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Wipfli Merges In Michigan CPA Firm Clayton & McKervey

CPA Practice

Top 20 accounting firm Wipfli is combining with Southfield, MI-based CPA firm Clayton & McKervey, effective Sept. Clayton & McKervey is the 259th biggest accounting firm in the U.S. million during its most recent fiscal year, according to INSIDE Public Accounting.

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Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Issues 2023 State of Pennsylvania Public Accounting Firms Study

CPA Practice

The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants , the largest CPA association in Pennsylvania with over 20,000 members, has issued its latest Insights report. The report’s deep dive provides the latest data on compensation across titles, technology adoption, billing model breakdowns, M&A and more.

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Can accounting firms move into sales tax advising?

TaxConnex

Many certified public accountants (CPAs), enrolled agents and other tax preparers and professionals that run accounting and tax preparation firms are constantly looking for new advisory avenues to service clients. government affairs at Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting wrote on Accounting Today.

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JHM Merges in CPA Firm Harting, Bishop & Arrendale

CPA Practice

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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CPA Firm Managing Partner Weighs in on How to Rebuild the Talent Pipeline

CPA Practice

Pretty much overwhelmingly they said it was because you have to have an accounting degree and a CPA, which isn’t true. You don’t have to be a CPA. Firms are looking at non-traditional hires and non-CPAs. But they also overwhelming said it’s boring, it’s stuffy, you do taxes or audit.

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Letter to the Editor: Life in Public Accounting Doesn’t Add Up For Young Professionals

Going Concern

After (during) I worked towards the CPA exam, I began work at a Big 4. Like most public accounting experiences, it has been a mixed bag. I think that there is so much value in public accounting because of the learning, growth, and opportunity to take hold of your own career that it provides that other careers simply do not.

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CLA Picks Up Washington CPA Firm Frost & Company

CPA Practice

Top 10 public accounting firm CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) acquired Tacoma, WA-based accounting and advisory firm Frost & Company. Frost & Company has been a full-service accounting resource in the South Puget Sound area for more than 35 years. The deal went into effect on Aug.