CPA Practice

JUNE 18, 2025

Forvis Mazars Announces New Chief Talent Officer and Board Forvis Mazars, LLP, ranked among the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, recently announced Amy Smith as Chief Talent Officer, the addition of firm leaders Tim York and Fran Randall to the U.S.

Technology

Going Concern

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

14, alleged McNab caused “identifiable loss and damages” for the cost of investigations and inquiries into the leaking of confidential government tax information, “and the loss of all value in PwC’s government business which was sold to private equity fund Allegro Funds in a $1 distressed sale”.

auditor

CPA Practice

DECEMBER 2, 2024

AICPA News is a round-up of recent announcements from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Dixon Memorial Award and Jonathan Horn Distinguished Service Award The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) recently recognized two prominent Tax Division members during the 2024 AICPA Fall Tax Division Meeting.

CPA

Going Concern

JUNE 13, 2025

The response, sometimes heated, confirmed that this is an issue that employers and individual CPAs are wrestling with. Talent Accounting firms becoming more reliant on overseas talent, survey finds [ Accounting Times ] Barf at pinning this on the so-called accountant shortage. I appreciated hearing from everyone.

CPA

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

He joined the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC) in 2011 as a representative of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and served as chair from 2015-2021. He is a certified public accountant (CPA) and received his degree from the University of Oregon.

Wisconsin

Going Concern

APRIL 11, 2025

Salaries for accountants are starting to increase after lagging for years, experts said. Asset Management and PE Practices [ INSIDE Public Accounting ] KPMG LLPof New York has announced three new leaders for its U.S. KPMG Appoints Three Leaders in the U.S. Asset Management business: Yesenia Scheker-Izquierdo appointed U.S.

audit

Going Concern

JANUARY 21, 2025

After graduating from BYU five years ago, she worked as a CPA then gave birth to Tommy. The IASB wants input from Australian CPAs on IFRS : CPA Australia is calling on its members to participate in a survey that is expected to help inform the future direction of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Account

Going Concern

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Senior executives at the IRS were told that the General Services Administration (GSA), which manages most government contracts, is demanding they review consulting contracts under their purview and determine whether they can be justified. They lead to fragile businesses, job losses and expensive government bailouts. It’s free!

Arizona

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Top 75 accounting firm PBMares is expanding its presence in the Washington, D.C. metro area by merging in BSB CPAs + Advisors, a top 400 tax and accounting firm based in Fairfax, VA, effective Jan. million, according to INSIDE Public Accounting. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

Virginia

Going Concern

MARCH 7, 2025

Deloitte and Accenture workers worry about losing their jobs as DOGE focuses on consulting contracts [ Business Insider ] Workers within Deloitte’s Government & Public Services division told BI that the Big Four firm had not made any overt policy changes in reaction to federal contracts being under review.

Government

CPA Practice

JANUARY 16, 2024

[ 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.] The Alabama Society of CPAs was formed in 1919 and adopted its recent bylaws on June 25, 1975, with the last revision completed on March 1, 2018.

Alabama

CPA Practice

MAY 30, 2023

Certified Public Accountants from across the nation made their way to Capitol Hill last week to meet with lawmakers on issues important to the accounting profession during the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Spring Meeting of Council and Annual Members Meeting from May 23-25. government’s financial statements.

cpas

CPA Practice

AUGUST 27, 2024

The executive committee of HBK voted to split leadership roles of its two entities, HBK CPAs & Consultants and HBKS Wealth Advisors, giving each its own top executive, the firm said on Aug. In addition, Jeremy Hartzell will join Angelo’s executive team as chief operating officer of HBK CPAs & Consultants.

cpas

CPA Practice

MAY 25, 2023

Sandra Richtermeyer, CPA, PhD, CMA, University of Massachusetts Lowell Immediate Past-Chair: Karen McElroy, CPA, Deloitte LLP President and CEO: Amy Pitter, MassCPAs Directors: Mark Audi, CPA, Baker Newman Noyes (BNN) Charlotte Cathro, CPA, TAC CPAs LLC Marquis Cooper, Boston Scientific Matthew Dyment, J.D.,

Massachusetts

CPA Practice

JUNE 19, 2023

By Girard Miller, Governing (TNS) S&P Global Ratings recently withdrew its credit ratings on 64 local governments after they failed to file financial updates on time because of staff shortages and delayed audits. So what’s changed in the supply chain for governmental accountants? Or is something else going on?

Government

Going Concern

MAY 26, 2023

PwC to remove staff involved in Australia tax leak scandal from govt work [ Reuters ] PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has agreed to remove staff with links to the leak and use of confidential Australian tax plans from government work, a senior government official told an inquiry on Thursday. Big four consultancies win $1.4

public accounting

Going Concern

APRIL 21, 2022

. “In my view, the future of the CPA profession is at risk,” writes Yigal Rechtman, CPA, CFE, CITP, CISM in a letter to the editor published by The CPA Journal. There is another way of putting this: Accounting is a profession whose brand has not been diluted.

cpas

CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The AICPA Leadership Academy was designed to strengthen and expand the leadership skills of promising young professionals while they network with a peer group of talented and motivated CPAs. It features career-development workshops and sessions with some of the accounting profession’s most prominent influencers.

