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New Jersey CPA Society to Host Convention on June 13-16 in Atlantic City

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The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) will host its 2023 Convention & Expo, themed “Breaking Through,” at the Borgata in Atlantic City June 13-16. A cybersecurity roundtable discussion will also take place on how to protect one’s business and self against cyber breaches.

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Top 7 Reasons Why People Are Leaving Accounting Firms, According to PICPA

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PICPA received survey responses from 323 accounting professionals nationwide who have zero to 15 years of public accounting experience and have left their firm or profession within the past five years. So, why are so many heading for the exits? This group of professionals was called “current talent.”

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Our Obsession with Hours Is Destroying the Accounting Profession

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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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Episode 068: A conversation with Allan Koltin

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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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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: EY Morale Is Suffering After Layoffs; Ignoring Audit Quality? | 3.11.24

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Minnesota’s proposal to add a second pathway to CPA licensure that doesn’t require 150 hours of education is moving forward in the MN Senate. The work continues to grow but the supply of CPAs to do the work isn’t keeping up. … EY laid off 150 people three days before Christmas last year. We need to move forward.

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Friday Footnotes: How Are Firms Actually Using Data Analytics?; KPMG and BDO on the Move | 9.15.23

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At the meeting, the Board will consider issuing for public comment a proposal to amend PCAOB Rule 3502, Responsibility Not to Knowingly or Recklessly Contribute to Violations. A number of accounting firms,1 public companies, professional membership associations and other key stakeholders raised concerns.

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Listen Up, Young Accountants: Career Advice For Sticking Out Those Early Years

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Let’s say they’re in public accounting, and they get assigned to an engagement with a manager or client they don’t particularly like,” asked Maginnis. “Or But too often, young CPAs flee public accounting for what they believe are the greener pastures of industry and miss out on that learning and development.