The three reasons for the CPA shortage and how to fix it.
by Tom Hood, CPA.CITP
Executive Director & CEO
Maryland Association of CPAs, Inc.
I have been thinking about this a lot and we at the MACPA are working hard to fix this.
I think the shortage has three root causes:
1) We are now a Profession where our senior members (Partners and CFOs) READ MORE →
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Can you work in your pajamas?
by Rick Telberg/On Careers
Are you ready to ditch the office and work at home?
Two thirds of CPAs already are, to one extent or another.
Some two out of three accountants are regularly working from home these days-running a full-time home-based practice, a part-time side business or just lugging home the daily overflow from the office. And with gas prices busting $4 per gallon, it’s getting more attractive every day.
But it’s not for everybody. Working at home requires some very real and sometimes limiting conditions.
According to the CPAs whom I’m hearing from, five key factors are emerging as essential to working at home successfully: READ MORE →