CPA Practice

APRIL 26, 2023

The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants , the largest CPA association in Pennsylvania with over 20,000 members, has issued its latest Insights report.

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KROST

APRIL 9, 2021

KROST CPAs and Consultants, Los Angeles-based firm, receives two new accolades from Accounting Today , Top 100 Firms, and Fastest-Growing Firms in the U.S. In the previous year, they were named Best of the Best and Top 200 Firm by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) for the fifth year in a row.

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Accounting Insight

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Several factors contribute to the shortage, like mid-career CPAs changing professions, or early retirements spurred by the pandemic. But why has the accounting profession become so unattractive? We’ve gathered three reasons for the shortage of accountants, as well as solutions for CPA firms to consider.

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Ryan Lazanis

JANUARY 23, 2023

It’s my belief that hiring a virtual assistant for CPAs is one of the best choices you can make when scaling your firm. Table of Contents What is a Virtual Assistant for Certified Public Accountants? What Can a Virtual Assistant Do at Your Firm? What Can a Virtual Assistant Do at Your Firm?

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CPA Practice

MAY 18, 2023

But modest starting salaries , horrible work/life balance (especially in public accounting), and time-consuming and strict requirements to obtain CPA licensure have resulted in declining student interest in accounting careers—thus creating a talent shortage in the profession.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 6, 2023

2024 CPA Exam Blueprints released [ Journal of Accountancy ]. ” California Program Offers Black Students Path to Accounting [ Bloomberg Tax ]. CPAs rev up for a new tax season [ Journal of Accountancy ]. Firm M&A. Withum Acquires IPA 200 Firm [ INSIDE Public Accounting ].

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BuildYourFirm

MARCH 26, 2020

Would you leave a safe and comfortable controller position at a large company to start your own CPA firm? in Colorado Springs, did – in his early 30s and without any public accounting experience. Guest Bio: Luke Gheen, MBA, CPA, Certified Tax Coach. That’s what Luke Gheen, founder of Gheen & Co.

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MyIRSRelief

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

For most businesses, this falls on the Accounting department. For smaller businesses, where there is not an option, a CPA or EA firm may be a better choice. This article is designed to discuss the benefits of hiring and working with a Los Angeles CPA and or an EA. Question #3 Can I save money by hiring an EA or CPA?

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TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Many certified public accountants (CPAs), enrolled agents and other tax preparers and professionals that run accounting and tax preparation firms are constantly looking for new advisory avenues to service clients. government affairs at Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting wrote on Accounting Today.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 31, 2023

The Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) on Jan. Adding their voices, not only on behalf of Florida’s CPAs and CPA firms but also on behalf of the clients they serve, to the FICPA’s advocacy efforts strengthens our position among policymakers, the public whose interest we serve, and the profession nationally.”

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

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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CPA Practice

APRIL 12, 2023

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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CPA Practice

JANUARY 17, 2024

Drawing inspiration from the customer-centric and digital experiences offered by modern companies, CPAClub was driven to address the profession’s staffing shortages and streamline outdated processes by upending the traditional CPA firm model. Traditional CPA and consulting firms’ approaches have become outdated and ineffective.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 8, 2023

CPAs and Chartered Global Management Accountants “are well positioned because of their expertise, integrity, attunement to broad business issues and commitment to lifelong learning.” Another is development of an AICPA-led national strategy to address the CPA pipeline, starting with a detailed Pipeline Acceleration Plan.

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CPA Practice

JANUARY 2, 2024

PKF Mueller Joins Cherry Bekaert to Expand Chicago Market Reach Cherry Bekaery, an assurance, tax and advisory firm, recently completed an acquisition transaction with PKF Mueller , a full-service certified public accounting and business advisory firm located in the metropolitan Chicago area.

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RitaKeller

JANUARY 17, 2022

A CPA firm has a team member who is an all-star. If they would only pass that CPA Exam! Usually, they get the message and move on to work in corporate accounting leaving a significant void in the firm. Historically, firms have even said, “We are a CPA firm, we need CPAs.”

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AdviceForTaxpreparers

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

by Bill Meador, CPA, JD. My name is Bill Meador and I am writing a book to help tax staff succeed in a public accounting firm tax department. Since I do not plan to sell this book through a publishing company, I need another way to market the book to the public. Bill Meador, CPA, JD. It’s your choice.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) is supporting new bipartisan, bicameral legislation establishing the accounting profession as a STEM career pathway and supporting long-standing efforts to diversify the future accounting workforce. 1705, the STEM Education in Accounting Act. In the House of Representatives, H.R.

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Going Concern

MAY 26, 2023

Deloitte is set to act as the mining company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023. Shah, Professor of Accounting and Finance at University of London writes: Large auditing firms often work with a significant proportion of an industry. appeared first on Going Concern.

