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According to The Utah Statesman, Utah State University's student newspaper, the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at the University will be launching a new Executive Master of Accounting (EMAcc) program, set to debut this upcoming June. Similar in nature to an Executive Masters of Business Administration, the program is designed to help a professional work and study for CPA status simultaneously.

According to the Internal Revenue Service, 28 percent of taxpayers wait until the last few weeks of tax season to file their taxes, and that adds more pressure to their tax preparers.

Following the AICPA's announcement on the final details of the new CPA Exam set to debut in April 2017, Becker Professional Education has launched their new Exam Change Central in order to provide support and resources for future test-takers.

EY has received the inaugural Corporate Volunteerism Award last week from the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), the international non-profit which teaches the entrepreneurial mindset to underprivileged youth.

This summer, the New York State Society of CPAs (NYSSCPA) will continue their Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession (COAP) program, to be held at nine university and college campuses across New York State.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Auditing Standards Board has issued a new auditing interpretation on audit reports.

On Monday, PwC released Bridging the Financial Literacy Gap: Empowering teachers to support the next generation, a new report focused on the current state of financial education across the nation's schools.

CPAs can claim a free smoothie named, appropriately enough, “The CPA,” from the Banana Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt chain on April 17 and 18 for surviving another tax season.

The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business held their annual Paton Fellow induction ceremony last week, in which it announced the inaugural recipients of its Honorary Paton Fellow Award – awarded to honor alumni and individuals who have made significant contributions to the accounting industry and impacted Michigan Ross accounting education.

Banks that deal with international tax reporting are facing a slew of upcoming deadlines and regulations.