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AICPA issues guidance on potential mobility changes

As states propose changes to CPA licensure requirements, the AICPA is providing crucial mobility guidance for CPAs and firms. Read the overview to understand the issue and review the checklist to see how to continue to practice successfully and remain in compliance should changes take effect.

Big companies have big hopes for 2024

About two-thirds of US large-company CEOs believe 2024 will bring better financial fortunes for their organizations, according to a survey.

Joshua Lance: Remembering a bright light lost

The 40-year-old founder of a virtual CPA firm, who passed away Saturday, made a real difference in the accounting profession and in the lives of those he touched.

An unorthodox path to CPA success

A CPA firm owner and mother of five shares the details of her success story in this podcast episode with transcript.

Pool of accounting graduates shrinks, AICPA report finds

The AICPA 2023 Trends report shows a significant decrease in accounting graduates, but university accounting departments foresee an increase in enrollment. That, combined with a projected increase in the general student population, presents an opportunity for the profession.

Harnessing collaboration for workplace transformation

Advances in technology are turning the business world upside down — and accounting is no exception. The paradigm shift taking place calls for radical innovation and transformation. Collaboration is the key.

Sidney Kess, a personal remembrance

For accountants, especially those in the tax and personal financial planning worlds, the passing of Sidney Kess at age 97 is “like losing a parent to the profession,” writes Andrea Millar, CPA/PFS, who shares her memories of a legend who educated countless CPAs and helped her grow the AICPA Personal Financial Planning section.

How to close the talent gap without hiring

An expert in workplace dynamics shares simple strategies that can significantly increase the productivity of current employees while changing company culture for the better.

Why the outlook of CPA decision-makers has improved

A quarterly survey of CPA decision-makers reveals that inflation is no longer the top challenge for the respondents’ organizations. Learn more in this podcast episode with transcript.

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Agentic accounting has arrived: What’s hype and what’s real?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving beyond chatbots and into accounting workflows. A new generation of agentic AI tools can plan, execute, and adapt as they complete tasks, raising expectations for what automation can do inside firms and finance departments. What can agentic AI realistically do today and what challenges are there in its implementation? Find out in this Journal of Accountancy sponsored report.

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