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Let’s Start the Year Off With Some Doomsaying Predictions For the Profession in 2023

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It’s predictable and well-documented behavior that candidates who intend to pursue the CPA will make extra effort to do so before big changes take place should they be eligible to do so. There’s just not enough eligible CPA candidates with 150 hours sitting on the sidelines like there used to be. If you think about it, he’s right.

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CPA Exam Changes and Pipeline Woes Are a Perfect Storm of Problems For the Profession

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It doesn’t look like our profession or university accounting programs should expect the calvary to be coming anytime soon. It’s likely the well-documented pipeline shortage is going to get worse initially because of the CPA Evolution, not better. At least students knew the old exam matched their coursework.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Big 4 Firms Hate Going Concern (Warnings, That Is); Being a Whistleblower Blows | 5.20.24

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PwC is facing legal action claiming the accountancy firm is liable for the alleged rape of a graduate employee following after-work drinks. The graduate employee is suing PwC for damages over two alleged incidents of sexual assault by a colleague after work hours, court documents show. Find it, and other ICPAS insights, here.

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Scholarship Fund Launched to Expand the CPA Pipeline

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And controllers manage corporate accounting departments that require CPAs for a variety of functions including tax, audit, financial analysis, financial reporting and more.

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Revolutionize your talent strategy with automation

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Today’s accounting firm leaders are constantly grappling with two pivotal challenges: attracting top-tier talent and holding on to the people they have. This generational shift is not just a numerical problem but also a transfer-of-knowledge issue. Younger professionals who are digital natives have different career expectations.

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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

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Check out this week’s top remote accounting candidates. Law & Order Co-Owner of Media Brokerage Firm Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Tax Return [ Department of Justice ] According to court documents and statements made in court, Susan K.

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

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If a CPA in Minnesota serves clients in Illinois, they will need to do the following: Submit all college transcripts, experience verification documentation, and exam scores to NASBA to determine if the licensee’s initial licensure qualifications meet the requirements to practice in Illinois.