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

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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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Episode 067: Craft Beer and Local Food with Corey Lord

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Join host Hugh Duffy as he talks with Corey Lord, Lord CPAs. Join host Hugh Duffy as he talks with Corey Lord, Lord CPAs. Guest Bio: Corey Lord, Lord CPAs CEO. Corey is the CEO and a Client Ally at Lord CPAs. Corey took over Lord CPAs from his father in. He is a licensed CPA in Michigan.

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Our Obsession with Hours Is Destroying the Accounting Profession

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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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Episode 068: A conversation with Allan Koltin

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Previously he was recognized by the Illinois CPA Society with the Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service and commitment to the profession. Koltin is the author-editor of three books for professional services firms: CPA Firm Merger Strategies That Work, CPAs That Sell and the AICPA’s Marketing a Consulting Niche.

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Interesting Niches under a COVID Cloud

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In other words, many malls are experiencing major pain, entertainment venues (movies, theater, sports, etc.) Accounting for Section 8a Certified Businesses (federal spending pushed down to disadvantaged businesses, two websites in development). Accounting for Veterinary and Pet Hospitals.

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

Going Concern

We’ll be doing an article shortly, in the meantime here are some quotes from INSIDE Public Accounting : Bob Cedergren, MNCPA board chair added, “I can tell you from my own experience, through conversations with colleagues throughout the country and the members of the MNCPA, that we have a significant shortage of CPAs.

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Friday Footnotes: EY Partners Are Split on the Split; PCAOB Further Annoys Auditors; Recruiting Events Are Back! | 3.31.23

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Big 4 EY Fails to Reach Deal on Split [ Wall Street Journal ] The unexpected revolt that has upended the planned breakup of accounting firm Ernst & Young is being driven by two longtime U.S. auditors who believe their part of the firm could end up weakened by a deal. People did not enjoy that.

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