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Public Accounting Starting Salaries Expected to Increase Nearly 4% in 2024

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next year, according to a CPA Practice Advisor analysis of public accounting pay data provided by specialized staffing firm Robert Half. Robert Half’s salary guide for 2024 was released on Monday, featuring starting salary projections for a plethora of roles in accounting and finance.

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Letter to the Editor: Life in Public Accounting Doesn’t Add Up For Young Professionals

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note: A reader sent in this thought-provoking essay on their experience as a CPA. In it the author covers their introduction to accounting, the impact the pandemic had on their goals, and the all too familiar feeling of watching your peers make buckets of money in other careers while you grind away in public.

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2024 Projected Public Accounting Salaries in Eight HCOL Cities

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Public accounting starting salaries for 2024 are expected to range between 7% and 38% higher than the national averages in eight of the top 10 cities in the U.S. Last week, specialized staffing firm Robert Half released its 2024 Salary Guide , and an analysis of the pay data by CPA Practice Advisor revealed a 3.6% by profession.

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CPA Who Gave Up Public Accounting to Drive an 18-Wheeler Says He Made More Money Driving a Truck

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of hiring managers at public companies expect they’ll have to work hard in the next year to attract and retain employees. TL;DR accounting talent is hard to find. ” wrote to article author Sheryl Estrada : I recently saw an article you wrote on the subject of how difficult it is to find accounting and finance talent. .”

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Be an Odd Duck: Work on, Not in Your Public Accounting Practice

Speaker: Tom Bowman, CPA of Bowman & Company

Owners of Public Accounting firms are always telling their clients to work on their business and not in their business, yet many times do not take their own advice. It is possible to run an Accounting Firm and never do tax returns or financial statements! Our CEUs count toward the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) program.

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State CPA Society News & Updates – June 2023

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State CPA Society News & Updates is a round-up of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories. It features career-development workshops and sessions with some of the accounting profession’s most prominent influencers.

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New National Research on CPA Pipeline Challenges Underway

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The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), in partnership with the Center for Accounting Transformation (the Center) and a coalition of other stakeholders, is launching a new, national survey to gain fresh insight into what’s driving the decline in individuals pursuing the certified public accountant (CPA) credential.

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