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Understanding the Root Causes of the US Accounting Resource Shortage

Outsourced Bookeeping

The issue goes two steps deep—CPA exam participation also dropped by 7%, the lowest level since 2006. Understanding the root cause is key for any business or CPA firm to protect itself from the consequences. If you are a CPA firm or a business in the U.S.

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Survey Says 80% of CPAs Support Alternatives to 150 Hours

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Blake and David mull over the Arizona CPA Society's survey revealing that 80% of Arizona CPAs support 150-hour-rule alternatives. Sponsors Zoho - [link] Relay - [link] Client Hub - [link] Chapters (00:29) - Blake goes over the Arizona Society of CPA's survey results (06:09) - Do 150-hour employees do better work? (09:38)

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Decarbonisation: What’s in it for accountants and bookkeepers?

Xero

When Xero was founded in 2006, we were just at the beginning of what was to become the new era of accounting, in the cloud. The potential benefits of the cloud were exciting and a source of much curiosity for accountants and bookkeepers.

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How the Accountant Shortage is Impacting Businesses: What You Need to Know

Outsourced Bookeeping

The talent pipeline is also drying up as the number of students taking the CPA exam continuously drops yearly, the 2024 numbers being the lowest since 2006. According to Bloomberg, the U.S. alone is short of more than 340,000 accountants, highlighting the accounting industry’s significant gap between supply and demand.

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Ep. 199: Anthony Nitsos, CMA - Riding the Tidal Wave of Data Automation

IMA's Count Me

Anthony: And I remember that being really useful to me and still to this day, I'm not gonna say it really stopped being useful because whereas the CPA exam and I've taken that, and you know, I've also passed that and I'm also a CPA, but I became a CPA later. I was a CMA first because CMA was very broad based.

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BONUS | Linda Devonish-Mills - IMA's Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

IMA's Count Me

But when I first started my career here in may of 2006, the audience at our conference is much different than it is today. Linda Devonish-Mills, CMA, CPA, CAE, MBA, IMA's Director of Diversity and Inclusion, is an accounting and finance professional with over 15 years of experience in the nonprofit industry.

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147 Cloud Accounting Software Apps: The Big List

Future Firm

23) Shoeboxed Founded in 2006, Shoeboxed is an OG receipt scanning and expense automation app. 110) Simple Salon I’m a sucker for a cpa firms that niches well. Give this to employees that may not need a full credit card and get expenses tracking and into your system easily. They offer a 30-day free trial for anyone interested.