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Friday Footnotes: EY Partners Are Split on the Split; PCAOB Further Annoys Auditors; Recruiting Events Are Back! | 3.31.23

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auditors who believe their part of the firm could end up weakened by a deal. ” Talent Falling short: Accounting firms feel labor squeeze [ Virginia Business ] The profession’s numbers are being crunched from both ends, both nationwide and in Virginia. John King and Frank Mahoney, senior U.S.

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Friday Footnotes: Remembering Legend Sid Kess; Andersen’s Doing Great; Poland Banned Deloitte From Auditing? | 9.22.23

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People Ken Miller set to retire after more than three decades of service [ Virginia Tech ] After more than 35 years of dedicated service to Virginia Tech, Ken Miller has announced his retirement. Both Mendlowitz and his father, also a CPA, attended the CUNY school. Williams said in a news release.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Identical Twins Head to Deloitte; TWO PwC Leaks; VA Tackles 150 | 5.15.23

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Virginia Society of CPAs is tackling the question “ is 150 too many? ” For nearly the past two decades, prospective CPAs in Virginia have had to undertake 150 hours of education before becoming licensed. But a declining CPA pipeline has accountants asking: Is the 150 now a barrier to becoming a CPA?

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The urgent message for CPA firm leaders is this: It’s already tough hiring and retaining CPAs , and the risk of losing staff at all levels of experience is high. Saah has been with the company since 1998, where he started as a recruiting manager, following a career as an internal auditor and assistant controller.

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Friday Footnotes: PwC Slashes Partner Class; Accounting Firm Rescues Dog; Do We Still Need CPAs? | 4.19.24

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CPAs Have a Branding Problem for the Younger Generation [ CPA Journal ] By Jason L. Ackerman, CPA, CFP, CGMA Probably the hottest topic in the profession over the past few years has been the pipeline problem: Firms can’t find qualified individuals to handle the increasingly complex world that CPAs deal with on an ongoing basis.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Every Day Is Fools’ Day For Some Accounting Employers; McKinsey Now Paying People to Leave | 4.1.24

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It’s Joy Merriner’s job as an independent auditor with the firm BDO to go through the city’s financial statements and make sure they are fair and accurate. It’s such a game-changer,” said Virginia-based Cherie Gartner, KPMG’s global lead partner for Microsoft, who has helped activate Copilot features for her firm and some of its clients.

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Friday Footnotes: CPA Says Stop ERC Fearmongering; Deloitte Cussed Out For ‘Grueling Culture’; Worst Books Ever | 2.23.24

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Q: What advice would you give your student working on their first project as qualified auditor? Office Space Big Four accounting firm moves office from Norfolk to Virginia Beach Town Center [ The Virginian-Pilot ] KPMG, the U.S. Advice What I did next [ Deloitte ] Deloitte alumnus Aaron Westgate talks about teaching accounting.

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