typical accounting firm owner. But fueled by a desire to prove people wrong, Scott blocked out the noise and eventually finished his accounting degree. Soon, he was hustling for any accounting job that would take a chance on someone with his background. He almost quit many times.

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Friday Footnotes: The Metaverse’s First CPA Firm Gets Sued; CPA Exam Blueprints; Mad Mergers | 1.6.23

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So customers have filed more than a half-dozen proposed class actions against the NFL’s Tom Brady, accounting firm Prager Metis and Bankman-Fried as an individual, among others. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, but employment in accounting and bookkeeping services fell by 1,100 jobs.

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This Accountant Shortage Nonsense Reeks of Deja Vu

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From the JofA piece: One of the early warning signs that major changes in accounting education were needed came when major CPA firms reengineered themselves as “professional services” rather than “public accountingfirms. OH MY GOD this could have been written in 2022.

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