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

Going Concern

hours of racquetball, wine tasting, basketball coaching, or the history and philosophy of education. Like most public accounting experiences, it has been a mixed bag. I think that public accountants are exceptional people, and I believe they should be treated that way. It’s a special place. It is not sustainable.

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Press Release: Keith Hamasaki Appointed as Trustee of the CalCPA Education Foundation

KROST

LOS ANGELES, CA [September 28, 2023] – KROST’s Assurance & Advisory Principal, Keith Hamasaki, CPA, has been appointed as Trustee of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA) Education Foundation.

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AICPA Honors Accounting Professor with Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award

CPA Practice

Weirich, PhD, CPA, as the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Award for his outstanding teaching, research and service throughout his 50-year career. State CPA societies and individuals submit award nominations, with self-nominations not accepted.

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Partners Jim Bourke and Ed Mendlowitz Rank as Top Influencers in Public Accounting

Withum

Withum’s Jim Bourke and Ed Mendlowitz continue to shape the public accounting landscape and earn respect from their industry peers. For 2021, by way of 140 candidate votes, Bourke and Mendlowitz ranked on Accounting Today’s Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting list together for the seventh consecutive year.

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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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Integrating Experience and Education is One Way to Ease the Accountant Shortage at Least a Little

Going Concern

One idea that has been batted around and deployed on a limited basis is integrating work experience in public accounting and college credit to grant units toward the additional 30 required. “I’m all for figuring out a way to formalize one year of work experience tied in with their education,” Mehta said.

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Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Issues 2023 State of Pennsylvania Public Accounting Firms Study

CPA Practice

The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants , the largest CPA association in Pennsylvania with over 20,000 members, has issued its latest Insights report.