Accounting education

Five local students received $8,500 via the Indiana CPA Educational Foundation Scholarship, providing financial assistance on their road to CPA licensure.

The Illinois CPA Society awarded $104,500 in scholarships to 55 local accounting students as part of its annual Accounting Scholarship Program.

The Big Four firm has launched the Making Accounting Diverse and Equitable initiative in an effort to reach Black and Latinx accounting candidates earlier in their lives and provide future professionals with lifelong resources.

Continuing education courses can sometimes put accountants and tax professionals to sleep, but a new breed of e-learning is making the process more enjoyable and engaging.

The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based institution is adding the online program due to the growing demand for IT professionals in the accounting and finance space.

The three-year program aims to prepare participants for the economic, business and technology trends impacting the firm's middle-market clients.

Thirty-two local students will receive funds from the program for aspiring to be the "next generation of CPAs."

Chicago CPA Jeff Badu launches his own nonprofit to serve local youth, and the Indiana Society of CPAs holds its 2021 Spring CPA week.

A joint report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the International Federation of Accountants found that global accounting students expect a nontraditional career as they prepare to begin their professional lives.

The revised CPA exam will reward digital mindsets, data analytics and IT confidence.