Accounting Influencers

Episode 80. In today's interview, "Career Advice for Accountants & CPAs with Randy Crabtree."Randy Crabtree is co-founder and partner of Tri-Merit Specialty Tax Professionals in the USA. Since 2019, he has hosted the bi-weekly “The Unique CPA,” podcast, which ranks among the world’s 10% most popular programs. (Source: Listen Score). You can find articles from Randy in Accounting Today’s Voices column, the AICPA Tax Adviser . He is a regular presenter at conferences and virtual training events hosted by CPA associations, state CPA societies and top 400 CPA firms across the country. Some of the takeaways from this interview:⍟ the story behind The Unique CPA podcast and the two requirements for guests and topics⍟ what makes a CPA or accountant unique in a world of noise and 'sameness'⍟ explaining why accounting as a career choice is not so attractive, leading to talent problems and labor shortages in the profession⍟ why the CPA or accounting qualification is limited in its scope compared to say legal qualifica