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No One Will Be Surprised to Hear CPA Exam Candidate Numbers Are Down in Every Way the Numbers Can Be

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As you may already know the 2023 AICPA Trends report is out , here’s our earlier write-up on how many accounting degrees were completed for the 2021-22 period covered in the new report (saving you a click: it’s 65,035). Today we’re going to look at CPA exam candidate numbers.

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Number of Accounting Grads Continues to Shrink

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post-secondary accounting degrees fell sharply in the 2021-22 academic year, according to a biennial American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) report on trends related to accounting graduation rates, the CPA Exam and hiring demand by accounting firms. The number of students earning U.S.

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Talent-Strapped Down Under Deloitte and EY Are Importing Staff

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The firms have welcomed the changes to the visa system proposed by the federal government last week aimed at simplifying and speeding up the process, even though recruitment and immigration experts warn it could lead to more ‘job hopping’ by sponsored workers. Let’s see what he said. In the U.S.,

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Guy Who Works at a Firm Actually Named FML on Why Accounting Is a Great Career

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Accounting is a field with high demand, and successful accounting students are virtually guaranteed employment upon (or even prior to) graduation. I’m involved in recruiting for one of the largest accounting firms in Connecticut. Do many government and industry accountants have it better?

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EY Survey Shows Gen Z Priorities and Pipeline Opportunities

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For instance, many students rank engagement and involvement in the local community (76%), making positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts (81%) and organizational diversity (79%) as very important to their professional future. The survey found that students are increasingly seeking to do work with greater societal impact.

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Attention, Soon-to-be-Accountants: Governments Need You

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By Girard Miller, Governing (TNS) S&P Global Ratings recently withdrew its credit ratings on 64 local governments after they failed to file financial updates on time because of staff shortages and delayed audits. So what’s changed in the supply chain for governmental accountants? Or is something else going on?

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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. The “big four” accounting firm reported revenue of A$3.4 However, the divestment of its government consulting business, which was responsible for roughly 20% of revenue, is likely to see revenue drop this fiscal year. billion ($2.21

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