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Honkamp Merges With Brems Group in Iowa

CPA Practice

Top 200 accounting firm Honkamp merged in Brems Group, a CPA firm with offices in Cedar Rapids and Coralville, Iowa, effective Aug. Dubuque, Iowa-based Honkamp said the new locations in Cedar Rapids and Coralville will increase the firm’s ability to provide CPA and business advisory services to even more clients.

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Accounting Firm Leaders Cite ‘Rising Salaries’ As The Second Biggest Problem Facing Their Firms

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. “Rapidly rising compensation rates in our industry — and poaching from large, national firms” are serious problems for firms, according to Erica Ishida, president and COO of Ohio’s Apple Growth Partners. Like automation, succession planning, and how to get more Papa John’s coupons.

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Congrats to Xero’s 2022 NABA Scholarship recipient

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I am originally from Naperville, Illinois and I’m currently a senior studying accounting and business analytics at the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa. I plan to pursue the five year Masters of Accountancy program that will allow me to qualify for the CPA exam. Tell us a bit about yourself.

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Honkamp Merges in St. Louis CPA Firm Schowalter & Jabouri

CPA Practice

Top 200 accounting firm Honkamp recently added one of the 20 largest CPA firms in the St. The Dubuque, IA-based firm merged with Schowalter & Jabouri on Dec. The new location will be the first office in Missouri for Honkamp, and the merger increases the firm’s headcount to about 300 employees.

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Professionals on the Move – July 2024

CPA Practice

CLA Appoints New Chief Data Officer and Chief Financial Officer CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP), the eighth-largest accounting firm in the United States, announced that Ray Price, Jr. has joined the firm as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and that Spencer Lourens has advanced to the newly created Chief Data Officer (CDO) role.

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Friday Footnotes: Work-Life Balance, Does It Work?; Big 4 Firms Slash Job Postings; She Doesn’t Even Go Here! | 2.16.24

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The Conflict Surrounding Work-Life Balance in Public Accounting Firms [ CPA Journal ] For years, the public accounting sector has been characterized by high employee turnover. In the past few decades, public accounting firms have implemented work-life balance practices as part of their attempts to curb excessive turnover.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Isn’t Getting a Redemption; Just Say No to NOCLAR; Oh, Layoffs? | 3.15.24

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EY’s new boss shuffles leadership roles and plans cost cuts [ Financial Times ] EY’s new boss Janet Truncale has set out her leadership team for the Big Four accounting firm, moving an architect of its failed split from his executive role and signalling plans to cut costs across the global firm. Seven percent are not sure.

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