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State CPA Society News & Updates: Feb. 2024

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State CPA Society News & Updates is a selection of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories. All net proceeds from the tournament will be used to fund scholarships to college and university accounting students in Arkansas. Farber, CPA – UHY LLP Teresa J.

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AICPA Announces Recipients Teaching Awards

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This year’s honorees are Tracie Miller, PhD, CPA, chair of the accounting program at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio, and Wendy M. Cainas, DBA, MAcc, CPA, professor of instruction at the Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy at the University of South Florida, and Margaret B. Additionally, Vernon J. Honorable Mention Jennifer M.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Living in Mom’s Basement; OnlyFans Tax Investigations; Finance vs. Accounting | 12.12.22

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Today we learn that Arkansas is not being hit with the accountant shortage as bad as other states : In Arkansas, the decline is not as severe. Marcum CIO Peter Scavuzzo on audit disruption : “I think we are in for another transformation in the audit space. Our take on the Deloitte zombie ad.

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ATA CPAs + Advisors Merges in Memphis Firm Whitehorn Tankersley & Davis

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With this merger, ATA now has 240 employees and 16 locations across four states—Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi. WTD’s 47 years of expertise ranges from tax preparation and accounting services to more in-depth services, such as audits, financial statements, and financial planning.

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Friday Footnotes: How Much Big 4 Spent on Lobbying Last Year; Super Bowl Bets; CFOs Feeling Good | 2.9.24

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Birthdays A CPA Firm Celebrates a Century in Business [ The CPA Journal ] In today’s climate of accounting firm mergers, it is worth recognizing when a CPA firm has managed to remain independent and partner-owned for 100 years. researchers surveyed financial executives (e.g.,

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Friday Footnotes: ‘KPMG Did Not Know What They Were Doing’; Are You Boring?; PCAOB Warns About Confirmations | 3.25.22

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I’m just going to leave this here: Finding ‘untapped’ talent pools of CPAs [ Journal of Accountancy ] Gee I have no idea why it’s getting so hard to find CPAs hmmm…OH maybe because this is the kind of advice being handed out: “Put aside preconceived notions about what experienced CPA job seekers are looking for in their jobs.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Eff You, Pay Us; Let’s Complain About Auditing Again; RIP to a Real One | 8.14.23

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When you woke up this morning did you let out a big yawn and then ask yourself “how can audit firms respond to ongoing regulatory scrutiny?” PCAOB staff expects approximately 40% of the audits reviewed in 2022 will have one or more deficiencies, up from 34% in 2021 and 29% in 2020. Who’s gonna tell them?

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