Accounting education

The Institute of Management Accountants is objecting to the possible elimination of management accounting from the future courses required for students pursuing a career in accounting.

Congress introduced bipartisan legislation to recognize accounting as part of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics curricula.

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.

The program aims to train CPAs and financial professionals in how to apply the technology.

The American Institute of CPAs recognized 89 students across the country with the highest scores on the 2020 Uniform CPA Exam.

The society honored professionals across a wide range of categories, including Women to Watch, