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A Career in Accounting Means Long Hours and Stress – But Also Purpose, Community and Meaningful Impact

CPA Practice

Three years later, things feel almost back to normal, but state and federal-level tax legislation continues to be a complicated maze that accountants continue to navigate. The Bureau also notes a decline in students majoring in accounting and a decrease in graduates who will take the four-part examination to become a CPA.

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A Career in Accounting Means Long Hours and Stress – But Also Purpose, Community and Meaningful Impact

CPA Practice

Three years later, things feel almost back to normal, but state and federal-level tax legislation continues to be a complicated maze that accountants continue to navigate. The Bureau also notes a decline in students majoring in accounting and a decrease in graduates who will take the four-part examination to become a CPA.

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

Going Concern

ICYMI: These are the most-read articles on Going Concern this week: Tax Preparer Finds Out in the Worst Way Possible That ERC Wasn’t a Free Money Glitch Survey Says: Which Group of Auditors Are Most Satisfied With Their Salaries? While the average mean salary for accountants in the U.S. Tesla Korea was subjected to 25.1

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Ensuring Climate ESG Auditing Excellence: How Your Trusted Accounting Partner Makes the Difference

Withum

In fact, a Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) analysis found that 90% of US companies that trusted their non-financial auditing to a publicly traded auditor used the same firm for their financial auditing. Regulation: Many of the world’s most far-reaching climate regulations require assurances from pre-approved third-party auditors.

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Average Bookkeeper Salary in the United States

Snyder

Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), bookkeepers and accounting clerks will experience almost a 4% employment decline in the decade 2018-2028, compared to a projected 6,4% increase in accountants and auditors during the same period, which is shown in the table 1.

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What tasks can you automate to save time and stress in your finance department?

Accounting Insight

Automation in accounting means using software to handle the kind of routine tasks that no longer need to be dumped on the desk of an overworked human. And the staff doing them are likely to include senior people who could be adding serious value to the business – not to mention going home on time.

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