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The Beef Between the AICPA and Minnesota Over the 150 Hour Rule Heats Up

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That’s sort of what’s happening in the profession right now over proposed legislation in Minnesota that offers an alternative to the traditional 150 units of education required for licensure. That’s not to say Minnesota sucks, rather they are going up against the behemoth that is the AICPA.

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CPAs Provide Six Ways to Replenish the Talent Pipeline

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As the accounting profession continues to grapple with a shortage of new CPAs and fewer accounting graduates , an independent national advisory group has published six draft recommendations in a new report on what the profession can do to restock its pipeline with young talent.

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

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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. Which, duh.

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Friday Footnotes: Bob Moritz Disappoints Us; ERC Window Slamming Shut; 2024 Sucks For Firms? | 3.22.24

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | March 21, 2024 Practice The worst of times: Issues in accounting in 2024 [ Accounting Today ] It’s a great time to run an accounting firm — except for how hard it is. Atlas CPAs and Advisors undercut the Utah-based auditing firm by $12,000.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY Morale Is Suffering After Layoffs; Ignoring Audit Quality? | 3.11.24

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Minnesota’s proposal to add a second pathway to CPA licensure that doesn’t require 150 hours of education is moving forward in the MN Senate. The work continues to grow but the supply of CPAs to do the work isn’t keeping up. … This bill is the pipeline for the life of our firm.” We need to move forward.

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CPA Society News & Updates – Feb 7, 2023

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. = The Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants is offering a webinar on February 17, 2023 titled Schedules K-2 and K-3: Why Even Partnerships and S Corporations with No Foreign Activities or Members May Need to Prepare These Forms. The Minnesota CPA and the MNCPA CPAPAC are offering CPA Day at the Capitol.

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AICPA News – Dec. 2023

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AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs. AICPA Releases Guidance for CPAs to Comply with State Laws If a State Changes its Licensure Requirements The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) recently released information for U.S. The program, now in its 15th year, was held in Durham, N.C.,

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