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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Accounting Firms Ditch Zoom Interviews; Mississippi’s Best CPA Exam Candidates | 8.28.23

Going Concern

Accounting firms across the pond are ditching Zoom interviews, writes Sunday Times : Zoom calls became the norm for business meetings during the pandemic — but accountancy firms, among the biggest graduate recruiters, are going back to face-to-face interviews when hiring, saying it is easier to assess candidates’ characters.

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Eide Bailly and Apple Growth Partners to Join Forces Next Month

CPA Practice

One hundred and twenty-five staff and 24 partners from top 300 accounting firm Apple Growth Partners will join Fargo, ND-based Eide Bailly on June 24, expanding the top 20 firm’s footprint across the Great Lakes region. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

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ATA CPAs + Advisors Merges in Memphis Firm Whitehorn Tankersley & Davis

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Top 200 accounting firm ATA CPAs + Advisors has expanded its presence in western Tennessee after combining with Memphis-based Whitehorn Tankersley & Davis PLLC on Jan. With this merger, ATA now has 240 employees and 16 locations across four states—Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi.

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Accountants Aren’t the Most Concerned About AI’s Impact—Except in One State

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While not first, accountants were the third-most worried about AI, according to the study. DevRev said, “AI is used in accounting firms to generate financial reports and arrange expenses efficiently.

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Friday Footnotes: RSM Layoffs; The Leader Who Cried On His First Day; Advisory Pays Better (Duh) | 5.5.23

Going Concern

AI changing landscape in accounting [ Mississippi Business Journal ] EisnerAmper, an international business advisory firm, is investing heavily in technology including AI and leveraging it to do things faster, better and provide more value to its clients, said Jason Juliano, director of digital transformation.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Didn’t Screw Up the Oscars; Deloitte India Doubles in Size; ‘Sham Audits’ | 3.13.23

Going Concern

PwC is the accounting firm that tabulates the votes. “This was hate I’ve never been exposed to before,” said Bogar, 55, the president of the Jenkintown accounting firm Bogar & Associates Inc. They’re charged with handing the sealed envelope to the winner. Have a lovely week for me eh?

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Friday Footnotes: How Are Firms Actually Using Data Analytics?; KPMG and BDO on the Move | 9.15.23

Going Concern

A number of accounting firms,1 public companies, professional membership associations and other key stakeholders raised concerns. In addition, in a rare occurrence, PCAOB board members Christina Ho and Duane DesParte — the only two certified public accountants on the board — issued public dissents when the PCAOB issued the proposal.

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