Students push for networking, compensation clarity, and creativity as the path to success in a changing profession.

Accounting ARC - Student-Led Conversations
With Chayton Farlee
Center for Accounting Transformation

When Dominic Piscopo, CPA, compared his first Big 4 paycheck to his weekend bartending income, he had one reaction: disbelief. “I clocked 100 hours during busy season, and the check wasn’t much different than what I made in two nights at the bar,” he recalls.

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Instead of shrugging it off, Piscopo started asking questions—lots of them. He gathered salary data from peers across firms and discovered his cohort was underpaid compared to the market. Presenting the numbers to leadership, he helped secure a raise of nearly 10 percent for his entire group.

“That was the moment I realized transparency could change the profession,” Piscopo says.

Piscopo shares the story on Accounting ARC: Student-Led Conversations, hosted by accounting student Chayton Farlee. The two explore how networking, pay transparency, and building side projects can help students and young professionals set themselves apart in an industry struggling to recruit and retain talent.

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This stealthy tax rule could hit clients starting in 2026.

Quick Tax Tip
With Art Werner
CPE Today

Every tax bill hides a few surprises, and the OBBB is no exception. According to tax guru Art Werner, one of those surprises could wallop high earners through the quiet return of the PEASE limitation.

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In the newest episode of Quick Tax Tip, he breaks down this often-overlooked provision, its history, and what it could mean for your clients.