CPA Practice

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I also encourage you to review this list again after the busy season, as you-similar to ChatGPT, will have evolved and have a more educated insight. I believe the changes we are going to experience in the next 12 months will be exponential, creating a significant gap in the capabilities of modern vs. legacy accounting firms.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Indiana CPA Educational Foundation recently conducted a comprehensive survey of college accounting and business students to better understand their interests, influences, career aspirations and work expectations. Key Finding #1: Work or internship experience has the most significant influence on career choice.

Indiana 52

Indiana Education CPA public accounting 52

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

State CPA Society News & Updates is a round-up of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories. It features career-development workshops and sessions with some of the accounting profession’s most prominent influencers.

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Ryan Lazanis

APRIL 6, 2023

A business and CPA coach can be a great asset for accounting firms that want to not only grow their business but also improve their work-life balance. In this blog post, I’ll be exploring the power of a CPA coach as a tool for driving success. What is a CPA Coach?

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CPA Practice

MARCH 22, 2023

The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would lower the eligibility requirement for CPA candidates to sit for the CPA exam from 150 semester credit hours to 120. Gov Patrick for passing one of TXCPAs priority legislation items of this session, which will help fuel the CPA pipeline. On to the House!!

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CPA Practice

MAY 24, 2024

Each partnership provides members access to CPACharge and all associated benefits it has to offer for accounting firms to scale. CPACharge is the only payment solution offered as a Member Discount Partner by the AICPA and recommended by more than 42 state CPA societies. “We

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CPA Practice

MAY 10, 2024

The Florida Institute of Public Accountants (FICPA), Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and three South Florida accounting firms – Berkowitz Pollack Brant, Kaufman Rossin and PAAST – have launched a new partnership that will assist future certified public accountants (CPAs) on their path to licensure.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Right Networks has rebranded as Rightworks, and announced a platform launch to offer the only intelligent cloud purpose-built for accounting firms and professionals. The new brand unifies accounting profession staples—Right Networks, Rootworks and Transaction Pro.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 15, 2023

The first major deal by a private equity firm to acquire controlling interest in a top 20 accounting firm happened as recently as 2021, when TowerBrook Capital acquired EisnerAmper’s tax and consulting practice for an undisclosed amount. What size accounting firms are private equity groups eyeing?

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Founded in 1897, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) is the second-oldest CPA organization in the U.S. PICPA actively supports both current and future CPAs, providing educational opportunities, networking, and volunteer opportunities. Cryder, the current CEO of PICPA.

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CPA Practice

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The application deadline for the following scholarships is April 1, 2023: Illinois CPA Society Accounting Scholarships for seniors or graduate students. Neal Accounting Scholarships for Black/African American juniors, seniors, or graduate students. I encourage eligible accounting students to apply for these scholarships.

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CPA Practice

JULY 31, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has formed an advisory group representing a broad spectrum of the accounting profession that will help shape a national strategy to address the profession’s talent shortage, including accounting students who go on to obtain a CPA license.

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

There’s a contentious battle raging over the 150 unit requirement for CPA licensure as we speak and in the meantime we have to figure something out to ease the accountant shortage that has a bit more immediate impact (and doesn’t involve paying people more because clearly the firms are not down with that idea).

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CPA Practice

JUNE 5, 2023

More than 3,500 accounting, tax and financial professionals convened in Las Vegas this week for the 2023 AICPA/CIMA Engage Conference, the largest annual educational and network event hosted by the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Accounting firms know that offering only tax preparation services makes maintaining consistent cash flow and workloads throughout the year challenging. Adding financial services to your accounting firm can help bridge the gap and allow you to have a consistent workload year-round.

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CPA Practice

MAY 18, 2023

But modest starting salaries , horrible work/life balance (especially in public accounting), and time-consuming and strict requirements to obtain CPA licensure have resulted in declining student interest in accounting careers—thus creating a talent shortage in the profession.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 9, 2023

New Jersey Society of CPAs Current Members: 13,500+ Founded: 1898 Headquarters: Roseland, NJ www.nysscpa.org Current president: Aiysha (AJ) Johnson, MA is the current CEO and Executive Director. AJ is the Society’s fourth CEO and executive director and the nation’s first Black female head of a state CPA society.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Local CPA weighs in on accountant shortage [ WMDT ] The Salisbury, MD news spoke to a UHY partner about the issue. Accounting enrollment for the past 10 years has been declining by 16.9% according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary statistical agency of the Department of Education.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 16, 2024

Although accounting firms have made significant progress in adopting new technology over the last few years, and many are planning to increase the attention and budget they devote to technology going forward, the use of artificial intelligence isn’t in the cards for many practices—at least not yet, according to a new survey from Rightworks.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 1, 2023

State CPA Society News & Updates is a round-up of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories. = The Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) recently announced that Jason Harrell will join the FICPA as Chief External Affairs Officer, effective July 17, 2023.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 17, 2023

In the last few years there has been a shortage of critical skills with regards to the accounting profession and especially in the output of North American and European professionals with CPA, EA and CMA qualifications. This is where skilled CPA, CMA AND EA professionals shine. Certified Management Accountant (CMA).

