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Friday Footnotes: For the Last Time, Salaries Are Too Low; NOCLAR Is Back; Big 4 Beat Up Again | 3.1.24

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For many 22- to 27-year-olds, known as Generation Z, their average student debt of more than $20,000 and the lure of higher-paying Wall Street and Silicon Valley firms means the time and effort required to become a CPA doesn’t pencil out. Audit Deficiencies by Accounting Giants Grew in Latest Inspections, U.S.

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Friday Footnotes: Working 100 Hours a Week (For Real); 99% of Firms Short on Staff; The EY Power Struggle | 8.4.23

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Practice How one small firm drastically cut its busy-season hours [ Journal of Accountancy podcast ] Johanna Sweaney Salt, CPA, CGMA, used to work 100 hours a week during busy season. Today, Johanna remains a full-time partner at the firm, and her son, Dalton Sweaney, CPA, is now the managing partner.

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Friday Footnotes: Eff You, Pay Me; KPMG is Reading Your Thoughts; EY Adds Meme Coins to Blockchain Tech | 2.24.23

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“You’re getting exposed to a lot of variety and a lot of industries,” said Kelly Nelson, Seattle managing partner for Baker Tilly. “We How CPA Firms Are Engaging the Next Tax and Accounting Pros [ Bloomberg Tax ] And here’s another one with some crap about talent strategies that don’t include PAYING PEOPLE MORE MONEY smh.