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Friday Footnotes: CPAs Disappearing From CPA Firms; Grant Thornton Tries to Win Grant Thornton | 7.11.25

Going Concern

Public Accounting Trends Data Reveals The CPA License Is Losing Ground [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] The CPA credential remains a cornerstone of the profession, but new data indicate its prominence is steadily declining. percent to 48.4

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: PwC Consolation Prizes; Al Pacino’s Accountant Ripped Him Off | 10.21.24

Going Concern

Financial reporting data has become extremely structured and repeatable across all enterprises because it’s guided by the standards set out through generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which are governed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Everybody measures the same things, in the same way.

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Remaking the partnership model for young accountants

Accounting Today

EDT 7 Min Read Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email I am optimistic about the "trusted advisor" destination that the accounting profession has marked as its territory, but skeptical of the partnership model as a means of transportation to that promised land. Our generation is the one that will navigate this sea change in public accounting.

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Passion, vision and hard work: Inside Jeff Weiner's success

Accounting Today

Public accounting is a team sport. Public accounting is clearly a baseball team. So I think were in the very early stages of outside capital coming into the accounting industry. All rights reserved. But its a process, and I would say vision as I started out, you have to have a vision.

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A strategic reset in federal financial auditing

Accounting Today

In addition to the new audit format, OMB is launching a four-part agenda to improve the effectiveness of federal audits: Auditing the auditors : OMB will review the roles and value of auditors — including public accountants, inspectors general and agency CFOs — to ensure audits align with risk and mission outcomes. All rights reserved.

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Friday Footnotes: Baker Tilly Did What!?; Internship Ranking Winner Same As Last Year; Pillar II to Be a PITA | 10.25.24

Going Concern

KPMG CEO Paul Knopp Visits Bentley to Discuss the Future of the Accounting Industry [ Bentley University ] Paul Knopp, U.S. accounting standard setter’s meeting last week. accounting standard setter’s meeting last week. The board also set a 45-day comment period for the update.

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New GASB Members Named

CPA Practice

The Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) has announced the appointment of Robert W. Scott to a five-year term on the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Before entering the public sector, he was employed as an audit manager with the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche.