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Number of CPA Exam Takers Continues to Dwindle

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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.

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State CPA Society News & Updates – June 2023

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State CPA Society News & Updates is a round-up of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories. The Massachusetts Society of CPAs ( MassCPAs ) recently launched a scholarship to honor the legacy of current Society President and CEO Amy A.

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

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How to fix the crumbing talent pipeline in the accounting profession is a topic on the minds of many people these days. And it popped up at a session during the first day of the 2023 Unique CPA Conference, “Bridging the Gap,” in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, IL, on Tuesday. You don’t have to be a CPA.

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Friday Footnotes: The PCAOB-to-Practice Pipeline and Audit Quality; Ball Extension; Tim Ryan’s Replacement | 1.12.24

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million in audit fees in 2022.) How did Deloitte, the auditing heavyweight watching over Tingo’s books, miss a scam that Hindenburg, an outsider, called out as painfully obvious? Audit Do former regulators improve the quality of audits? Audit Do former regulators improve the quality of audits? Tingo paid $1.6

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Illinois Will Soon Let You Sit for the CPA Exam With 120 Units, Should All States?

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.” 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.

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JHM Merges in CPA Firm Harting, Bishop & Arrendale

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HBA’s 40 years of expertise in Cleveland ranges from audits, financial statements, income taxes, estate planning, and financial planning and advisory services. JHM is also a member of the large firm alliance CPAmerica, which provides further resources and expertise for its clients.

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Public Accounting Starting Salaries Expected to Increase Nearly 4% in 2024

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in 2024, while audit and assurance services will see starting salaries likely go up an average of 3.8% next year, according to a CPA Practice Advisor analysis of public accounting pay data provided by specialized staffing firm Robert Half. Audit and assurance services Senior manager/managing director: 4% Manager: 9.4%