CPA

CPA Practice

APRIL 27, 2023

One of the oldest and largest societies in the United States, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants or TXCPA currently has 28,000 members. Founded in 1915, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA) provides a wide array of professional resources for CPAs.

Texas

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Florida Institute of CPAs FICPA hosted a webinar on Oct. 3 that was attended by members from the Georgia Society of CPAs, North Carolina Association of CPAs, South Carolina Association of CPAs, Tennessee Society of CPAs, and the Virginia Society of CPAs on disaster recovery. It can be found here.

North Carolina

CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The city is a hotbed of professional services, including lawyers, consultants and the now-endangered species of certified public accountants. CPAs are essential for financial reporting, advanced tax preparation and other dull-but-important tasks that keep the economy going.

cpas

Going Concern

APRIL 19, 2024

The Big Four accounting firm is considering adding about 85 U.S. The figures include both partners and principals, which are partners who aren’t certified public accountants. CPAs Have a Branding Problem for the Younger Generation [ CPA Journal ] By Jason L.

accounting firms

CPA Practice

MAY 26, 2023

The governing body of the American Institute of CPAs has endorsed the creation of a national strategy to boost the number of accounting graduates who enter the profession, as well as those who go on to obtain a CPA license. We need a sustained, collaborative approach to broaden the pool of prospective CPA candidates.

Account

CPA Practice

MAY 24, 2023

The governing body of the American Institute of CPAs has endorsed the creation of a national strategy to boost the number of accounting graduates who enter the profession, as well as those who go on to obtain a CPA license. We need a sustained, collaborative approach to broaden the pool of prospective CPA candidates.

Account

TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Many certified public accountants (CPAs), enrolled agents and other tax preparers and professionals that run accounting and tax preparation firms are constantly looking for new advisory avenues to service clients. government affairs at Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting wrote on Accounting Today.

accounting firms

CPA Practice

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs has announced that 36 CPAs from around the country have graduated from the AICPA Leadership Academy, a program designed to expose the next generation of CPAs to a strong ethic of leadership and service. The program, now in its 15th year, was held in Durham, N.C., from December 11-14.

cpas

CPA Practice

JUNE 15, 2023

The Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) is one of the oldest and largest CPA societies in the U.S. Founded in 1905, the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) is the premier association serving CPAs, accountants and financial professionals in the state of Florida.

Florida

KROST

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Pasadena, CA – INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) named KROST CPAs & Consultants Top 100 Firm, Top 100 Fastest-Growing Organic Growth Firm, Top 100 Fastest-Growing All Growth, and best of the best in 2021. View INSIDE Public Accounting’s 2021 Best of the Best Rankings ». ABOUT KROST CPAS & CONSULTANTS.

public accounting

MyIRSRelief

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

There are several types of tax professionals who can provide tax representation, including attorneys, Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), and enrolled agents. Enrolled agents (EAs) are tax professionals who are licensed by the federal government to represent taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

Tax

CPA Practice

JANUARY 18, 2023

ICPAS serves an extraordinary community of more than 22,600 accounting and finance professionals in a variety of CPA and non-CPA roles positioned throughout the public accounting, corporate finance, not-for-profit, consulting, education, and government sectors. Giving Back.

Illinois

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 12, 2023

post-secondary accounting degrees fell sharply in the 2021-22 academic year, according to a biennial American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) report on trends related to accounting graduation rates, the CPA Exam and hiring demand by accounting firms. The number of students earning U.S.

Account

CPA Practice

MAY 2, 2023

The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) has named Aiysha (AJ) Johnson its next CEO and executive director. She will replace Ralph Albert Thomas, CPA (DC), CGMA, who is retiring June 30 after more than 23 years leading the organization. Aiysha Johnson. “It She lives in Jersey City.

New Jersey

CPA Practice

OCTOBER 3, 2024

He previously served as a partner and TAS practice leader at SAX LLP, a top 100 public accounting firm. Francois brings nearly 20 years of public accounting and advisory experience, specializing in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and financial due diligence for buyers and sellers.

public accounting

Going Concern

JANUARY 4, 2023

According to the AICPA , a traditional four-year undergraduate program is not adequate for obtaining the requisite knowledge and skills to become a CPA. Just how good at basket weaving do we need our public accountants to be? No one is really arguing these points.

Illinois

Going Concern

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The Conflict Surrounding Work-Life Balance in Public Accounting Firms [ CPA Journal ] For years, the public accounting sector has been characterized by high employee turnover. public accounting firms, however, turnover has continued to increase. Despite the implementation of these practices in U.S.

Real Estate

CPA Practice

MAY 18, 2023

There’s plenty of accounting jobs out there that need to be filled— more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left the profession in the past few years. The plan, which builds on earlier drafts to create a nationwide CPA pipeline strategy, will be presented next week at the spring meeting of the AICPA’s governing council.

CPA

Going Concern

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

If I was a society CEO and I had some members who were having trouble hiring CPAs knocking on my door, I would be trying to react. It is one part of a multi-layered campaign to promote the accounting profession and make it an attractive career choice to students. [Ed. note: We agree. 03, subdivisions 3a, 6. 04, subdivision 4.

Minnesota