eNewsletter: Spotlight
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January 12, 2012 - Today's Topics: |
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2011 Best Accounting Firms to Work For
Becker would like to congratulate the 100 accounting firms honored in the 2011 Best Accounting Firms to Work For created by Accounting Today and Best Companies Group. The award program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in the accounting profession, benefiting the nation's economy, its workforce and businesses.
The Best Accounting Firms to Work for list is made up of a total of 100 companies, split into three groups: 50 small-sized companies (15-49 employees), 45 medium-sized companies (50-249 employees) and 5 large-sized companies (more than 250 employees).International CPA Exam to be Offered in Brazil
Following the launch of the U.S. CPA Exam in Japan and four countries in the Middle East, the AICPA announced the next country to administer the U.S. CPA Exam. Testing in Brazil will begin in February 2012 and will be open to citizens and long-term residents of Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, and Colombia (U.S. citizens living abroad are eligible to test at any location).
Tax Courses from Becker
Tax season is right around the corner, and Continuing Professional Education from Becker can help your employees - and your firm - stay on top of recent changes in tax laws in the accounting profession. Becker offers a wide variety of CPE courses that cover the most up-to-date information on tax laws, and we offer two flexible formats - Webcasts and OnDemand.
The CPA Horizons 2025 Report
In 2011, the AICPA initiated CPA Horizons 2025, a grassroots effort focused on harnessing the insights of CPAs, business leaders, regulators, thought leaders and futurists into the continuing evolution of the CPA profession. The project examined the trends affecting CPAs in their daily work, enlisted opinions on how these trends will impact CPAs in the years ahead, and helped to identify actions the profession could take to meet challenges and leverage opportunities now and in the coming years.
More than 5,600 CPAs voiced their opinions on the future through an interactive survey, in-person forums, focus groups and online discussion groups. Insights and directions related to opportunities and challenges for the profession over the next 15 years emerged from this process.
Key insights include:
- CPAs overwhelmingly agreed that the profession’s Core Purpose, "Making sense of a changing and complex world," remains relevant today and for the future.
- The profession’s core values and competencies resonate with CPAs conceptually, but the definitions need to be refined and updated to reflect the 21st century.
- The services provided by CPAs have become so varied and diverse that the concept of core services is no longer representative of the profession and has been dropped.
The AICPA invites you to download this report and use the findings as a road map for your professional future.