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Managing strained accounting firm capabilities

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Rising client expectations , an ever-changing regulatory environment , and the ongoing war on talent have left many of today’s firms grappling with strained bandwidth. In fact, a 2022 survey by the Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA) found that the greatest challenges facing firms are being overworked and understaffed.

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4 Reasons Why the Profession Is Struggling to Convince Students to Become CPAs, #4 Will Not Shock You

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There is another way of putting this: Accounting is a profession whose brand has not been diluted. For example, the AICPA’s idea of expanding its membership by opening the certified in financial forensics (CFF) certification to non-CPAs runs counter to the exclusivity of the CPA brand. Yeah, that should do for a start.

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AICPA Announces 2023 Leadership Academy Graduates

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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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AICPA Forms Advisory Group to Create Strategy to Address CPA Talent Shortage

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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 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 Indiana CPA Society now offers a toolkit for Indiana CPAs interested in becoming CPA advocates.

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AICPA News – Nov. 2023

CPA Practice

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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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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