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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Accounting Firms Ditch Zoom Interviews; Mississippi’s Best CPA Exam Candidates | 8.28.23

Going Concern

Two Mississippi State University grads were recognized for getting the highest CPA exam scores in their state : Karis Pannel, of Tupleo’s Byrne Zizzi CPAs, received the MSCPA’s Fred T. We are very proud of Karis and Gelsey and their performance on the CPA exam,” said MSU College of Business Dean Scott Grawe. Dead silence.

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Friday Footnotes: A (Fake) Day in the Life at Deloitte; DYNAMIC Merger For Grant Thornton; CPA Awareness | 12.9.22

Going Concern

As we enter the season of giving, it seems that employees of a Mississippi-based accounting firm with a lucrative Florida contract have allegedly been caught gifting themselves funds intended to help citizens in need. Britain’s biggest companies and their auditors are playing a £10bn game of musical chairs. One last thing!

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Friday Footnotes: A CPA Grindset We Can Get Behind; The Klynveld Krypto Team; Firms Still Desperate (For People) | 6.24.22

Going Concern

Speaking to Cointelegraph at the Collision conference in Toronto on Tuesday, Kareem Sadek and Kunal Bhasin of KPMG Canada’s crypto assets and blockchain services team said the company had added Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) to its balance sheet to show others it “had skin in the game.” chair and senior partner at PwC, told me. 121 (SAB No.

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

Going Concern

Jackson’s Internal Audit Division disbanded [ WLBT ] A city the size of Jackson, Mississippi no longer has an Internal Audit Division, which operated under the mayor’s administration. Forty-five percent of CPA decision-makers were optimistic about their organization and 29% were optimistic about the U.S.

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2024 Guide to State Sales Tax Holidays

CPA Practice

All businesses, including internet vendors, must participate in the state’s tax-free weekend. and end at midnight. and end at midnight. and end at midnight.

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The Benefits of Delayed Business Filings

CPA Practice

Timing is Everything In the complex world of small business finance and accounting, the strategic timing of business filings can be a game-changer. Here’s what’s involved in a delayed filing so you can advise your clients on their options. Your clients may want to delay the incorporation process until the new year for several good reasons.

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Friday Footnotes: RSM Layoffs; The Leader Who Cried On His First Day; Advisory Pays Better (Duh) | 5.5.23

Going Concern

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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