Going Concern

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

There should be tons of accounting grads drooling for jobs right now and plenty of jobs to go around, no? 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.

Account

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 12, 2023

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. and 8.4%, respectively.

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Going Concern

JUNE 13, 2024

.” Let’s see what exactly they think that looks like: This investment includes a significant increase in early career compensation, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled audit and tax platforms, an innovative new “360 Careers” experience, outreach and support for college students, and enhanced wellbeing benefits.

Account

CPA Practice

AUGUST 30, 2023

Pretty much overwhelmingly they said it was because you have to have an accounting degree and a CPA, which isn’t true. But they also overwhelming said it’s boring, it’s stuffy, you do taxes or audit. There’s a lot more to it than doing audit and tax. You don’t have to be a CPA.

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Withum

JUNE 18, 2024

Withum is proud to share that Karol Y Haugan , Tax Manager, was nominated for the Florida Institute of Public Accountants (FICPA) 2024 Woman to Watch Awards in the Emerging Leader category. Getting my accounting degree changed my life and becoming a CPA has been one of my greatest accomplishments.

Florida

CPA Practice

JULY 31, 2023

Schneider Downs Announces Seven Additions to Ownership Group Schneider Downs, one of the 60 largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms in the United States, recently announced the addition of seven new shareholders to its ownership group.

Real Estate

Going Concern

JUNE 3, 2022

He said he would like to eventually become a Certified Public Accountant, which typically requires specific educational requirements beyond a bachelor’s degree in accounting. Wilson turned it down, though, and opted instead to pursue grad school.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 18, 2023

Launched in 2021, the DFASP works in parallel with Deloitte’s MADE (Making Accounting Diverse and Equitable), a $75 million commitment to fuel greater racial and ethnic diversity in accounting and tax and generate more opportunities and leadership pathways for the next generation of certified public accountants (CPAs).

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Going Concern

JANUARY 12, 2024

PwC Narrows Field to Three Candidates to Succeed US Leader Ryan [ Bloomberg Tax ] PwC LLP is narrowing in on three candidates for US partners to choose among when they select the firm’s next senior partner, including two women, according to people familiar with the selection process. Ryan’s successor would begin their term in July.

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KROST

APRIL 2, 2021

. – KROST CPAs and Consultants, the Los Angeles-based firm, has announced their co-sponsorship of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ ( AICPA) Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) George Willie Ethnically Diverse Student Scholarship & Internship Program. ABOUT KROST CPAS & CONSULTANTS.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 27, 2024

The fund is a program developed by the Controllers Council and administered by the AICPA Foundation , a charitable organization of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Financial and corporate controllers are often CPAs with public accounting backgrounds.

CPA

CPA Practice

JANUARY 11, 2024

Kavanagh joins CohnReznick as Assurance Partner CohnReznick LLP, one of the leading advisory, assurance, and tax firms in the United States, recently announced that Charles (Chuck) Kavanagh , CPA has joined the firm as an assurance partner. The boost follows the hire of public accounting veteran Jay Trumbower as CEO in late 2022.

Delaware

CPA Practice

MARCH 18, 2024

Top 500 accounting firm JHM Certified Public Accountants, based in Chattanooga, is expanding its presence in eastern Tennessee by combining with Harting, Bishop & Arrendale (HBA) in Cleveland, TN. The combined firm will operate under the name of JHM Certified Public Accountants.

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ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 29, 2024

Retiring Baby Boomers are creating a vacuum, leading to a scarcity of experienced professionals, and there aren’t enough young people graduating with accounting degrees—or choosing to enter public accounting—to fill that void. This is where technology, particularly tax automation, plays a pivotal role.

Technology

Going Concern

OCTOBER 24, 2022

16% of companies have gone fully remote post-pandemic and that brings some tricky tax issues the AICPA is keeping an eye on. Speaking of tax managers looking for a new gig, we have a couple fully remote tax jobs for you to check out: Senior Tax Manager, Remote. Tax Manager. Lots and lots of pictures.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

With more than 20 years of brand-building and marketing experience, Ball brings a deep understanding of the small business accounting landscape and will ensure Bookkeep’s solutions align with the urgent needs of bookkeepers and finance teams. Corder received his accounting degree from Texas Christian University and holds an M.S.

Real Estate

Going Concern

JUNE 28, 2024

Enterprise, the firms’ mid-market business, added 13 partners; Tax & Legal added 8 partners; Deal Advisory & Infrastructure appointed two partners while Business Services added one partner. Talent Attn: Accounting employers. EY ] Globally, in the first half (H1) of 2024, there were 551 listings raising US$52.2b

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RitaKeller

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

You hire them because they have an accounting degree, they received good grades and they interviewed well. You teach and train them to perform the basic duties of an accountant working in public accounting. Someone seems simply loves working in the tax area and dreads being drafted to be on an audit team.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 6, 2023

” California Program Offers Black Students Path to Accounting [ Bloomberg Tax ]. Black students in California can prepare for and take the certified public accountant or certified management accountant exam for free under a pilot program that aims to help diversify the accounting profession.

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RitaKeller

JUNE 16, 2021

Is it worth it to become a CPA, in public accounting, when average partner compensation in $5 to $20M firms is half a million? Plus, flexible work arrangements make public accounting very attractive. Share your partners’ salaries with your future CPAs and with college students you talk to or interview.

Illinois

Going Concern

MARCH 25, 2022

Don’t feel bad, MY job ranked #3 most exciting and I assure you it absolutely is not, I write about accounting after all. “I ” Climate Plan Puts SEC in Rare Role as Accounting Rule-Writer [ Bloomberg Tax ] The U.S. Louis worked as a Tax Examiner for the IRS from 1985 to 1994.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 29, 2023

When this opinion piece popped up in my Google News I was hoping for a refreshing take on the benefits of accounting as a career and some passionate cheerleading. Maybe a field report from some young, enthusiastic former partner who started in public and ended up controller at a cool startup or doing taxes for NBA stars or something.

Account

Going Concern

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Small business has unique needs for accounting services: primarily tax and advising, and secondarily day-to-day accounting needs to act as de-facto controllers and decision makers. An accounting degree in 2022 ignores the needs of companies providing nearly ½ of American GDP and 2/3 of new job creation.

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