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Florida Creates New Status for Retired CPAs in the State

CPA Practice

Now, more than ever, CPAs count in the state of Florida.” 15 and by the Florida Senate on March 5, the legislation allows licensed CPAs who are at least 65 years of age to apply to the Florida Board of Accountancy (BOA) to place their license into retired status. This legislation means a lot to Florida’s CPAs.

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Minority CPAs deterred by 150-hour rule

Accounting Today

The 150-hour requirement for obtaining a CPA license has led to a decline in Black and Latino CPAs of up to 26%, according to a research study.

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5 Cyber Tips for CPAs for Tax Season and After

CPA Practice

With the plethora of highly sensitive personal and financial data being shared between firms and clients, it’s the perfect time for bad actors to strike, especially as the April 15th deadline inches closer and CPAs push to get more done with less time.

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Forbes Top 200 CPAs in America

Withum

I am honored to be included in the first Forbes Top 200 CPAs in America list , and further honored to be alongside three of my Withum partners: Pat Walsh , Bill Hagaman and Jim Bourke. Let’s Chat The post Forbes Top 200 CPAs in America appeared first on Withum.

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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.

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State CPA Societies in Action: Iowa Society of CPAs (ISCPA)

CPA Practice

State CPA Societies in Action is a series of articles spotlighting the varied educational, advocacy, networking and professional activities in state CPA societies across the U.S. Like other states, Iowa is not immune to the current CPA pipeline issues and finding CPA talent is a top concern for businesses across the state.

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Ohio floats plan to recruit more CPAs

Accounting Today

The Ohio Society of CPAs is working on an action plan to attract more young people to the accounting profession.

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