Sean McCabe

E-Learning developer Higher Learning Technologies (HLT) announced this week they have released four new mobile apps to help students prepare for the CPA Exam: CPA REG Mastery, CPA FAR Mastery, CPA AUD Mastery and CPA BEC Mastery.

Accounting and advisory firm Marcum announced this week that they will once again be closing its offices the day before Thanksgiving to volunteer in local communities. The second annual Marcum Day of Service will be held Wednesday, November 23 and benefit Feeding America and its 200 member food banks.

The AICPA announced on Monday that 24 students have been selected for this year's AICPA Foundation Two-Year Transfer Scholarship award. The scholarship is awarded to students transferring from a two-year institution to a four-year institution to achieve a degree in accounting.

EY announced on Monday that their annual EY Vantage program - which sees some of the firm's top professionals travel abroad to aid entrepreneurs at no fee - has concluded for the year. Twenty-eight EY professionals donated over 6,700 hours of service this year - a figure equivalent to over $2.5 million in services - to help entrepreneurs in developing economies.

The Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance (AFWA) announced on Thursday their first ever Women of Influence, who will look to act as mentors to young professionals, as well as industry sources to AFWA and their partners.

As 2016 comes to a close, many firms continue to look on how to modernize their practices and attract young talent and clients alike. Some firms, however, are only just beginning.

The Rhode Island Society of CPAs (RISCPA) recently donated $11,361 dollars to the Community Prep School of Providence via funds raised at their annual RISCPA Annual Golf Tournament this past July, the Society announced on Monday.

The AICPA announced on Monday the most recent recipients of their Standing Ovation program, which recognizes 25 CPAs aged 40 and under for their contributions to forensic accounting and business valuation. The second class of young CPAs was recognized this morning at the AICPA 2016 Forensic & Valuation Services (FVS) Conference in Nashville.

The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) will hold their 2016 New York State Taxation Conference next Tuesday, November 8th. The conference will be held at the New York Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Certified Financial Planner Board Center for Financial Planning and Rock the Street, Wall Street announced on Wednesday that the two are partnering to promote financial planning to female high school students via new programs.

AICPA Leadership Academy members share what’s important to them.

At Wolters Kluwer's 2016 CCH Connections User Conference, Accounting Today sat down with WK executives Jason Marx and Joshua Braunstein to discuss current changes and how firms can best manage themselves among an industry in flux.

Becker Professional Education has launched Accounting for Empires, their new interactive mobile game which acts as a supplementary study tool to their CPA Exam Review course.

Ohio Wesleyan University announced this week that their Woltemade Center for Economics, Business and Entrepreneurship is launching a new Accounting Fellows program, which will provide students with the chance to "link academic theory with real-world practice," per a statement.

This week, during the 12th annual CCH Connections User Conference in Washington, D.C., Wolters Kluwer unveiled a number of updates to CCH Axcess, the cloud-based, modular tax workflow solution suite.

On Tuesday morning, at Wolters Kluwer's CCH Connections User Conference in Washington, D.C., Bill Sheridan, chief communications officer at the Maryland Association of CPAs (MACPA), gave his presentation titled, "A Crisis of Competency: The 'Skills Gap' and What It Means for Business." Sheridan's session focused on the skills young professionals need to succeed in a "changing and complex world."

On Monday morning, Wolters Kluwer began their 2016 CCH Connections User Conference in Washington, D.C. with a keynote address from Jason Marx, CEO of Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting North America. Marx presented important details from the 2016 Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting survey and white paper, “Game Plan for the Future: Are You and Your Clients in Sync?”

Becker Professional Education announced earlier this month the launch of FastPass Plus - a six-week, express prep course on top of its existing CPA Exam Review programs. The live webcast course looks to help candidates prepare and sit for the exam before the scheduled April 2017 changes.

The AICPA announced on Tuesday the graduating class of the 2016 AICPA Leadership Academy. 37 young leaders in accounting participated in the four-day program at the Washington Duke Inn in Durham, N.C. earlier this month.

Last month, at their Leading Partners Retreat and Firm Administrators Roundtable, CPAmerica International introduced their new RISE Inclusion Initiative - a complimentary career development program for member firms.