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The Accounting Talent Shortage is Not New, You Guys

Going Concern

A record 68,639 students graduated with accounting degrees in 2010. Nearly 4 in 10 accounting graduates hired last year by CPA firms had master’s degrees, compared with 26 percent in 2008. By contrast, 43 percent of graduates hired had bachelor’s degrees, down from 56 percent in 2008.

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Going Concern

In response to the issuance of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121), the Q&As have been placed in Appendix B of the practice aid, Accounting for and Auditing of Digital Assets. 121 (SAB No. “It may start small or maybe they think it’s something they’re entitled to, but it catches up.”

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