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Friday Footnotes: Tim Ryan Works Too Hard; Fake CPA Gets Violent Over QuickBooks Files; PwC PR | 10.20.23

Going Concern

Local CPA weighs in on accountant shortage [ WMDT ] The Salisbury, MD news spoke to a UHY partner about the issue. CPA at UHY Group Mark Welsh tells 47ABC that recruiting slowing down has meant firms are turning to AI, Bots, and international workers to help fill demand, raising prices as much as ten percent for end-users. Welsh said.

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ATA CPAs + Advisors Merges in Memphis Firm Whitehorn Tankersley & Davis

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With this merger, ATA now has 240 employees and 16 locations across four states—Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Mississippi. WTD’s 47 years of expertise ranges from tax preparation and accounting services to more in-depth services, such as audits, financial statements, and financial planning.

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Friday Footnotes: Fired Accountant Spills the Dirty Laundry; Scandals of Yore; Gen AI For Good | 1.26.24

Going Concern

“It is reflective of a declining population of individuals who are pursuing those degrees that would allow them to sit for the CPA exam, but that’s coupled with the fact that there’s less students in general,” Grzes said. This survey reflects many of the challenges that professionals in CPA firms of all sizes are currently facing.

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