A Farewell Reflection: Serving Small Firms, Shaping the Future

A farewell reflection: Serving small firms, shaping the future

The AICPA's former VP of small firm interests, Carl Peterson, reflects on CPA licensure, technology for small practices, the impact of private equity, and more.

CPA Firms ditching ‘CPA’ from their name...To win Private Equity

Remember when having “CA” or “CPA” next to your name was a big deal? That’s changing…Fast! GoingConcern reports several US CPA firms are asking their CPAs to REMOVE the title from LinkedIn. In India, this hasn’t happened yet! However, CA firms are also shifting from “CA firm” to “consulting” to attract new clients, tech talent and of course PE investors! The data: Fewer CPAs in CPA Firms? Seems like just yesterday, accounting firms in the US wer…