CPA Letter Daily
The AICPA offers a daily briefing of the news and events impacting the accounting profession. When you subscribe to the CPA Letter Daily, you'll receive an email each day which includes the major top stories, along with tax, accounting, regulatory, financial and international news of importance to CPAs. Click on any headline link to read the entire story. This is a great resource for staying on top of important business news. One of the most professionally embarrassing situations is to find yourself among a group of non-accountants who know more about accounting and financial news than you do.
Journal of Accountancy
The JoA is a monthly industry magazine with includes feature articles about various aspects of the accounting profession. While some of the JoA articles might be a bit heavy for students or practitioners outside of the specialty subject, there is a useful headlines section that is updated daily with the latest announcements from various regulatory agencies impacting the profession such as the SEC and the FASB. Even if you don't read the entire monthly issue of the JoA, the featured article summaries give you a good idea of what the hot topics are among accounting professionals.
Big 4 Alumni Blog
Keep in mind that the current Big 4 firms (Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers) were previously many different firms that have been consolidating since the nineteenth century to form their current organizations. Some of their predecessor firms also spun off consulting practices. Therefore, this blog contains headlines and alumni news makers from the current Big 4 firms, their predecessor firms, and their former consulting practices. This is a good place to find job postings and employment leads, however the advertised positions are typically looking for highly experienced candidates.
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