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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Firms Fight Back on Public Metrics; A Rejection or a Blessing? | 1.6.25

Going Concern

KPMG is up to something : Accounting giant KPMG is moving to launch a new legal services business in the United States, taking advantage of relaxed law firm ownership rules in Arizona. Average annual training hours for partners, managers, and staff of the firm, combined, across the firm and on the engagement. Industry Experience.

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Special Report: 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards

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Friday Footnotes: PE-Backed Firm Gets Rid of CPA on Email Signatures?; Big 4 HR Bots; IRS Audits Way Down | 4.11.25

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Salaries for accountants are starting to increase after lagging for years, experts said. Asset Management and PE Practices [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] KPMG LLPof New York has announced three new leaders for its U.S. KPMG Appoints Three Leaders in the U.S. Asset Management business: Yesenia Scheker-Izquierdo appointed U.S.

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Friday Footnotes: RSM Partner Says UK Gov Should Sell Off Bitcoin to Pay Debts; No KPMG Law Yet; Flat Salaries For Consultants | 1.31.25

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The addition of the 50-year-old firm puts Goldstein Lieberman in the top 1% of the nations 43,000 CPA firms by revenue according to Inside Public Accounting, the buyer said. This initiative is part of PCAOBs increased focus on firms that issue audit reports or play a substantial role in the audits of 100 or fewer public companies.

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Friday Footnotes: Stop Saying There’s a Shortage and Just Admit You’re Cheap, Firms; DOGE Hits the IRS; AICPA Caves on 150 | 2.14.25

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | February 13, 2025 Perspectives from the Profession: How Managed Services Can Alleviate CPA Shortage Pressure [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] “Accountant shortage” my ass. It’s free!

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New Federal School Voucher Program Poses a Quandary for States: Opt In or Opt Out?

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But opting out could mean turning down federal dollars—education money that states with budding or robust private school voucher infrastructures, such as Arizona and Florida, will gladly take. Some states, like Florida and Arizona, already have extensive tax credit scholarship systems.

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Mastering U.S. Federal Payroll Compliance

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