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Accounting Groups Call for More Competitive Pay for Government CPAs

CPA Practice

State and local governments are being squeezed by a shortage of accounting professionals, making it difficult at times to find staff CPAs who can prepare critical financial information or outside firms to conduct audits. Evaluation of external auditors should consider CPA firm qualifications, not just proposed fees.

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State Societies in Action: Wisconsin Institute of CPAs

CPA Practice

State CPA Societies in Action is a series of articles spotlighting the varied educational, advocacy, networking and professional activities of the state CPA societies across the U.S. To address these critical issues, an intentional and consistent effort is required to encourage younger people to become CPAs. Tammy Hofstede.

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CPA Firms Are No Longer Full of CPAs

Going Concern

Just weeks after the profession got in a tizzy about private equity-owned firms telling staff to remove CPA from their email signatures and, in some cases, LinkedIn profiles , INSIDE Public Accounting has dropped figures on the average number of staff with CPAs at the hundreds of public accounting firms that report their data to IPA.

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What tech vendors can learn from CPAs

Accounting Today

Now, in a reverse Uno move, let's explore three ways vendors can learn from CPAs.

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Cash Flow Secrets Every Upskilled CPA Should Know

Speaker: Debra L. Robinson

CPAs know the drill: taxes, compliance, rinse, repeat. 🤝 How CPAs can be more than number crunchers – become the cash flow whisperer. But what about the sneaky cash flow that’s quietly messing with your organization’s success? We’ll dive into: 💡 The truth about cash flow and why it matters more than you think.

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5 time management tips for accountants and CPAs

ThomsonReuters

Here are five time management tips for accountants and CPAs that can transform the way you work, so you can focus on what truly matters and achieve better results with less stress. Implement the Pomodoro Technique for focused work Another great time management tip for accountants and CPAs is the Pomodoro Technique. Jump to 1.

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End-of-Year Accounts Receivable Checklist: Ensuring Financial Stability for Your Clients into the New Year

CPA Practice

This article explores actionable strategies CPAs, accountants, and tax professionals can recommend to clients to optimize A/R processes, maintain strong cash flow, and enhance overall financial stability. To begin, CPAs should work with clients to review aging reports, focusing on accounts that have remained outstanding for over 90 days.

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The New Way CPAs are Delivering Value: Aligning Automation with Client Success

Speaker: Mark Stovel

When it comes to automating, many firms focus on finding the latest tech, believing that efficiency is something achieved through new tools. Yet true efficiency is achieved by delivering real value to clients, not merely by upgraded systems.

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Why Tech-Forward Tax and Accounting Firms Have the Inside Track to the Future

Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Sales Engineer Manager

But it can also have longer-lasting benefits, like helping you attract and retain the next generation of CPAs, and we don’t need to tell you how important that is amid the current generational staffing crisis in the tax and accounting profession. Register today! August 26th, 2025 at 9:30 AM PDT, 12:30 PM EDT, 5:30 PM BST

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo and Dennis Street

🤖 Enhancing Productivity through Automation: Use automation tools to handle repetitive tasks, allowing CPAs to focus on billable work and deliverables. We’ll cover: ✅ Data Management Best Practices: Streamline operations and reduce manual tasks with centralized, connected systems.

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Rethinking the Concept of the Employee: How Outsourcing Can Help Grow Your Accounting Business

Speaker: Dixie McCurley, Principal, Digital Advisory at Cherry Bekaert LLP

In this post-COVID world, clients are reevaluating their expectations as far as an in-person relationship with their CPAs and accounting professionals. Rather, it could be utilized as an employee-friendly way to assuage an overburdened staff, relieve productivity bottlenecks, and stimulate growth.