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next year, according to a CPA Practice Advisor analysis of publicaccounting pay data provided by specialized staffing firm Robert Half. Robert Half’s salary guide for 2024 was released on Monday, featuring starting salary projections for a plethora of roles in accounting and finance.
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You hire them because they have an accountingdegree, they received good grades and they interviewed well. You teach and train them to perform the basic duties of an accountant working in publicaccounting. Why focus on their weaknesses?” ” – Dan Rockwell @LeadershipFreak.
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The AACSB only accredits those schools providing the Big 4 demanded curricula, eliminating from accreditation any school offering alternative small-business accounting education tracks to the exclusion of nearly ½ of American businesses. Before I address this problem, here are a few headlines about the people that make the rules.
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 “publicaccounting” firms. OH MY GOD this could have been written in 2022.
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