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MNCPA to Educators: “We Do Not Need New CPAs Who Have Additional College Credits; We Need More CPAs, Period.”

Going Concern

Minnesota Society of CPAs has sent a message to educators in the state regarding legislation that would introduce an alternative pathway to CPA licensure and the message to these stewards of the next generation of accountants is clear: no one is trying to eliminate MAcc programs. We welcome your feedback and questions.

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Number of accounting grads plummets further

Accounting Today

The number of students earning accounting degrees keeps falling, according to the latest figures released by the American Institute of CPAs.

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New York CPAs Elect Liren Wei as President of State Society

CPA Practice

Liren Wei, CPA, CGMA, managing partner of Wei, Wei & Co., LLP in Flushing, New York, began his one-year term as president of the New York State Society of CPAs ( NYSSCPA ) on June 1, making him the 104th president of the NYSSCPA. Wei began his accounting career 29 years ago as an entry-level staff accountant.

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

CPA Practice

Jackie Cardello During the panel discussion, “Accounting Across Generations: Assessing the Current State of the Industry,” the question, “What do we have to change to rebuild the talent pipeline in the accounting profession?” You don’t have to be a CPA. Firms are looking at non-traditional hires and non-CPAs.

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The Philippines is Running Low on Accountants and US Firms Should Be Worried

Going Concern

The group added that the country has produced just around 199,000 CPAs in the past 100 years. “That’s a big problem now of the profession because several of the CPAs here in the Philippines are migrating abroad, or they are working online for foreign companies,” said PICPA national president Erwin Alcala. The salary.

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This One Chart Shows Just How Boned the Accounting Profession Is

Going Concern

The authors compared accounting degrees to computer science degrees completed in the state of New York between 2010 and 2020 which is how we ended up with this chode. According to NASBA, as of August 2022, there are 665,612 licensed CPAs covering 54 jurisdictions (NASBA 2022). What are we looking at?

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: CPAs Are Overworked (Duh); EY’s New Toy; Metaverse Party! | 10.24.22

Going Concern

Q&A With Tetsuya Mogi , the new head of Japan Institute of CPAs. In lieu of pictures, please accept this embedded YouTube video: Reddit discusses accounting degrees. The post Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: CPAs Are Overworked (Duh); EY’s New Toy; Metaverse Party! Lots and lots of pictures.

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