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

CPA Practice

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

CPA Practice

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

2024 CPA Exam Blueprints released [ Journal of Accountancy ]. Employers added 223K jobs in December, but cut 1,100 in accounting [ Accounting Today ]. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 223,000 in December and the unemployment rate ticked downward by two-tenths of a point to 3.5%, the U.S. ” Employment. .

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Top 5 tips for accounting firms to find qualified workers

Accounting Insight

Trouble finding qualified staff continues to be a top concern for accounting firms of all sizes, according to the AICPA’s 2023 Top Issues Survey. Your firm obviously needs a certain number of licensed CPAs if you provide auditing services. Beyond assurance engagements, many services don’t required workers to have a CPA license.

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Beyond tax season: creating revenue stability year-round

ThomsonReuters

Small businesses often have very limited staff, which means the owner or one of the employees is in charge of payroll. That can be a challenge for a business owner who has little or no experience in accounting and payroll. These options can create sustainable revenue throughout the year. Bookkeeping. Business tax preparation.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Partners Get Played; Bad Accounting on the Rise; Getting to the Bottom of the Shortage | 9.1.23

Going Concern

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.

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College Accounting Programs Are Taxpayer-Funded Training Programs for the Big 4 and Other Such Muckraking

Going Concern

note: the following is penned by Bob Jennings CPA, EA for his Taxspeaker.com newsletter. An accounting degree in 2022 ignores the needs of companies providing nearly ½ of American GDP and 2/3 of new job creation. Media quotes for how laws affect small business should come from small business accountants.

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