Accounting education

CPE Link has added new features to its Firm CPE Center online software to better manage staff registrations for continuing professional education courses at accounting firms.

Fifty-eight percent of parents don’t have a college education fund established for their children, according to a new survey.

CPA-focused technology education and consulting firm CPA Crossings released a new tablet-based learning model utilizing the Apple iPad on Tuesday.

The U.S. CPA Exam was successfully administered at five international test sites: Japan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates.

The advent of the computer-based Uniform CPA Exam in 2004 threw CPA firms and their young staff for a loop, as the regimented accountability of a bi-annual pencil-and-paper sitting was replaced with a more continuous completion timeline.

The CFA Institute, the administrator of the CFA and CIPM exam programs, has partnered with IASeminars, a provider of IFRS training, to offer a series of IFRS programs.

Four in five Americans believe the average level of student loan debt is too high to justify going to college, according to a new survey.

The National Society of Accountants has submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service about plans for a tax preparer competency examination, supporting the intended purpose of verifying the “minimal competency” of tax preparers.

The CCH Learning & Development Academy has launched its School of Tax.

CPE Link is now offering online learning to a global audience through an affiliate agreement with the Accounting Academy of South Africa.

The American Institute of CPAs has written a letter to the Internal Revenue Service offering to help develop the IRS exam for registered tax return preparers by leveraging the AICPA’s own experience with the Uniform CPA Exam.

The International Accounting Education Standards Board has proposed a set of clarified standards and revisions governing the practical experience requirements for aspiring professional accountants.

IMGCAP(1)]In the aftermath of accounting scandals, financial crimes, and business collapses, the rapidly growing specialty of forensic accounting continues to define itself.

The National Society of Accountants and its affiliates have selected Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Learning brand as the exclusive affinity provider for webinars that award continuing professional education credit.

CCH Small Firm Services and ExamMatrix have partnered on a new initiative to help tax professionals preparing for the Registered Tax Return Preparer exam, as well as those studying for the Enrolled Agent exam.

The International Accounting Education Standards Board has proposed a revision of the entry requirement standards for a professional accounting education.

CPE Link has struck an agreement with CMA University to offer Certified Management Accountant exam preparation courses online, using CPE Link’s Web-based technology.

Ernst & Young LLP plans to hire approximately 5,000 students from campuses across the U.S. in the 2010-2011 academic year.

The National Society of Accountants has updated the NSA Enrolled Agent Exam Review Course to conform to revisions in the Enrolled Agent Exam and changes in tax laws.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice seeking out businesses that have the necessary expertise to provide a registration and tracking system for providers of continuing education courses for tax return preparers, but the deadline for applying is Monday.