Accounting education

A survey of Hoosier accounting and business students found some encouraging news.

Plus, FAF appoints members to Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council; PCAOB names next CIO; and more news from across the profession.

NASBA and the AICPA have revised their rules for continuing professional education.

Accounting's influencers offer their advice for solving the profession's most critical issue.

As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "How would you fix the pipeline problem of too few people entering the profession?"

Young people with accounting doctoral degrees are encountering discrimination during job searches and discussions on online forums, according to a new study.

Many students lack the financial resources to pay the tuition and fees needed to become CPAs, according to a new report.

The International Federation of Accountants' planned revisions will include some new and revised learning outcomes to meet the demands for sustainability reporting and assurance.

The Institute of Management Accountants is rolling out a new Financial and Managerial Accounting Associate certification that requires no prerequisites like a college degree.

CliftonLarsonAllen welcomed a group of Future Business Leaders of America to its New York offices to tell them about accounting, consulting and other careers.

Starting salaries are still lagging compared to other fields, and firms have to make other changes in how the job is structured.

The state society is working on an action plan to attract more young people to the accounting profession.

Adams Brown merged in VonFeldt, Bauer & VonFeldt; Doeren Mayhew acquired a practice from Button Eddy & Sorrentino; and the Virginia Society of CPAs acquired Don Farmer CPA PA.

CPA.com, in light of the technology's sudden popularity, has released a set of resources for accountants to educate themselves on artificial intelligence and assess its risks and opportunities.

Despite widespread reports of declines in accounting students nationwide, Purdue is defying the trend and seeing enrollment growing dramatically.

The Virginia Society of CPAs is partnering with 10 other state CPA groups to offer a course on artificial intelligence and where it fits in with accounting ethics.

Dropping the bar to entry isn't the answer to accounting's pipeline problem, writes Rick David.

The AICPA's CEO of public accounting explains why the profession's future is much brighter than some would have you believe.

The profession needs to proceed cautiously with anything that might impact accountants' ability to practice across state lines.

The number of students earning accounting degrees keeps falling, according to the latest figures released by the American Institute of CPAs.