Accounting education

The CPA Exam will be offered outside the U.S. for the first time in 2011, as an agreement was reached by the American Institute of CPAs, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and Prometric, the three organizations that jointly offer the CPA Exam in the United States.

Members of the American Institute of CPAs have voted by an 81.39 percent majority to modernize the AICPA's admission requirements to allow more people to join the institute, even if they no longer practice accounting or were never practitioners.

The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has released new Competency Model software for its Checkpoint Learning system that provides self-assessment tools to measure proficiency in the subjects studied by users, along with roadmaps for career development.

The Investment Program Association, a trade association for the direct investment industry, and the American College, an educational resource for financial advisors, have introduced the first in a planned series of e-learning continuing education courses for financial advisors and financial wholesalers to expand their understanding of direct investments.

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SourceMedia, Accounting Today’s publisher and a media company serving the financial services industry, has launched a professional education and training business to provide digital training to professionals and companies.

The American Institute of CPAs has launched a competition for college students to improve the sustainability practices in businesses.

The Obama administration has re-launched its National Financial Capability Challenge for high school students to mark the back-to-school season.

The American Institute of CPAs has launched a new Web site to encourage more college students to become CPAs, and to educate them about the opportunities.

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The Treasury Department is soliciting comments on a draft version of its national strategy for financial literacy.

The American Institute of CPAs has contracted with the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts to develop a course to help CPAs prepare for the qualifying exam for the Certified in Financial Forensics credential.

The International Accounting Education Standards Board of the International Federation of Accountants has released the 2010 edition of its Handbook of International Education Pronouncements.

Golden Gate University plans to offer a forensic accounting certificate completely online in the fall semester.

LearnLive Technologies is offering CPA firms the opportunity to rebroadcast training and education presentations as “live” NASBA-certified continuing professional education courses.

The American Institute of CPAs’ Examinations Team has published a guide to the major changes that will appear on the Uniform CPA Examination starting on Jan. 1.

The American Accounting Association and the American Institute of CPAs have teamed up to form a new commission to study possible future paths of higher education for those seeking entry into the accounting profession.

The International Accounting Education Standards Board has released a paper aimed at helping professional organizations conduct written examinations to assess the capabilities of candidates for professional certifications, licenses and other qualifications.

It has been more than five years since the American Institute of CPAs and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy implemented the Revised Uniform CPA Exam in April 2004.

Rising tuition fees and the uncertain state of the economy are causing more people to put their own retirement savings ahead of their children’s college education.