Accounting education

The on-again, off-again status of IFRS is a fact of life for those of us in the accounting profession. But it's not an excuse for inaction.

BlackLine Systems has begun offering an online training tool known as BlackLine U for users of the company’s Financial Close Software Suite.

The American Institute of CPAs settled its copyright infringement lawsuit Tuesday with KAPLI Inc., a provider of review course materials, over the company’s alleged use of some of the questions and test items from the AICPA’s Uniform CPA Exam that had not previously been made public.

Let’s face it, the accounting industry is changing and related conferences need to do likewise. Some of them are, for sure, but there simply has to be more than the lure of CPE.

The Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation has begun accepting exam applications for the Nov. 28 – Dec. 19, 2011 testing period.

President Barack Obama pledged to help borrowers cope with student loan debt by capping student loan repayments at 10 percent of a borrower’s discretionary income, starting next year.

The Internal Revenue Service may have paid $3.2 billion in erroneous American Opportunity Tax Credits during the first five months of 2010 to 2.1 million taxpayers, according to a new government report.

The American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants intend to officially launch their new Chartered Global Management Accountant credential on January 31.

The Institute of Certified Management Accountants, the certification division of the Institute for Management Accountants, launched the new simplified Chinese language version of its two-part Certified Management Accountant exam.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs said Friday that a number of candidates for the CPA Exam in New Jersey have had their applications rejected by CPA Examination Services because of confusion over whether they had met the necessary education requirements.

FAMILIES CHANGE HOW THEY PAY FOR COLLEGE

Online CPE provider CPE Link has partnered with Sage North America to offer selected Sage product training via webcast.

A bipartisan trio of lawmakers have introduced a bill that would update the existing tax law to allow formerly homeless young people to pursue a four-year college education and still qualify for housing built with Low Income Housing Tax Credits.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has introduced a series of sales and use tax courses on its Checkpoint Learning system.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy plans to launch an enhanced Uniform CPA Examination Online Application System in the 32 jurisdictions supported by CPA Examination Services.

Online continuing professional education provider CPE Link has partnered with Alliott Group, a global alliance of accounting, law and consulting firms to provide content for Alliott members.

NASBA, AICPA PROPOSE CHANGES IN CPE STANDARDS

Families are increasingly relying on grants and scholarships to pay for spiralling tuitions at colleges and universities in the aftermath of the recession, according to a new study.

Thomson Reuters has begun offering a new series of webcasts to help companies with tax information reporting compliance.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and the American Institute of CPAs have proposed revising the standards for continuing professional education to provide greater flexibility for online learning and self-study.