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The Beef Between the AICPA and Minnesota Over the 150 Hour Rule Heats Up

Going Concern

Except in the case of 90s rapper beefs, Tupac and Biggie were equally popular stars whereas in this case the AICPA encompasses the entirety of the profession in the United States versus Minnesota CPAs and the society that serves them. CPAs would need to hold multiple licenses and incur additional expenses.

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Episode 068: A conversation with Allan Koltin

BuildYourFirm

He has also been a recipient of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analyst’s Instructor of the Year Award and winner of the Journal of Accountancy Literacy Award. Previously he was recognized by the Illinois CPA Society with the Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service and commitment to the profession.

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The Talent Pool Is Shrinking

RitaKeller

I received the following press release from the Illinois CPA Society. They are unveiling the findings from research they have done relating to the decline in CPA candidates. Share your partners’ salaries with your future CPAs and with college students you talk to or interview. ” – Victoria Arlen.

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This Accountant Shortage Nonsense Reeks of Deja Vu

Going Concern

Students are telling us by their choice of major that they do not perceive an accounting degree to hold the same value it once did nor is it considered as valuable as certain other business degrees. OH MY GOD this could have been written in 2022. Which is to say, we done been knew. Nothing changes if nothing changes.

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

Going Concern

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

Going Concern

” Two Tax Shelter Promoters Sentenced to 25 Years and 23 Years in Billion-Dollar Syndicated Conservation Easement Tax Scheme; Two More CPAs Plead Guilty [ Department of Justice ] Two men were sentenced Tuesday for crimes arising from their organization, promotion and sale of abusive syndicated conservation easement tax shelters.

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Texas Close to Allowing CPA Candidates to Test with 120 Credits

CPA Practice

There has been much debate in certain corners of the accounting profession lately about whether the 150-hour rule for CPA licensure has contributed to the pipeline of accountants drying up in recent years —that and the subpar starting pay in public accounting and the long hours required to work, especially during busy season.

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