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Friday Footnotes: KPMG Hires Ex-Prisoners; Notes From PwC’s All-Hands; Why CPAs Are Leaving | 4.26.24

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Accountant Shortage PIPCA Survey Sheds Light on What Existing CPAs Want and Why Some are Leaving [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] Accounting firm business models need to change to retain and attract CPAs amid the worst talent shortage in recent history, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) asserts in a new survey.

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Friday Footnotes: Accountant Shortage Ramps Up Work Pressure; Celebrities’ Trusted CPAs; ERC Reverse Card | 12.8.23

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Expand the accounting pipeline with a mentorship circle [ Journal of Accountancy ] At a time when the CPA pipeline is running slow, mentoring can be a powerful tool to recruit potentially interested students into accounting and guide them to careers in the profession. The SEC approved the standard on Dec. Ratified in a vote during the Nov.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Big 4 Firms Hate Going Concern (Warnings, That Is); Being a Whistleblower Blows | 5.20.24

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Thanks to the widespread distribution efforts, 7,780 accounting students, graduates, and young professionals under the age of 35 who were pursuing or had pursued accounting degrees and careers—including CPAs and non-CPAs—completed the survey, including 3,287 full- or part-time students. TL;DR It’s about time!

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Isn’t Getting a Redemption; Just Say No to NOCLAR; Oh, Layoffs? | 3.15.24

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The NYT report’s focus was that private auditors from large firms failed and consistently missed child labor law violations. Auditors moved quickly and left before children arrived for overnight shifts, or they were not sent where minors worked. Fifty-one percent oppose the proposal, compared with 43% who are in favor. Education Sen.

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Friday Footnotes: RSM Layoffs; The Leader Who Cried On His First Day; Advisory Pays Better (Duh) | 5.5.23

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Entry-level CPAs in advisory practices are making $11,000 more than CPAs starting out in audit and tax, and $20,000 more than non-CPAs in advisory. Entry-level CPAs in advisory practices are making $11,000 more than CPAs starting out in audit and tax, and $20,000 more than non-CPAs in advisory.

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