Episode 32: Hiring the Next Generation of Tax Talent
Aug 11, 202634mEp. 33
Wake Forest University professor Jim Willis joins the show to discuss how accounting programs are adapting to AI and what future CPAs are looking for in an employer.
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Hosted by Forvis Mazars · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 36 episodes
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Welcome to Tackling Tax—a Forvis Mazars podcast. Along with varied guests, hosts Iris Laws and Devin Tenney will bring you the latest on tax policy and strategies—but in a way that you can actually use and understand. Whether you’re looking for intel into tax bills, global tax implications, or planning insights for your business, Tackling Tax is the right place. Listen every other week for more from our guests, which include everyone from university scholars to industry experts to the firm’s experienced leaders.
Forvis Mazars hosts Tackling Tax, a business show with 36 episodes published.
Wake Forest University professor Jim Willis joins the show to discuss how accounting programs are adapting to AI and what future CPAs are looking for in an employer.
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David Burton
Autism Liaison Practitioner · Norton Rose Fulbright
1 appearance on this show
Nathan Clark
graduate student and content coordinator for the Cybersecurity Ambassador Program · Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
1 appearance on this show
Professor John Buchanan
labour market expert · The University of Sydney
1 appearance on this show
Jim Willis
Wake Forest University
1 appearance on this show
Brit Moreland
Forvis Mazars
1 appearance on this show
Michael Cornett
Washington National Tax Office
2 appearances on this show
Jack Gillespie
Tax Specialty group
1 appearance on this show
Howard Wagner
Washington National Tax Office
1 appearance on this show
Richard Dovere
Dispatch Energy
1 appearance on this show
Kristin Gutting
Tax Controversy Group at Forvis Mazars
1 appearance on this show
Kristin Esposito
AICPA
1 appearance on this show
Wes Ernst
Forvis Mazars
1 appearance on this show
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