Accounting education

In an effort to draw a wider population of qualified people into the accounting profession, members of the American Institute of CPAs’ governing council unanimously approved revisions to expand its membership categories.

Redefining the landscape is the mantra here at the American Institute of CPA’s Spring Council and president and chief executive Barry Melancon hit that message home during his report to members on Monday.

A professor of accounting at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College is the 2010 recipient of the Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award from the AICPA.

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About 160 partners and professionals at Denver-based CPA and business advisory firm Hein & Associates receive a quarterly report on the status of their continuing professional education requirements.

Nearly two-thirds of teens are changing their college plans due to the economy, according to a new survey.

The International Federation of Accountants plans to enhance the international education standards for accountants over the next two years to make financial reporting more reliable.

The American Institute of CPAs is encouraging more CPA firms and college professors to teach forensic accountants the skills they need to ferret out financial chicanery.

Sallie Mae, the student lending giant that is being displaced by the federal government in providing direct student loans with the passage of the health care reform bill, has offered advice to students if their financial aid comes up short.

Dixon Hughes PLLC has teamed up with IASeminars to provide CPAs and other financial professionals with training in International Financial Reporting Standards.

Acumen Global Training, a company that provides training in various accounting-related areas, has opened for business.

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Tax-advantaged strategies to fund children's college education continue to offer CPA clients some relief from that heavy financial burden, but their value will vary widely according to each taxpayer's financial picture.

The fourth year of Ernst & Young's Discover Tax Leadership Conference drew 102 minority college students from all over the country to New York (braving the cold) to learn about tax - and themselves.

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The American College, a nonprofit educational institution that offers various financial services certification programs, is waiving its new-student fee of $130 for anyone who registers for their first course by Feb. 26.

The International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation has published a set of training material on International Financial Reporting Standards for Small and Midsized Entities, the streamlined set of accounting standards for private companies issued last year.

One of the main challenges young individuals face when entering the field of accounting is the decision of when to take the CPA Exam, and how to balance the demands of life in the real world.

The American College, an educational institution devoted to financial services classes, has created a $500,000 scholarship fund to offer financial aid to veterans.