CPA Practice

MAY 22, 2024

Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA, has announced that he will to retire on December 31, 2024, from his role as president and CEO of the American Institute of CPAs and CEO of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. Melancon has served in this role for 30 years.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

There’s definitely an accountant shortage out there’: MBAs have become the go-to degree and companies are struggling to hire enough CPAs [ Fortune ]. Accounting Firm M&A. National accounting firm acquires Lafayette-based PRM CPAs + Advisors [ The Acadiana Advocate ]. Hopefully some of you got the day off.

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Going Concern

MAY 5, 2023

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. The report says CPAs are generally paid more than non-CPAs, but the pay gap between the two shrinks when moving from entry-level to the manager level.

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Going Concern

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The firm, Horne LLP, is currently facing possible investigation following reports that some employees intentionally mismanaged the administration of a federal $147 million relief fund for Louisiana homeowners, receiving money themselves from the very grant program they were contracted to administer for individuals in actual need.

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