CPA Practice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs has announced that 36 CPAs from around the country have graduated from the AICPA Leadership Academy, a program designed to expose the next generation of CPAs to a strong ethic of leadership and service. Virginia Beach, VA Michael Shipman, McClintock & Associates, P.C.,

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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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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

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Jefferson, Virginia Commonwealth University DMyrian Frederick, Virginia Tech Isaac L. Rivera, University of Connecticut The Foundation also awarded $120,000 to 10 CPAs pursuing their accounting Ph.D. through the William (Bill) Ezzell Scholarship program and the Accounting Doctoral Scholars (ADS) program.

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Going Concern

MARCH 31, 2023

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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CPA Practice

JUNE 1, 2023

AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs. AICPA Recognizes Top 2022 CPA Exam Performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA®) recently announced the 50 winners of the 2022 Elijah Watt Sells Award.

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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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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Patrick, now a resident of Cody, Wyoming, co-owned a media brokerage firm with her husband and hired an accounting firm to prepare business and personal tax returns for 2012 through 2014. Despite receiving the completed and accurate tax returns from the accounting firm, Patrick did not file them with the IRS.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

million to a Virginia company to handle “large cash payments for processing cannabis federal taxes.”. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is paying $1.7 According to Quartz , the U.S. government collected approximately $4.7 billion in taxes last year on nearly $13 billion in revenue from legal cannabis companies.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Florida Institute of CPAs FICPA hosted a webinar on Oct. 3 that was attended by members from the Georgia Society of CPAs, North Carolina Association of CPAs, South Carolina Association of CPAs, Tennessee Society of CPAs, and the Virginia Society of CPAs on disaster recovery. It can be found here.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 16, 2023

Accounting positions remain in demand, even in the current job market. Accountants are taking on higher-value roles with broader responsibilities. CPAs are becoming strategic advisors who must understand how to leverage technology to solve business problems. However, the job is evolving. She enrolled in a U.S.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

IRIS works with thousands of CPA firms in North America, including 52 of the top 100 CPA firms in the US, and provides innovative solutions to serve accountancy customers in the North American market, making IRIS the go-to partner for CPAs.

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CPA Practice

JULY 19, 2024

IRIS works with thousands of CPA firms in North America, including 52 of the top 100 CPA fi rms in the US, and provides innovative solutions to serve accountancy customers in the North American market, making IRIS the go-to partner for CPAs.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 28, 2023

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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Going Concern

APRIL 1, 2024

Journal of Accountancy on what CPAs need to know about Microsoft’s big AI rollout : Microsoft is investing heavily in Copilot, a suite of AI-powered features for applications across its portfolio. Early reviews indicate Copilot could be a powerful new force for accountants and other knowledge workers. “Is

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

“The reality is 99 percent of banks don’t want to mess with them, [because] there’s a lot of internal compliance if you’re going to serve the cannabis industry,” noted Jim Marty of Bridge West CPAs, a Colorado accounting firm that represents roughly 250 cannabis businesses and license holders nationwide.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 2, 2024

AICPA News is a recap 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 AICPA recently released information for U.S. Sixty-three percent said they expected no change, while 2% said they anticipated decreases.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Top 75 accounting firm PBMares is expanding its presence in the Washington, D.C. metro area by merging in BSB CPAs + Advisors, a top 400 tax and accounting firm based in Fairfax, VA, effective Jan. million, according to INSIDE Public Accounting. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

People Ken Miller set to retire after more than three decades of service [ Virginia Tech ] After more than 35 years of dedicated service to Virginia Tech, Ken Miller has announced his retirement. Both Mendlowitz and his father, also a CPA, attended the CUNY school. That compares with the $1.6

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Going Concern

MAY 15, 2023

Virginia Society of CPAs is tackling the question “ is 150 too many? ” For nearly the past two decades, prospective CPAs in Virginia have had to undertake 150 hours of education before becoming licensed. But a declining CPA pipeline has accountants asking: Is the 150 now a barrier to becoming a CPA?

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Going Concern

APRIL 26, 2024

One of the Big Four firms, KPMG, has become the first white-collar British business to employ former prisoners as part of the government’s new pilot programme. This report aims to guide accounting firm leaders towards effective strategies that we believe, when properly implemented, will enhance both retention and firm performance.”

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The Portland, OR-based private equity firm invested in BRG in 2017. M&A Baker Tilly to snap up Hayflich CPAs [ International Accounting Bulletin ] Advisory, tax, and assurance firm Baker Tilly has announced its intent for the acquisition of Hayflich CPAs, an accounting firm serving West Virginia, US.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 19, 2022

We’re adding accounting firm mergers & acquisitions to the weekly news as they’re happening with such frequency and regular Footnotes readers will notice the news is now sorted by topic. Firm M&A: Eisner adds Minn.-based accounting firms, has merged with Healdsburg’s Mengali Accountancy Inc.,

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Going Concern

JANUARY 5, 2024

Big 4 Big Four Reshape Consulting Workforce, Strategy With Rare Layoffs [ Bloomberg Tax ] The Big Four accounting firms have leaned into their tech advisory work and data analytics services—areas ripe for revenue growth—as interest rates and the artificial intelligence boom reshaped demand for consulting services. Happy trails, Tom!

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Going Concern

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A related r/accounting convo from last week: Who says accountants aren't funny pic.twitter.com/YDw7ytLQfS — Going Concern (@going_concern) February 15, 2025 The alternate CPA pathways rebellion is well underway and spreading out from where it first spawned in the Midwest. Keith Greiner, CPA (R-Lancaster).

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