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Friday Footnotes: No Foolin’ Here; 18,000 New Accounting Jobs; Skills Auditors Need NOW to Be Future-Ready | 4.1.22

Going Concern

431K jobs added in March, with 18.2K in accounting [ Accounting Today ] Some of the main job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, and professional and business services, along with retail trade and manufacturing. Ah, memories. Photo by Cristyan Bohn. appeared first on Going Concern.

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Friday Footnotes: Ex-CPA Leaves Clients in the Lurch Before Tax Day; EY Layoffs; More ERC Concerns | 4.12.24

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Accounting jobs are in high demand—many pay over $100,000 and can be done from home [ CNBC ] Didn’t they write this same article a few months ago? While the average mean salary for accountants in the U.S. Other clients were there as well with similar accounts, he said. He said Allen told him he needed more time.

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AICPA Says it Has a Plan to Fix the CPA Talent Shortage

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One of the biggest questions currently being asked by many throughout the accounting profession is, “How can we make accounting more appealing to students?” There’s plenty of accounting jobs out there that need to be filled— more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left the profession in the past few years.

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Celebrating accountants: meet the army reservist and opera singer

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Our research found that recruitment is one of the main challenges facing accountants at the moment, so we’re shining a light on some amazing accountants to bust misconceptions around the industry. It’s not like that anymore, it’s about client relationships.” Yet recruitment struggles remain.

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How to Grow Expertise, Build a Stronger Career, and Develop Talent Pipelines

CPA Practice

There are several ways accounting professionals and organizations can benefit from upskilling and reskilling online — whether to prepare for the CPA exam, build cutting-edge analytic capabilities, or create a new talent strategy. In 2020, the World Economic Forum predicted a decline in accounting jobs by 2025.

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From Felon to Firm Owner: A Redemption Story

Going Concern

But fueled by a desire to prove people wrong, Scott blocked out the noise and eventually finished his accounting degree. Soon, he was hustling for any accounting job that would take a chance on someone with his background. Scott’s nontraditional origin story highlights the future potential of the accounting profession.

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An Essential Guide to Accounting and Basic Accounting Principles for Beginners

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Simplify accounting job with accounting software. The benefits you’ll receive with accounting software. Basic accounting and its secrets. The definition of accounting sounds pretty simple: it’s a process of recording every transaction happening in your business. Accountants aren’t robots, but people.