Does Bookkeeping Need To Be More Regulated? S7E4

About this episode

Paul Rosenblum explores the implications of a lack of regulation in the bookkeeping profession.

Bookkeeping has no real guardrails. What happens when a profession has no required standards? That’s the heart of the “listener” question our favorite Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, explores in this episode. As he thinks it through, he zooms out and looks at the structure of the entire bookkeeping profession, from certification and continuing education to pricing, professional identity, and even the idea of a union, Paul reflects on what might change if clear standards existed. He ...

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Host: Paul Rosenblum

Topics covered

• bookkeeping
• regulation
• professional standards
• certification
• continuing education
• pricing
• professional identity

Keywords

• bookkeeping
• regulation
• standards
• certification
• education
• pricing
• union

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