It's a good year to join the accounting profession, with entry-level salaries up significantly over 2024 — thanks in no small part to concerns that they weren't competitive with other fields that were luring away the next generation of accountants.
Workers are cautiously optimistic about the tax code changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which allow some to deduct tips and overtime pay from their income up to certain limits.
According to research from the business financing firm Clarify Capital, 3 in 5 Gen Z job seekers are walking away from applications mid-process because they’re too long, too costly or too emotionally draining.
The Business Roundtable sees opportunities to solve the labor gap on a large scale.