Comments on: Gary Boomer: On the Staffing Crisis http://cpatrendlines.com/2008/07/08/gary-boomer-on-the-staffing-crisis/ Actionable Intelligence for the Tax, Accounting and Finance Community from Bay Street Group LLC Sun, 20 May 2012 13:26:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ron http://cpatrendlines.com/2008/07/08/gary-boomer-on-the-staffing-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-548659 ron Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:40:55 +0000 http://cpatrendlines.com/?p=1346#comment-548659 With no disrespect to Gary and his very succinct (and right-on) list, I think Mr. Eckelcamp makes the best point.Young people today are looking for freedom not constraints. The Profession needs to get the message out that CPAs can, and do, look over the hood, and are not just focused in the rearview mirror! With no disrespect to Gary and his very succinct (and right-on) list, I think Mr. Eckelcamp makes the best point.Young people today are looking for freedom not constraints.

The Profession needs to get the message out that CPAs can, and do, look over the hood, and are not just focused in the rearview mirror!

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]]> By: Jason Lee http://cpatrendlines.com/2008/07/08/gary-boomer-on-the-staffing-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-546051 Jason Lee Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:11:09 +0000 http://cpatrendlines.com/?p=1346#comment-546051 For all the work CPA's have to do there isn't that much money. Think about it. You need an undergrad in Accounting (by far the toughest business degree) then you need a masters as well and top of it you have to pass the CPA. Then you do public accounting working 60-80hours a week. For what $65K with $2k bonus?? I have friends in Sales with Communications degrees making twice that working 9-5. The profession is underpaid. A CPA with Masters degree and 2-3 years Public Acct should be making minimum 100K. For all the work CPA’s have to do there isn’t that much money. Think about it. You need an undergrad in Accounting (by far the toughest business degree) then you need a masters as well and top of it you have to pass the CPA. Then you do public accounting working 60-80hours a week. For what $65K with $2k bonus??
I have friends in Sales with Communications degrees making twice that working 9-5. The profession is underpaid. A CPA with Masters degree and 2-3 years Public Acct should be making minimum 100K.

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