Tax & Accounting Firms Grow for 9th Straight Month

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Overall accounting profession employment

 

Bookkeeping is playing the tortoise game.

By Beth Bellor

Bit by bit, the accounting profession is growing. Despite a staffing shortage. Despite an uncertain economy. Despite everything, tax and accounting firms are steadily adding to headcounts.

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As tax and accounting professionals begin planning for the year ahead, the CPA Trendlines Research team is fielding a new survey to check the pulse of the profession, detect emerging trends, and identify the best success strategies going into 2024.
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According to the latest data mined by CPA Trendlines Research, new highs were reached in September in employment overall, staff, CPA firm staff, bookkeeping, women overall and women in CPA firms. Staff also hit a new mark for hourly earnings.