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Tuesday Morning Accounting News Brief: CPA Numbers Are Abysmal; PwC Blocked Government Inquiry | 5.30.23

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Details shared among the AICPA’s governing council showed that even that figure was flattered by candidates from overseas. The other Big Four firms have had their share of tax scandals — some of them at least as serious as the current PwC one. That was the lowest level since the beginning of records for the modern exam in 2006.

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