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AICPA Releases Guidance on Changes to State Licensure Requirements

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We believe upending mobility would be a grave mistake,” said Susan Coffey, AICPA & CIMA’s CEO of public accounting. The AICPA intends to defend the system in states where it is under threat – currently Minnesota and South Carolina – and part of that defense is raising awareness about the stakes involved.

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South Carolina’s Top Accountant to Step Down After $3.5 Billion Error

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I know that your every wish has been, and always will be, prosperity and happiness for the people of South Carolina,” McMaster wrote. Prior to his election as comptroller general, Eckstrom, a certified public accountant, served as state treasurer from 1994 to 1998.

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150 Hour Rule: Let’s Keep Arguing About What Color the Drapes Should Be While the House is Burning Down

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Apparently South Carolina has joined them. To summarize most of the article: barrier to entry, US workforce hemorrhaged 334,000 accountants and auditors in two years, pipeline pipeline pipeline, blah blah.

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AICPA Council Approves 12-Point Plan to Do F*ck All to Solve the Accountant Shortage

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From Journal of Accountancy : The resolution acknowledges the challenges facing the talent pipeline and the need for a “thoughtful strategic process” in the search for solutions while reiterating the Council’s commitment to preserving the mobility of CPA licensees.

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: Big 4 Consulting Salaries; Accounting For Dummies; PwC Boomerangs | 3.27.23

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South Carolina’s comptroller quits after a $3.5 billion accounting error Alright, here are some other headlines for ya. The world’s largest accounting and professional services firms in terms of revenue and workforce, these prestigious firms are renowned for offering high salaries with a generous bonus structure.

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Professionals on the Move – May 17, 2023

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Schneider Downs Expands Strategic and Transaction Advisory Schneider Downs, one of the 60 largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms in the United States, recently added a team of five strategic and transaction advisory consultants to the firm’s Consulting and Business Advisory practice. He also earned a J.D.

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AICPA News – Dec. 2023

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The survey polled chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other certified public accountants in U.S. companies who hold executive and senior management accounting roles. Twenty-four percent of survey respondents expressed optimism about the outlook for the U.S.

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