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One of Minnesota’s Largest Accounting Firms Can Totally Get Behind the Alternative Pathway to CPA Licensure

Going Concern

In a LinkedIn post published March 3 , CLA CEO Jen Leary — who graduated wayyyy back when only 120 units were required — threw her support behind Minnesota Society of CPAs’ initiative to add a second pathway that would allow CPA licensure at 120 units and two years of experience.

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State CPA Society News & Updates – June 2023

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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. Boehm, assurance partner, EY Paul A.

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The Accountant Shortage Isn’t Bad Enough For NASBA to Entertain Dropping the 150 Hour Requirement

Going Concern

CPA candidate numbers have been on the decline for years, even before anyone was talking about critical talent shortages, the 150-hour rule is considered by many to be an unnecessary barrier to entry in which case it is certainly doing its job by keeping out both the riff-raff and the quality talent. .

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Armanino Picks Up Los Angeles CPA Firm Bemel, Ross & Avedon

CPA Practice

Top 20 accounting firm Armanino has acquired Los-Angeles-based business management CPA firm Bemel, Ross & Avedon, which provides services to some of the country’s leading entertainers and executives in the film and music industry. Terms of the deal, which closed on June 1, were not disclosed.

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Marketing for accounting firms: individuals vs. small businesses

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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. Build a referral system that allows or even incentivizes your clients to recommend your accounting firm to others. With more than 144.3

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KROST Industry Magazine: The Sports & Entertainment, Vol. 5 Issue 2, is Now Available!

KROST

The Sports & Entertainment Issue highlights some of the hot topics in the sports & entertainment industry including tax issues for athletes, estate & trust planning, Client Accounting Services, and more. The post KROST Industry Magazine: The Sports & Entertainment, Vol. 5 Issue 2, is Now Available!

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As CPA Canada’s Collaboration Accord Fails to Collaborate, Who Gets the Profession’s Credibility in the Divorce?

Going Concern

We should have written about this months ago but didn’t get around to it, there’s some new news so let’s get to the backstory and what’s happening next with the various CPA bodies of Canada. TL;DR: CPA Ontario and CPA Quebec want to break up with CPA Canada. Y’all are familiar with those.

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