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payroll agencies lead jobs growth in the tax & accounting industry

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“the opportunities for cpa firms only increase.”

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by beth bellor

“it’s a good time to be a cpa,” says brian esko, and – with some notable exceptions – it’s hard to disagree.

the managing director and executive recruiter at parker & lynch and ajilon search points to an unemployment rate of roughly 1.5 percent for accounting, almost 300,000 new jobs created over the last 12 months and wages rising at roughly 3 percent annually.

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“for a cpa, there are more opportunities than ever in the market and companies are doing a better job of rewarding and retaining their people through compensation increases and internal growth opportunities,” esko says.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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trump, tariffs, brexit: cpas turn negative on the economic forecast

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cpas blame u.s. trade war for impairing the economy. (via aicpa)

expectations fall to their lowest level since 2016.

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citing u.s. political leadership, trade concerns and fears of a sustained global slowdown, cpas in private practice have crossed from a generally positive view of the economy to decisively negative, their dimmest view of the business situation in three years. and they expect things to get worse.

only 42 percent of survey takers express optimism about the u.s. economy’s outlook over the next 12 months, down from 57 percent, the level it held for the past three quarters.

positive sentiment on the u.s. economy had been as high as 79 percent in early 2018 and had not fallen below 50 percent since the third quarter of 2016, when it stood at 38 percent, according to the aicpa survey read more →

mergers: what could go wrong?

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m&a veterans cite culture, personalities, and values as top deal-breakers.

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why do firms merge? why do sellers want to sell, buyers to buy? what attracts them? what worries them? what can go wrong?

and how does that affect you?

the new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 mergers & acquisitions survey, conducted in conjunction with capstone marketing, has some of the answers.

and who better to answer than practitioners who have been through the merger or acquisition process?

the survey, which delves into the attitudes and behaviors of the m&a phenomenon like no other study, is yielding a raft of surprising findings.
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most new college grads plan to start their own businesses

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but first, they need to pay off their student loans. bonus: what millennials want in a first job.

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as they prepare to enter the workforce, 70 percent of young adult job seekers say the freedom of being their own boss is worth more than the benefit of job security working for someone else.

additionally, 53 percent say they are likely to start their own business in the future, according to new research from the aicpa, which took the opportunity to promote cpa services to the wanna-be entrepreneurs.

although the new study has no data on cpa-bound graduates, it provides some insight into millenials’ plans both as potential clients and as staffers.

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hiring trends: accounting hits 4.2% expansion rate

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payroll services, women continue to do well.

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by beth bellor

slow but steady growth is the trend for most of the accounting profession, according to the latest research from 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.

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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

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accountants gear up marketing efforts in battle for new business

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views from the frontlines, clockwise from top left, canales, raml, morgese, reinhard, walker

our exclusive new study shows intensifying competition for good clients.
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by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research
gear up for growth: the marketing trends manual for accountants

the american economy is booming, the tax code is changing, and there’s a lot of new and expanding business for tax and accounting firms to serve.

so it’s no surprise that firms are ramping up their marketing efforts to compete for the bounty that’s out there.

about 73 percent of firms are planning additional increases in their marketing efforts, according to “gear up for growth: the marketing trends manual for accountants,” conducted in collaboration with capstone marketing. barely 4% are cutting back.

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hiring trends flash warning signs of slowdown in tax & accounting

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cpa firm staffing and wage growth signal weakness.

by beth bellor

not only are several sectors in the tax and accounting industry charting new records in employee numbers, but wages often are up as well, according to new 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research.

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but key indexes are flashing signs of a decelerating expansion, possibly augering a slowdown, or even cutbacks, in the months to come.

in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and cpa segments of the industry (all data seasonally adjusted)
  • average hourly wages for key segments
  • typical hours worked per week
  • trends concerning women in the accounting workforce

read more →