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Forbes Unveils Its Top 200 CPAs in the U.S.

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Forbes this week released its inaugural list of America’s Top 200 CPAs , nine of whom were recently recognized by CPA Practice Advisor. Forbes said the 200 finalists were selected through a review of more than 1,000 CPAs from a variety of backgrounds, specializations, and locations.

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AICPA Forms Advisory Group to Create Strategy to Address CPA Talent Shortage

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The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has formed an advisory group representing a broad spectrum of the accounting profession that will help shape a national strategy to address the profession’s talent shortage, including accounting students who go on to obtain a CPA license.

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Don Scholl, a Well-Liked and Respected Consultant to the CPA Profession, Has Died

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Donald Scholl, who provided management consulting and training services to hundreds of public accounting firms during the course of his more than 40-year career and created many development programs for CPAs, including the popular Management for Results, has passed away. He was 88 years old.

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I Love My Work

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I have observed that most CPAs and people who work in CPA firms love their work. ” – Tim Cook I loved my work when I was in a CPA firm, and I love my work now as a CPA firm management consultant and advisor. Do you love your work? I learned that’s a total crock. I hope you feel the same.

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There Are 340,000 Fewer Accountants—and Companies Are Paying the Price

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The median pay advertised for entry-level management consulting and financial analyst roles, by contrast, was $70,000 and $75,000, respectively. To attract people to accounting, the profession must “own up” to stagnant wages, Paul Munter, chief accountant to the SEC, told an American Institute of CPAs conference in December.

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Professionals on the Move – Nov. 2023

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Emily Murphy, CPA, to Senior Audit Manager: Beginning her public accounting firm with Hood & Strong in 2013, Murphy oversees the audit process for closely held businesses and nonprofit organizations. She is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the California Society of CPAs.

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CPA Firm Management Expert Michael Hsu Wants to Help Elevate Your Practice

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A professional education company called MEASURE x HACK , says it wants to free 1 billion people to live their life by using data and systems, announced a ground-breaking release of an accountant-exclusive, online Bootcamp named “ From CPA to CFO – 6-Week Bootcamp to Elevate Your Practice ”. In 2009, W.

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