Accounting education

Maybe we need tax education as well as tax reform. No matter how simple the Tax Code becomes, it might not be simple enough.

Yahoo has admitted that its recently appointed CEO, Scott Thompson, lacked the computer science degree he was originally claimed to have, but he does have an accounting degree.

With the interest rates for federally subsidized student loans scheduled to double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent in July, the topic has suddenly become a hot political issue.

Online continuing education provider CPE Link has released Compliance Manager, a Web-based tool aimed at helping licensed financial professionals monitor their compliance with continuing education requirements.

K2 Enterprises has signed a deal with CPA2Biz, the technology and marketing services subsidiary of the American Institute of CPAs, to distribute on-site learning content.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy has released its annual Candidate Performance Book for Uniform CPA Examination candidates, presenting comprehensive statistical data from all four testing windows of the Uniform CPA exam last year.

The Internal Revenue Service has begun providing the initial set of test results and certificates to tax preparers who have registered for the new tax return preparer competency test.

The Internal Revenue Service’s National Tax Forums are now open for registration.

Bisk Education has been approved as a continuing education provider by the Internal Revenue Service as part of the IRS’s drive to require tax preparers to undergo mandatory continuing education.

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding tax preparers that they need to complete 15 hours of continuing education, starting this year, under new requirements, and has posted a list of approved providers.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy is awarding $25,000 in grants to academicians and post-doctoral researchers to research educational issues that affect CPAs, the public accounting professions and the responsibility of state accounting boards to protect the public.

Student loan provider Sallie Mae has teamed up with education planning site ConnectEDU to provide college financial planning tools for high school students and their families.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and the American Institute of CPAs have both given their final approval to a revised set of standards for providers of continuing professional education programs for accountants.

The American Institute of CPAs has begun selling digital versions of more than 30 of its most popular books on accounting, auditing and practice management.

Online invoicing, time tracking and billing vendor FreshBooks is now offering a certification program, whereby accountants can earn CPE credits to learn more about FreshBooks and become proficient in the product for their clients.

Pace University’s Lubin School of Business and the Association of International Bank Auditors have teamed up to offer a Certified Compliance and Regulatory Professional (CCRP) certificate program for professionals working in the global financial services industry.

IMGCAP(1)]As if our financial system hasn’t suffered enough — or caused enough suffering — economists worry that more difficulties lie ahead in the student lending sector.

The Internal Revenue Service has approved the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and NASBA’s National Registry of CPE Sponsors as the first organizations to receive qualified accrediting status to provide continuing education as part of the IRS’s Registered Tax Return Preparer program.

The American Institute of CPAs and two Brazilian accounting organizations have signed a two-year agreement paving the way for the CPA Exam to be offered in South America next year.

The Internal Revenue Service outlined the standards Tuesday for becoming an IRS-approved continuing education provider and accrediting organization.