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What Private Equity Means for Accounting Firms: Thought Leaders Explore Pros and Cons

CPA Practice

Audit firms cannot be owned and operated by non-CPAs, therefore firms that accept majority outside investment, or are hoping to attract it in the future, generally must organize their audit/attest practice independently from their tax/advisory/consulting side, allowing for PE investment in the latter.

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Professionals on the Move: Feb. 2024

CPA Practice

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent promotions and staffing announcements from around the accounting and tax profession. Schneider Downs Boosts Tax Team Schneider Downs & Co., Merlo received her Bachelors in Accounting from the University of Pittsburgh. 1, 2024.

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Professionals on the Move: Feb. 2024

CPA Practice

Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent promotions and staffing announcements from around the accounting and tax profession. Schneider Downs Boosts Tax Team Schneider Downs & Co., Merlo received her Bachelors in Accounting from the University of Pittsburgh. 1, 2024.

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Private Equity 2023 Year-in-Review and 2024 Outlook: Clearer Skies Emerge for Private Equity Amidst Challenges

Cherry Bekaert

With increasing investments into CPA firms, private equity is now transforming the industry at an unprecedented pace.” — Sidney Glick, Partner | Deal Advisory Services The accounting industry, for example, is undergoing a sea change in terms of private investments.

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How To Start a Bookkeeping Business in 2022 [Step by Step]

Ryan Lazanis

Do you want to know how to start a bookkeeping business or accounting firm in 2022? In fact, these are the very steps that I followed to help take my heavily bookkeeping-focused accounting business from scratch to sale in only 5 years. You pick the date that makes the most sense for you and your accounting firm.

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Friday Footnotes: Why People Leave Public Accounting; Audit Workloads Up; Terrorist Clients (Literally) | 12.2.22

Going Concern

Why People Leave Public Accounting [ CPA Journal ]. Writes Edward Mendlowitz, CPA/PFS, ABV: There are many reasons why CPAs decide to leave public accounting firms. The following is a discussion of what I have found to be the most common reasons why people leave public accounting.