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

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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. We welcome your feedback and questions.

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Friday Footnotes: Crippling Staff Shortages in Consulting; Hold Auditors Accountable; AICPA is Mad | 8.12.22

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Hold Auditors Accountable for Complicity in Corporate Fraud [ Bloomberg Tax ] Unfortunately, since the fall of Arthur Anderson in the wake of the Enron scandal, the SEC and PCAOB have often failed to go after auditors playing fast and loose with the rules. Here’s how recruiters and career experts recommend that you proceed.

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Listen Up, Young Accountants: Career Advice For Sticking Out Those Early Years

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Maginnis recalls early in his career when Newt Becker, founder of the Becker CPA exam prep courses, told him that every year spent in public accounting is the equivalent of two years in private industry. It could be sports and entertainment, tech companies, life science companies.”

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Friday Footnotes: A Plea for More Accountants; Ex-Client Settles With Deloitte; BDO and Mazars Bomb Audits | 7.7.23

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Fixing the Crisis in Accounting [ The CPA Journal ] Related to the above post: Individuals, companies, and professional organizations need to be more intentional in getting young people excited about joining the accounting profession. Businesses will continue to need greater numbers of accounting professionals. and NetEase Inc.,

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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Pays High Schoolers 20 Bucks an Hour; Deloitte Cyberattacked Too; IRS on ERC | 7.28.23

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The combination of too few professionals and high demand is pushing firm leaders to merge up, outsource tax work and hire non-CPAs, among other strategies. The IRS has trained auditors examining the claims that pose the greatest risk of fraud, and the IRS Criminal Investigation division is identifying promoters of fraudulent claims, he said.

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Accounting Firm Names: 1000+ Ideas for Modern Firms

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Tech Companies Blockchain Balance Advisors DataCraft Financials Algorithmic Assets Group RoboAudit Solutions AI-Powered Profits Fintech Navigators CodeGenius Consultants CyberWealth Strategists Cryptocurrency Ledger Pros VirtualValue Financials Numerical Innovators FutureFinance Consultants TechnoCents Visionaries RoboInvest Insights DataTech Analytics (..)

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What happens if you get audited and don’t have receipts?

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Also, Xendoo’s bookkeepers and CPAs have years of experience managing business record keeping. From there, you’ll communicate with your auditor and provide the documents they ask for. Hire a catch up bookkeeping service that also has tax CPAs. Learn everything you need to know about IRS audits and receipts below.

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