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How CPA Firms Can Compete for Top Talent in the Year Ahead

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CPA firm leaders outlining staffing plans for the coming year can’t help but worry if they will hit their hiring goals. This concern is not misplaced: Research for the 2024 Salary Guide From Robert Half found that organizations in both public and corporate accounting are grappling with an accountant shortage.

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

Going Concern

Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, but employment in accounting and bookkeeping services fell by 1,100 jobs. Money Diary: A Senior External Auditor On 54k [ Refinery29 ]. “I’m 27 years old and currently working as a senior external auditor at an accounting firm in London.

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State of the Accounting Profession 2022 Via the AICPA Trends Report

Going Concern

By 2014 however, the benevolent overlords at the AICPA noticed a troubling statistic: despite record enrollments, this abundance of accounting students did not appear to be pursuing the CPA exam as expected. In other words, more people than ever were graduating with accounting degrees but CPA exam candidate numbers stayed the same.

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