outlook & analysis

accounting jobs recovery slows

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cpa firms and tax prep still down somewhat.

by beth bellor

unemployment edged down to 6.7 percent in november, but the accounting profession saw few of those gains, with its only upticks coming in the payroll services sector.

more on jobs: tax & accounting firms rehire two-thirds of pre-covid workforce | new job cuts at cpa firms | covid job toll: tax & accounting cuts 17,500 employees | firms recall half of furloughed staffers | covid kills 67,600 jobs in tax and accounting | pre-covid-19, accounting profession hits new highs
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current and long-term 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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covid brings more and better client communication

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ppp and cares: big opportunities to be trusted advisors.

by carrie steffen

the year 2019 seems like a lifetime ago and yet, as i reflect on the year it was, it strikes me that some of the trends we saw clients embrace positioned some firms to pivot more quickly in 2020 than others.

i saw an increased investment in people development – particularly the soft skills that become differentiators. areas like relationship development, communication, curiosity, and generosity took their rightful place among the areas in which firms invested in developing their people.
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ppp client fraud: how much risk is too much?

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by sandi leyva

how aggressive should you be when advising clients on paycheck protection program (ppp) forgiveness?

more: survey: who’s not billing for ppp services? | ppp traps: 1 in 5 accountants report shady dealings | add these money-making rituals to your work day | 3 ways to opt out of any downturn

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while any risk stance should always be the decision of the clients, we asked this question in a recent joint accountant’s accelerator / 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 ppp survey: on average, across all of your clients, how aggressive of a stance are you taking with ppp forgiveness?

we asked 600+ survey respondents to choose a number between zero and 100 where zero is conservative or extremely risk-avoidant and 100 is aggressive or extremely risk-tolerant. the mean was 42, or slightly more conservative than aggressive.
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don’t get burned by these ppp pitfalls

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three ways to get it wrong and only have one chance to get it right.


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by stephen nelson

over the last few months, i’ve answered hundreds of questions about ppp loans. and i’ve written a short e-book, “maximizing ppp loan forgiveness” for the accountants who will help small businesses with their forgiveness applications.

stephen nelson’s new e-book maximizing pp loan forgiveness is available through 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 directly from his website for instant download. |  more from stephen l. nelson

learn more here: new e-book: ‘maximizing ppp loan forgiveness’

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and, here’s an insight from all this frenzied ppp activity: big surprises await many borrowers.

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new job cuts at cpa firms and no recovery in sight

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payroll remains the hardest-hit sector.

by beth bellor

after shedding 77,800 jobs in april, tax and accounting employers have added back 45,300 employees, but the total headcount has dipped again and remains down by 32,300 from the pre-covid level, according to the latest data reviewed by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.

more on jobs: covid job toll: tax & accounting cuts 17,500 employees | firms recall half of furloughed staffers | covid kills 67,600 jobs in tax and accounting | pre-covid-19, accounting profession hits new highs | planning for the coronavirus recession
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in this report, 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 highlights:

  • current and long-term 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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software saves the 2020 tax season

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survey says tax practitioners have never been so satisfied with their tax prep applications.

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what’s the best word to describe the infamous 2020 tax season?

brutal? infectious? interesting? perpetual? weird?

one word works for everybody: unprecedented. a pandemic. a lockdown. new legislation. new rules. federal programs. federal disasters. bankruptcies.

it seems the only thing that’s gone right is software.

the bottom line: tax practitioners have never been more satisfied with their tax apps.

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non-cpa “cpa” firms? really?

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what the aicpa and nasba could learn from other professions.

by donny c. shimamoto, cpa.citp, cgma

i’ve been watching nasba and the aicpa communicate the need for a change to the requirements to be cpa. while their rationale may seem to make sense, i’m not sure i agree with their direction  – enabling more non-accountants to be cpas.

more donny shimamoto: what small and midsized firms can learn from pwc’s digital upskilling | what big data means to small firms | accountants: unleash your secret superpower | ready for non-cpa cpa firms? | accounting services aren’t what you think they are | learning from hurricanes harvey and irma

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when i think further about the bigger picture of the accounting profession, i believe the accounting profession needs to be more cohesive and inclusive – and perhaps that is the better course to pursue.

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