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August 29, 2016

What students need to know about the updated CPA exam

The exam will place more emphasis on critical thinking such as analysis, problem-solving, and professional skepticism.

August 16, 2016

CPE standards update accommodates new forms of learning

CPAs will be able to receive credit for continuing professional education material delivered through nano-learning and blended learning instruction.

August 11, 2016

More companies funding credentials for employees

Rising demand for accounting and finance professionals with new skills is making it more likely that companies pay their employees to gain and maintain professional certifications.

August 1, 2016

Accounting Career Guide lets teens explore profession

The AICPA and Junior Achievement USA launched an online Accounting Career Guide for teens.

August 1, 2016

Young CPAs receive scholarships to cover conference expenses

The scholarships covered the registration fee and travel expenses to this year’s AICPA Practitioners Symposium and Tech+ Conference in Las Vegas in June.

August 1, 2016

Kess Award recognizes excellence in continuing education

Andrew R. Biebl, a tax principal at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP in New Ulm, Minn., received the Institute’s 2016 Sidney Kess Award for Excellence in Continuing Education.

June 20, 2016

Surprising classes accounting majors should consider taking before they graduate

Here are recommendations for classes outside the accounting department that could help students develop both personally and professionally.

June 20, 2016

What it was like to take the 1917 CPA Exam

This column looks back at the 1917 CPA exam.

June 1, 2016

Anoop Natwar Mehta, CPA, CGMA

Anoop Natwar Mehta, CPA, CGMA, president of Science Systems and Applications Inc., describes how a thriving scholarship program helps his company give back to the community—and provide benefits to employees.

May 9, 2016

How to find time to study for the CPA exam

Here are some time management tips from accountants who recently passed the exam.

May 1, 2016

What will be tested on the next CPA exam

A greater emphasis on testing evaluation and analysis skills beginning in 2017 is designed to keep the Uniform CPA Examination aligned with the skills newly licensed CPAs need in a changing business environment.

May 1, 2016

CPA credential delivers high value

A new analysis shows the earnings premium that accountants who pass the CPA exam receive at small, medium, and large companies.

April 11, 2016

Community colleges are an avenue to licensure

Community colleges have become an attractive option to help students meet the 150-hour licensure requirement.

April 4, 2016

What will be tested on the next CPA exam

The next CPA exam, which will debut in April 2017, will have an increased emphasis on higher-order analysis and evaluation skills, the AICPA announced.

March 1, 2016

Students test management accounting skills in annual competition

Students from the University of Kansas won first place in the 2015 AICPA Accounting Competition, earning them a $5,000 award for their school.

March 1, 2016

Scholarship recognizes graduate students on nontraditional paths to CPA licensure

Five outstanding students received the 2015-2016 AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship Award.

March 1, 2016

Transitioning into academia: A new pathway for practitioners

Practitioners who are interested in teaching accounting now have an easier pathway to academia: flexible doctoral programs that enable them to earn doctorates while working and earning a salary.

March 1, 2016

My pathway from practitioner to professor

A professor shares her story of moving from practice to academia and sheds light on the challenges and rewards of this career path.

March 1, 2016

Educators recognized for innovative curricula

The 2015 Effective Learning Strategies Awards, which recognize accounting curricula, are given each year to educators who demonstrate innovative teaching practices and curricula in one of three educational levels: introductory, upper level, and graduate.

February 2, 2016

Proposal aims for uniformity in CPE credit increments

CPAs would be able to earn continuing professional education credits in increments of one-fifth, one-half, or whole credits for all instructional delivery methods except nano-learning under an amended proposal issued Monday.