The Accounting Podcast

Listener Mail: Finding Balance with Tech & CPA Pipeline Problem

Jan 30, 2024
Topics explored in this podcast include working as a TurboTax preparer, barriers faced by career-changers entering public accounting, root causes behind accounting's heavy workloads, licensing rules and firm profitability shaping experiences, the norm of using bank statements for loans in Puerto Rico, creating a 'paralegal' type license in the accounting field, ways to mitigate busy season, and the importance of hiring experts and building client relationships.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Importance of Hiring Experts and Building Client Relationships
01:35 • 12min
3
The appeal of working at TurboTax and contrasting it with traditional accounting firms
13:31 • 4min
4
Age Discrimination in the Accounting Profession
17:47 • 8min
5
Competition Between Letter Designations and Governing Bodies and Challenges in Transferring a CPA License
25:39 • 4min
6
The CPA License Requirements and Mobility
29:47 • 14min
7
Increasing Market Prices and the CPA Pipeline Problem
43:32 • 5min
8
Improving Operational Efficiency and Advocacy in the Accounting Profession
48:29 • 14min
9
The Impact of the Podcast in the Accounting Profession
01:02:53 • 4min