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

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I made the decision to attend Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa because my dad works there, and it made tuition a lot more affordable. I double majored in Accounting and Finance, and I carried 6 credits into college, so I took about 144.5 Like most public accounting experiences, it has been a mixed bag.

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AICPA Announces 2023 Leadership Academy Graduates

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Participants represented all areas of the accounting and finance profession, including public accounting firms, business and industry, government, not-for-profit, academia and consulting firms. The CPA profession is about people, and AICPA Leadership Academy believes in the importance of developing strong leaders.”

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Professionals on the Move – Dec. 2023

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Jeri Beckham, Texas Joan Bengford, Iowa Velma Bjorgum, N.D. Jody Ehlers, Iowa Erick Enriquez, N.J. James Gobeli, Iowa Melissa Gourgues, La. Johnny Welborn, Texas Denise Zaharoff, Ga. Top 100 Katherine Allen, Colo. Dee Ann Aydelott, Mo. Teresa Barton, Utah Farooq Bawa, Ill. Kathleen Beard, Kan. Daniel Blamer, Mich. Meg Hall, Ga.

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AICPA News – Dec. 2023

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The survey polled chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other certified public accountants in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles. Twenty-four percent of survey respondents expressed optimism about the outlook for the U.S.

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AICPA News – Jan. 2024

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The survey polled chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other certified public accountants in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles. Twenty-four percent of survey respondents expressed optimism about the outlook for the U.S.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: The EY Executive Who Never Was; Deloitte Doesn’t Get in Trouble | 10.9.23

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Miller, a veteran finance executive who was lured to EY from the commodities trading firm Cargill, had been lined up to become chief financial officer of the consulting business if the spin-off had gone ahead. ” Becker, 57, lives in Cedar Rapids and manages the Chicago-based RSM from Eastern Iowa.

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AICPA News – June 2023

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(NABA) National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP) National Conference of CPA Practitioners (NCCPAP) National Society of Accountants (NSA) National Society of Black Certified Public Accountants, Inc.