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New Ally Program Celebrates the Movement and Fuels the Future of the Profession. Irvine, CA – August 4, 2025 – CPAClub®, a leading provider of precision accounting and expert advisory solutions to firms and companies through its award-winning subscription model, has been named the 2025 CalCPA Firm of the Year in the Small Firm category....
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New AI advisor and strategic collaborations tackle the talent shortage, improve quality and promote professional development Irvine, CA – January 22, 2025 – CPAClub, a leading provider of professional accountants, advisors and auditors to public accounting firms and companies throughout the U.S. and abroad via its award-winning subscription model, announces its latest technology-driven initiatives, including the launch...
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Annual awards recognize exceptional professionals who are helping lead their practices and the profession into the future. Irvine, CA – February 4, 2024 – Brian Yujuico, Vice President of CPAClub™, was honored as one of the “20 Under 40 Top Influencers” by CPA Practice Advisor, a leading technology and practice management resource for accounting and...
The same habits that help accountants succeed can eventually become the things holding them back. Perfectionism, people-pleasing, long hours, and the constant pressure to achieve are often rewarded in public accounting. But what happens when those behaviors start affecting your ability to lead, grow, and enjoy your career? In this episode of Qualified Opinions, Chris...
For many CPA firms, QC 1000 looks like another compliance requirement that comes with additional costs and responsibilities. But what if implementing QC 1000 could actually make your firm more efficient? In this Qualified Opinions segment, Drew and Chris sit down with Brendan Whalen to discuss his firm’s experience implementing QC 1000, improving internal inspections,...
What does it take to build an audit firm that can keep improving as expectations change? Drew Carrick and Chris Vanover are joined by Brendan Whalen, an audit partner at S.R. Snodgrass and a member of the PCAOB’s Inspections Modernization Council. Brendan talks about how firm culture shows up in everyday decisions, why developing the...
The PCAOB has officially adopted amendments to QC 1000, but the December 15, 2026 effective date remains. So what changed, and what do PCAOB-registered firms need to know? In this Qualified Opinions update, Chris Vanover, former PCAOB Director and President of CPAClub, breaks down five key takeaways from the PCAOB’s latest action on QC 1000...
A PCAOB deficiency finding does not have to define your firm’s next year, but how you respond in the weeks after it lands usually does. In this video, we walk through what audit firm leaders need to know about PCAOB inspection and remediation support, from the difference between Part I and Part II findings to...
A partner three weeks from signing an opinion starts running through names for who can serve as the engagement quality reviewer, and the list gets shorter with every name. Not a staffing accident, it’s the exact scenario SQMS No. 2 was written around. CPAClub’s Drew Carrick breaks down what the standard actually requires of a...
The PCAOB’s new Firm Consultation Process lets registered firms submit questions directly to the Office of the Chief Auditor. It’s being framed as a win for firms without a National Office. In this video we go through what the PCAOB’s own process page says about discretion, judgment call exclusions, and response times, and explain why...
With the World Cup having just wrapped, we’ve been reminded of the parallels between epic sports moments and business. Sports history keeps giving us the same two storylines. Sometimes the scrappy newcomer pulls off the impossible. Sometimes the disciplined, well built system wins because it was built right the first time. CPAClub’s Drew Carrick walks...
The accounting profession is at an inflection point — and most firms aren’t prepared for what’s coming. As AI and automation commoditize the core work of accounting firms, two filters will determine who survives: wisdom and price. Most firms won’t clear both. And the ones that do will still face a third challenge — building...
The same habits that help accountants succeed can eventually become the things holding them back. Perfectionism, people-pleasing, long hours, and the constant pressure to achieve are often rewarded in public accounting. But what happens when those behaviors start affecting your ability to lead, grow, and enjoy your career? In this episode of Qualified Opinions, Chris...
For many CPA firms, QC 1000 looks like another compliance requirement that comes with additional costs and responsibilities. But what if implementing QC 1000 could actually make your firm more efficient? In this Qualified Opinions segment, Drew and Chris sit down with Brendan Whalen to discuss his firm’s experience implementing QC 1000, improving internal inspections,...
What does it take to build an audit firm that can keep improving as expectations change? Drew Carrick and Chris Vanover are joined by Brendan Whalen, an audit partner at S.R. Snodgrass and a member of the PCAOB’s Inspections Modernization Council. Brendan talks about how firm culture shows up in everyday decisions, why developing the...
The PCAOB has officially adopted amendments to QC 1000, but the December 15, 2026 effective date remains. So what changed, and what do PCAOB-registered firms need to know? In this Qualified Opinions update, Chris Vanover, former PCAOB Director and President of CPAClub, breaks down five key takeaways from the PCAOB’s latest action on QC 1000...
A PCAOB deficiency finding does not have to define your firm’s next year, but how you respond in the weeks after it lands usually does. In this video, we walk through what audit firm leaders need to know about PCAOB inspection and remediation support, from the difference between Part I and Part II findings to...
A partner three weeks from signing an opinion starts running through names for who can serve as the engagement quality reviewer, and the list gets shorter with every name. Not a staffing accident, it’s the exact scenario SQMS No. 2 was written around. CPAClub’s Drew Carrick breaks down what the standard actually requires of a...
