Accountants Rate CPA Trendlines: Recommended Reading

Good, bad, ugly or indifferent… Here are some results of the latest two-minute reader survey. Thank you for your interest, support, honest feedback and helpful criticisms. We’ll keep working on delivering to you the kind of actionable information you can use to profit in your practice and in your career.

Sincerely,
Rick Telberg
President / CEO

 

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Comments, verbatim

  • Impressed with knowledge content and the variety of information.
  • Because I tend to forward articles to members of my small CPA firm as I find them in sync with a small firms needs. – Steven
  • Very useful info and insight into the mind and practice of CPAs, not to mention the important trends on our profession. I find it to be invaluable in my work. Please keep it up!
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Accounting Industry Adds 500 Jobs

Marks 16 months annualized expansion. But CPA firms are a different story.

Accounting and bookkeeping services, All employees in thousands, thru July 2012

The accounting and bookkeeping industry, which includes CPA firms and payroll agencies, added a statistically meaningless 500 jobs in July, according to new data sourced by CPA Trendlines. July ended with 953,200 FTE’s, up from June’s 952,700.

But it’s in the year-over-year gains where the trend is more clear. And the story at CPA firms is much different.

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Another Bad Accountant Joke

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An accountant was visiting the Natural History museum.

While standing near the dinosaur, he said to his friend, “This dinosaur is 2 billion years and 10 months old.”

“Where did you get this exact information?” the friend asked.

“I was here 10 months ago, and the guide told me that the dinosaur is 2 billion years old.”

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