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Building CPA Practice From Scratch: Luke Gheen

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Would you leave a safe and comfortable controller position at a large company to start your own CPA firm? in Colorado Springs, did – in his early 30s and without any public accounting experience. Guest Bio: Luke Gheen, MBA, CPA, Certified Tax Coach. That’s what Luke Gheen, founder of Gheen & Co.

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Don Scholl, a Well-Liked and Respected Consultant to the CPA Profession, Has Died

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Donald Scholl, who provided management consulting and training services to hundreds of public accounting firms during the course of his more than 40-year career and created many development programs for CPAs, including the popular Management for Results, has passed away. The dean of consulting in the CPA arena.” “A

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Friday Footnotes: CPA Exam Scares Accounting Majors Away; EY Loses Fees in China | 5.12.23

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As a firm we have had to be proactive in our response to attracting candidates, addressing workforce planning and aligning our recruitment strategy to reflect this.” Colorado Springs accounting firm to open Denver office [ Denver Business Journal ] Stockman Kast Ryan and Co., Fired: job search or CPA exam?

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Friday Footnotes: How Are Firms Actually Using Data Analytics?; KPMG and BDO on the Move | 9.15.23

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At the meeting, the Board will consider issuing for public comment a proposal to amend PCAOB Rule 3502, Responsibility Not to Knowingly or Recklessly Contribute to Violations. A number of accounting firms,1 public companies, professional membership associations and other key stakeholders raised concerns.

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Here Are the 11 Best Online Master’s in Accounting Programs in 2023, According to Fortune

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Shortly after Fortune released its ranking of the 100 best companies to work for in 2023, which included a smattering of public accounting firms , the business magazine came out with its inaugural ranking of the best online master’s degree programs in accounting.

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Friday Footnotes: How Much Big 4 Spent on Lobbying Last Year; Super Bowl Bets; CFOs Feeling Good | 2.9.24

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Three of the firms also joined industry efforts to designate accounting as a science, technology, engineering, and math—or STEM—field, according to federal lobbying disclosures. My buddy from undergrad works office security at one of the Big 4 accounting firms in Midtown. “Win big?

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Professionals on the Move: Sept 2023

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Boston, Massachusetts Zachary Smargon, CPA, MSA, of South Boston, MA, has been promoted to Manager in the assurance practice. Smargon earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration, with a concentration in accounting, and his master’s degree in accounting from The University of New Hampshire.