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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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Meeting the Staffing Demands: How Automation is Transforming Accounting Firms

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This surge in demand for CPA services comes at a time when experienced public accountants are exploring alternative career options, and fewer graduates are entering the profession. Challenges in Public Accounting The public accounting sector faces unique challenges.

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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. “It

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Accounting Firms Saw 9.1% Median Growth in Revenue in 2022

CPA Practice

Public accounting firms in the United States reported strong top-line and bottom-line growth in their latest fiscal year results, driven by high demand for their services, according to a survey by the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

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Top 7 Reasons Why People Are Leaving Accounting Firms, According to PICPA

CPA Practice

PICPA received survey responses from 323 accounting professionals nationwide who have zero to 15 years of public accounting experience and have left their firm or profession within the past five years. So, why are so many heading for the exits? This group of professionals was called “current talent.”

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

Going Concern

Because of him and others at the firm, I decided to stick with the accounting profession and finish out my four years at Dordt. I interned at that firm for 2 years during college, and I felt like it was a family. After (during) I worked towards the CPA exam, I began work at a Big 4. Crazy how that works.

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The Big D Once Again Tops the INSIDE Public Accounting Top 500 List

Going Concern

INSIDE Public Accounting released its annual Top 500 list last week — a.k.a. Oh, and this: “The labor shortage is a major driver behind the behavior of the IPA 100 firms,” says Charles Hylan, managing director at The Growth Partnership, IPA’s parent company.