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ThomsonReuters

MAY 22, 2024

In today’s dynamic and competitive business environment, owners and partners of accounting and audit firms should, at least, be considering cloud-based technology as part of their broader strategies. There are, however, other considerations at play and challenges that accounting firm leaders may face when looking to move to the cloud.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 23, 2023

Knaggs believes this specific partnership program will add two to five new students a year to Adrian College’s overall enrollment, but expects those numbers will grow in the future with more accounting firms wanting to join in to help educate and advance their employees to CPA status. Fact check: 64.7%

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CPA Practice

APRIL 25, 2023

Good news for those taking the CPA exam: When CPA candidates pass the first section of the exam, they will be given an additional year to conquer the remaining three sections without losing credit. A redesigned CPA exam, which will launch on Jan.

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ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

the potential market available to tax and accounting firms is massive. Here are a few ways you can market your firm’s services to individuals and small businesses. A better approach is to build a reputation as an accounting expert. When you provide educational value, you establish credibility and nurture trust.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 13, 2024

A Minnesota legislative committee advanced a bill in the state Senate on March 7 that would add an alternative pathway to CPA licensure while also maintaining the 150 credit-hour option. In 2006, there was a change that increased education requirements to 150 hours plus one year of work experience, which would be about five years of college.

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CPA Practice

MAY 18, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs has announced the 50 winners of the 2022 Elijah Watt Sells Award. This award is granted to CPA candidates who obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination, pass all four sections on their first attempt and have completed testing in 2022.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 17, 2023

In July, more than 20 of the profession’s thought leaders met for the virtual Avalara Accounting Meta Influencers roundtable discussion of how AI will likely impact accounting firms and their clients, and to start developing best practices firms can embrace to best optimize its potential benefits.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Indiana CPA Society (INCPAS) is has announced the latest class of INCPAS Scholars. The INCPAS Scholars is a free, year-long program designed to help high school students learn about accounting and the CPA profession.

Indiana 52

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Going Concern

APRIL 3, 2023

By Sharon Lassar, PhD, CPA (Florida) John J. Gilbert Professor and Director of the School of Accountancy, University of Denver The AICPA’s website includes a statement titled Purpose in action that, in its 129 words, uses “trust” (twice), “integrity”, “ethics”, and “public interest”. What could possibly go wrong? Oh, I know!

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CPA Practice

APRIL 26, 2023

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.

Pennsylvania 52

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Withum

AUGUST 16, 2023

Seton Hall University and Withum announced a pilot program today aimed to ease the burden of fulfilling the 150 credit hours requirement for accounting students. The CPA Pathway Apprenticeship supports the AICPA and NABA’s initiative to help alleviate barriers for students considering a career in public accounting.

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CPA Practice

MAY 14, 2024

After formally presenting its six recommendations that address the accounting talent shortage at AICPA Council next week, NPAG will issue a final report in July that includes the results of its survey of students, employers, and other stakeholders in the profession. Coffey told CPA Practice Advisor.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 27, 2023

Founded in 1915, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA) provides a wide array of professional resources for CPAs. TXCPA also provides education and professional development opportunities while actively defending and promoting the CPA professional throughout the state.

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CPA Practice

MAY 15, 2023

The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), in partnership with the ICPAS Women’s Committee, presented the recipients of the prestigious 2023 Women to Watch Awards at the ICPAS Women’s Leadership Forum last Friday, May 12, 2023, in Chicago, where they received their awards and participated in a panel discussion on advancing women in the accounting profession.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 7, 2023

The program blends rigorous online learning with on-the-job professional experience for college accounting graduates, offering a less costly and more flexible way to complete the 150-hour course credit requirement to become a licensed CPA. Firms interested in participating in the pilot can find information at ExperienceLearnEarn.org.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 12, 2023

By Blake Oliver, CPA, and Chris Vanover, CPA. CPAs have always been passionate about numbers, using various metrics such as revenue, profit, headcount and realization to measure success. However, this focus on numerical indicators is contributing to the decline of the CPA profession itself.

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