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AICPA Says it Has a Plan to Fix the CPA Talent Shortage

CPA Practice

There’s plenty of accounting jobs out there that need to be filled— more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left the profession in the past few years. But the AICPA said today it has a framework in place to fill that CPA pipeline back up.

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MNCPA to Educators: “We Do Not Need New CPAs Who Have Additional College Credits; We Need More CPAs, Period.”

Going Concern

Minnesota Society of CPAs has sent a message to educators in the state regarding legislation that would introduce an alternative pathway to CPA licensure and the message to these stewards of the next generation of accountants is clear: no one is trying to eliminate MAcc programs.

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Minnesota Throws TPTB the Finger and Introduces Legislation to Offer an Alternate Pathway to CPA Licensure

Going Concern

It was only a couple days ago that the Journal of Accountancy published an interview with NASBA CEO and President Ken Bishop in which Bishop sternly warns states against even thinking about lowering the CPA licensure requirement to 120 units, something something mobility blah blah. note: We agree.

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Friday Footnotes: The ERC Problem; EY Double Dips; Stress Less in Public Accounting | 5.26.23

Going Concern

Audit Bitcoin Miner Riot Dumps Auditor for ‘Big Four’ Accounting Firm [ Blockworks ] Riot Platforms is looking to switch accounting firms as the landscape for crypto company auditors remains in flux. Deloitte is set to act as the mining company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023.

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Role of CPAs in the Overall Economy

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Public accounting is a great profession performing a vital function for businesses, not-for-profit organizations and individuals in many different areas of the overall economy. My career was spent as a certified public accountant (CPA) and it was extremely rewarding since I was able to help many clients in many different situations.

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Letters to the Editor: CPAs Give Their Perspectives on Why No One Wants to Be an Accountant Anymore

Going Concern

Last week, we published a letter written to Fortune by a former CPA who pivoted to driving 18-wheelers and found far more career happiness than he ever would have in accounting (good for him). Accounting and being a CPA have been the worst personal decision and professional organization I’ve been a part since passing.

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Our Obsession with Hours Is Destroying the Accounting Profession

CPA Practice

By Blake Oliver, CPA, and Chris Vanover, CPA. CPAs have always been passionate about numbers, using various metrics such as revenue, profit, headcount and realization to measure success. However, this focus on numerical indicators is contributing to the decline of the CPA profession itself.

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