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CPA Billing Rates Rise at 6.5% Pace

The mark tops six months of steady growth.

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Overall pricing at CPA firms, year over year

By Beth Bellor
CPA Trendlines Research

Pricing at CPA firms has been growing for the past six months, according to a new CPA Trendlines study, and the numbers are worth noting. August was the first year-over-year hike of over 5 percent, at 5.1 percent. From there, it hopped to 5.5 percent in September, 6.3 percent in October and 6.5 percent in November.

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Financial auditing at CPA firms was slightly behind, with annual differences of 4.9 percent in September, 5.5 percent in October and 5.9 percent in November.