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During the Covid-19 pandemic, people's top concerns have been their health and safety. The Covid-19 pandemic has affected most of the economic, political, and social fields. Companies have had to adapt to this new situation. Many companies have had to work remotely by changing their business processes. The accounting profession also has to adjust to this unique situation. This study aims to investigate how the members of the Yalova Chamber of Certified Public Accountants and CPA trainees are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. In this context, a questionnaire was applied to these accounting professionals.  This study aims to determine the difference between the professional variables that professional accountants encountered before and during the Covid-19 period. The research results showed that the Covid-19 pandemic significantly affected the activity of accounting professionals in Yalova. According to the analysis, this study found no significant difference in professional accountants' working hours and workload compared to the pre-Covid-19 period. However, there is a significant difference in their income, collection of receivables rate, workload, communication, and work stress level, remote working-level compared to the pre-Covid-19 period. In addition, 89,8 % of the participants stated that they did not purchase any accounting software program during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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