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The commoditization of audits is contributing to the CPA shortage.

The Institute of Management Accountants is aiming to help businesses find more accounting talent in 2024, as demand for young people to succeed retiring accountants continues to grow, and organizations look for ways to incorporate artificial intelligence and sustainability into their operations.

Over 60 members of the New Jersey Society of CPAs visited 65 high schools in the Garden State last fall to tell students about accounting careers and how to become a CPA.

Salary, burnout and work-life balance are among the factors affecting retention of accountants, according to a report from the Illinois CPA Society.

A survey of Hoosier accounting and business students found some encouraging news.

The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

The service-providing sector added 155,000 jobs, including 1,000 in professional and business services.

Accounting Today's annual survey reveals firms' expectations, worries and plans for the next 12 months.

Here's what accountants and tax professionals need to prepare for next year.

Often enough, creating capacity isn't about hiring people.

Accounting's influencers offer their advice for solving the profession's most critical issue.

As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "How would you fix the pipeline problem of too few people entering the profession?"

Young people with accounting doctoral degrees are encountering discrimination during job searches and discussions on online forums, according to a new study.

Right now, the accountants at the center of the growing talent crisis are cautiously optimistic on the potential of generative AI.

Accounting teams have tended to be a latecomer to task automation, a technology increasingly adopted in other departments and most industries.

Accounting's most influential share their primary concerns for the profession.

As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "What is the most important issue currently facing the accounting profession?"

As the accounting profession enters a period of unprecedented change, the AICPA's Barry Melancon highlights the upsides and downsides.

Accountants are upbeat about the next 12 months, but they're challenged by the ongoing staffing shortage.