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2024 Public Accounting Starting Salary Numbers Are In

Going Concern

Staffing authority Robert Half has released its much-anticipated 2024 Salary Guide and just like years past, the guide is packed with intel not only on finance and accounting but the greater job market that we really don’t care about. The post 2024 Public Accounting Starting Salary Numbers Are In appeared first on Going Concern.

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Private Equity in Public Accounting: Salvation or Ruination?

CPA Practice

The landscape of public accounting experienced an unprecedented shakeup in 2023, marked not by the usual suspects of annual updates or technological advancements, but by a surge of interest from an unexpected source: private equity (PE).

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Public Accounting Starting Salaries Expected to Increase Nearly 4% in 2024

CPA Practice

next year, according to a CPA Practice Advisor analysis of public accounting pay data provided by specialized staffing firm Robert Half. Robert Half’s salary guide for 2024 was released on Monday, featuring starting salary projections for a plethora of roles in accounting and finance.

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2024 Projected Public Accounting Salaries in Eight HCOL Cities

CPA Practice

Public accounting starting salaries for 2024 are expected to range between 7% and 38% higher than the national averages in eight of the top 10 cities in the U.S. average increase in starting salaries for tax roles in public accounting next year and a 3.8% with the highest cost of living. by profession. by profession.

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

Going Concern

Like most public accounting experiences, it has been a mixed bag. I think that there is so much value in public accounting because of the learning, growth, and opportunity to take hold of your own career that it provides that other careers simply do not. It’s a special place. This brings me to my next point.

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Rejoice, IPA Has Dropped Its List of ‘Best of the Best’ Public Accounting Firms

Going Concern

The ranking enthusiasts at INSIDE Public Accounting have dropped their much-anticipated 2023 Best of the Best list and because there’s nothing we at Going Concern love more than a dick revenue-measuring contest, we are thrilled to share the results with you.