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Yes 100%
PE has been great for my firm and career, as a CPA, so far.
No I work the same as I did before PE, but I’m paid more, have better benefits and more firm resources.
Time and technology have cheapened the value mostly. PE ownership of firms doesn’t cheapen the value of CPA but it does make it less desirable. Unless regulations change, even a PE owned firm will need to employ a CPA in order to operate.
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I don’t think PE is ‘controlling’ the profession. Getting a lot of press, yes, but there’s about 100 PE investments, quite a few of those in top 25 firms, but none of the big 4 or huge swaths of smaller firms. So if you think in pure numbers or market cap wise, PE is still pretty small piece of the profession (maybe 10%).
Why does it cheapen the CPA's value? I don't understand your perspective.
Get your license, get out of public, and own your own firm. Problem solved
What does that have to do with the value of a CPA?
And non doctors own hospitals and medical practices. And architecture firms are owned by non-architects. And PE firms even invest in law firms.
Does that diminish the value of a passing one’s medical boards, architect licensure or bar exam?
There are problems with PE in CPA firms, but I don’t think it does anything to cheapen the value of the CPA.