The AICPA, NASBA and Prometric have just announced that they've now administered 1 million sections of the computerized Uniform CPA Exam.
Guess that means they've collected a million fingerprints now too! Or would that be 10 million?
The Digital Business Networks Alliance, a Federal Reserve-sponsored group, announced the first successful transmission of an electronic invoice.
Besides a negative outlook on work-life balance, comp and career development questions are driving people away from the auditing profession.
Does your job primarily involve data entry and routine processes? If so, it may be time for a pivot.
Is the age of the bookkeeper coming to an end? Is the payroll specialist an endangered species? Are the days of the tax preparer who focuses on basic 1040s numbered?
The jobs that will become a lot less common in accounting in the future are those that involve the inputting and manipulation of data for routine and repeatable tasks.
An employee stock ownership plan may be the answer as the accounting profession faces a talent shortage.