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Accounting ARC: Forecasting Finance & the 2034 Accounting Landscape
Thought leaders say be ready to embrace AI and blockchain innovations, the rise of boutique firms, and the surge of specialized credentials.
Accounting ARC
With Donny Shimamoto, Liz Mason, and Byron Patrick
Center for Accounting Transformation
Accounting ARC: Busting the Big 4 Myth
The realities and opportunities beyond Big 4 firms.
Accounting ARC
With Donny Shimamoto, Liz Mason, and Byron Patrick
Center for Accounting Transformation
Trump Trial: A Case Study in Accounting?
Could some good accountants have spared the nation its hush money trauma?
By CPA Trendlines Research
Analysis and Commentary
The Donald Trump case involving hush money payments indeed centered around accounting practices and the legal implications of how these transactions were recorded. The payments in question, made to silence allegations of extramarital affairs, were scrutinized for potential violations of campaign finance laws and business records.
A CPA Trendlines analysis of generally accepted practices and the professional literature demonstrates the grave lapses that led to felony convictions and the essential role good accountants and honest accounting must play in the executive suite.
The lessons – and risks – for accountants are painfully clear.
More Big Firms Shut Their Doors to New College Grads
Firms that overhired in the COVID-19 boom are now trimming their ranks.
By CPA Trendlines Research
Despite widespread concerns in the profession about a talent shortage, the largest accounting firms in a new survey are cutting back on their hiring of new college accounting graduates by 16.1 percent this year.
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Reflecting broader economic uncertainties and budgetary constraints, half of all the biggest firms surveyed are gearing down for a recession, marking a sharp turnaround from the hiring spree sparked by a global pandemic that forced industries across the globe into transformational change, often staffed and driven by the biggest accounting and consulting firms.