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The coronavirus pandemic has opened up a number of specific areas with potential for the profession, according to leaders at the AICPA.

The new scholarship will offer four students across two academic years $5,000 each to cover education-related expenses.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy voted to approve the CPA Evolution model, which it has been developing with the American Institute of CPAs, in an effort to require more technology skills from CPAs to pass the Uniform CPA Examination and qualify for state CPA licenses.

Deloitte is helping more of its clients leverage blockchain technology as it sees the distributed ledger technology gain increasing usage after years of experimentation with the technology.

Eleven CPAs, all 40 years old or younger, were recognized across the personal finance and information technology sectors.

The American Institute of CPAs reported Thursday that its Personal Financial Satisfaction Index declined 55 percent in the second quarter of the year, a level not seen since 2015, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to ravage consumer finances.

Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, past chairman of the Association of International CPA's and the American Institute of CPA's, on why firms need to be "willing to be uncomfortable."

The American Institute of CPAs offered six policy suggestions for the next phase of federal COVID-19 relief legislation under consideration in Congress.

American Institute of CPAs chief auditor Bob Dohrer and AICPA Auditing Standards Board chair Tracy Harding discussed the AICPA’s progress on some recent audit and attest standards during the Engage 2020 online conference Monday.

Borrowers or their accountants can fill out the forgiveness application and the tool produces all government-mandated forms automatically.