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Withum

JULY 22, 2022

So, the clarification on standards is a welcome change for all stakeholders, but it’s still missing one critical piece — that’s where CPAs enter the area and drive the future of ESG. It is this analogy that leads me to say CPA firms will dominate the future of ESG just like they do for financial reporting. The Future of ESG.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs has released information for accounting professionals on the potential impact to their out-of-state engagements if pending state bills altering licensure requirements are enacted. We believe upending mobility would be a grave mistake,” said Susan Coffey, AICPA & CIMA’s CEO of public accounting.

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Going Concern

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Immediate Actions: If you have any ongoing financial transactions or impending deadlines, consider consulting with another CPA or CPA firm to ensure matters are handled as timely as possible. CPAs and CPA firms have an obligation to provide certain records. [Ed.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 11, 2022

Whatever you call it, we love when firms are pitted against one another based on impartial metrics like revenue. INSIDE Public Accounting has blessed us with a fresh Top 500 Firms list which means lots and lots of measuring. That’s a whole extra 100 firms this year from the Top 400 they usually do.

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BuildYourFirm

APRIL 28, 2020

Koltin, CPA, CGMA. For twenty consecutive years, Allan has been named by Accounting Today as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the accounting profession. For the past six years, Allan has also been named by CPA Practice Advisor as one of the Top 25 Thought Leaders in the profession.

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Going Concern

MARCH 22, 2024

The decision was backed by a partner vote, following a first three years dominated by efforts to repair the firm’s reputation in the wake of a series of scandals. She made general manager at 29 with a CPA [ eFinancialCareers ] Many young professionals begin to eye managerial posts as they approach their 30s – but Shanny Lee (CPA, Aust.)

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CPA Practice

JUNE 15, 2023

Weirich, PhD, CPA, as the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Award for his outstanding teaching, research and service throughout his 50-year career. This text has been adopted by numerous universities, CPA firms, and corporations for staff training purposes.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

CPA.com President and CEO Erik Asgeirsson said in the announcement that CPA firms have “played a defining role” with their customers when it comes to business relief initiatives, particularly the PPP during the last six months. “We In July, the AICPA and CPA launched the PPPForgivenessTool.com website.

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Accounting Insight

MARCH 2, 2023

IRIS Software Group (IRIS), a leading global software provider of accountancy and payroll solutions, today announced it has acquired Apex HCM (Apex), a leading cloud-based HCM enterprise software provider for payroll service bureaus (PSBs) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) firms.

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LyfeAccounting

OCTOBER 12, 2020

So now more than ever, business owners who want to control their expenses, improve their financial health and make smarter financial decisions are turning to CPAs for help. And a large portion of those businesses are opting for Virtual CPAs over local or even in-house CPAs. Why do you even need a CPA? What is a CPA?

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Going Concern

MAY 13, 2024

AT&T is coming for your recruits : AT&T Woos Accounting Students, Bypasses Big Four Training Ground AT&T Inc.’s ’s top accountant is confronting a competitive job market by rethinking the company’s traditional reliance on large CPA firms as a training ground for new hires, taking her recruiting pitch on-campus instead.

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KROST

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Pasadena, CA – INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) named KROST CPAs & Consultants Top 100 Firm, Top 100 Fastest-Growing Organic Growth Firm, Top 100 Fastest-Growing All Growth, and best of the best in 2021. The firm placed 81 st on the prestigious top 100 list, a substantial leap from 116th in 2020.

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ThomsonReuters

AUGUST 3, 2021

But why are APIs so important to CPAs and how does an accountant learn about APIs if they don’t have a technical background? . About Joe Abesamis, CPA: Joe Abesamis is a redemptive CPA who exists to fix what is wrong in the public accounting profession. Don’t stop dreaming.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 8, 2024

Here’s some news from the AICPA via CPA Journal : Firms had a strong fiscal 2022, but number of accounting majors drops sharply. Accounting firms had a good fiscal 2022 with median growth rate of 9.1% The AICPA looked at several key performance indicators of public accounting firms.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 21, 2023

AuditClub, a collaborative “Audit Service Center” for CPA firms and companies, has introduced AuditClub One, a in order to address the talent exodus and pipeline problems prevailing throughout the profession. Accountants are leaving corporations and audit firms in record numbers, as they reevaluate what they want from their careers.

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Going Concern

JANUARY 3, 2024

Despite these advantages, using AI within accounting can lead to detrimental data breaches from cyber criminals searching for investment decisions. Here’s a better source on generative AI and risks to CPA firms from the esteemed Journal of Accountancy. You know what, never mind.

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Going Concern

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Q&A With Tetsuya Mogi , the new head of Japan Institute of CPAs. It’s the fact that CPA firms haven’t changed their models. But those at the helm of these firms are not willing to acknowledge that a 60-hour week is not conducive to a happy, healthy lifestyle. appeared first on Going Concern.

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BuildYourFirm

JULY 13, 2020

Gary Shamis, Principal at Winding River Consulting, has had an accomplished career in accounting, developing his dad’s bookkeeping firm from $225,000 to roughly $100 million. He built the 37th biggest CPA firm in the country before merging SS&G, Inc. with BDO USA, LLC in 2014.

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