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150 Hour Rule: Let’s Keep Arguing About What Color the Drapes Should Be While the House is Burning Down

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Apparently South Carolina has joined them. Scrolling down we get to the important bit: First-year audit associates can expect to earn $59,000 on average this year, up from previous years, while entry-level corporate accountants can bring in $65,500 on average, according to Robert Half salary data. We needed to take some action.”

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The 150-Hour Rule: A Case of Quantity Over Quality

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The problem is, the several state boards do not audit individual college or university course concept coverage. Both the Minnesota Society of CPAs and the South Carolina Association of CPAs are proposing legislation that will allow a CPA licensure candidate to substitute workplace training for required college credit.

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AICPA News – June 2023

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AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of CPAs. AICPA Recognizes Top 2022 CPA Exam Performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA®) recently announced the 50 winners of the 2022 Elijah Watt Sells Award.

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AICPA Recognizes Top 2022 CPA Exam Performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award

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The American Institute of CPAs has announced the 50 winners of the 2022 Elijah Watt Sells Award. This award is granted to CPA candidates who obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination, pass all four sections on their first attempt and have completed testing in 2022.

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Friday Footnotes: Fired Accountant Spills the Dirty Laundry; Scandals of Yore; Gen AI For Good | 1.26.24

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Long Read Corporate Self-Oversight [ The American Prospect ] Four auditing firms examine the books of nearly every big U.S. How AI is transforming audit [ Thomson Reuters ] In the past, auditors have heavily relied on manual processes to uncover risks in financial statements and business operations. AI Is your firm keeping pace?

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Friday Footnotes: RTO Isn’t Going So Great; KPMG Wins Something; What Auditors? | 5.19.23

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Special Report: KPMG Canada beats Big Four accounting rivals in net new client gains [ Canadian Accountant ] For the second year in a row, KPMG Canada has surpassed its Big Four rivals in net new audit client gains, helping to offset the loss of a controversial company as an audit client. Securities and Exchange has identified 174 U.S.-listed

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