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Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Issues 2023 State of Pennsylvania Public Accounting Firms Study

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The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants , the largest CPA association in Pennsylvania with over 20,000 members, has issued its latest Insights report. The report’s deep dive provides the latest data on compensation across titles, technology adoption, billing model breakdowns, M&A and more.

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Accounting Firms Continue to Prioritize Work-Life Balance

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My generation is more focused on maintaining that work-life balance,” said Kowal, who works at accounting firm EisnerAmper in Philadelphia. “A It’s pushing accounting leaders to consider new ways of operating their firms, as young talent gets frequent outreach from competitor firms and recruiters.

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Top 7 Reasons Why People Are Leaving Accounting Firms, According to PICPA

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The good news, according to PICPA’s findings, is that accounting professionals want to stay at their current firm and in the profession, which puts most firms in a great position to address talent retention more quickly and effectively. So, why are so many heading for the exits?

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State CPA Societies in Action: Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs

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Founded in 1897, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) is the second-oldest CPA organization in the U.S. They are also evaluating how they currently engage young people across the state, and are looking to engage students as early as freshmen in high school to drive their interest in accounting careers.

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Marcum Merges in Pennsylvania CPA Firm McCarthy & Co.

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Top 20 accounting firm Marcum said on Monday that it has combined with Blue Bell, PA-based CPA firm McCarthy & Company, in a deal that closed on June 1. The strategic combination bolsters Marcum’s construction practice in the Mid-Atlantic region, the firm said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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CPAs Would Probably Stick Around If Firms Paid Them More, Let’s Just Outsource Instead

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The Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs (PIPCA) has released a new report called CPA Talent Retention 2024: Keeping Your Best Performers , free to read for PIPCA members but we’ll have to settle for browsing the press release. “We want to make sure that the ‘Current Talent’ group does not become ‘Career Changers’. .

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Don Scholl, a Well-Liked and Respected Consultant to the CPA Profession, Has Died

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Donald Scholl, who provided management consulting and training services to hundreds of public accounting firms during the course of his more than 40-year career and created many development programs for CPAs, including the popular Management for Results, has passed away. He was 88 years old.

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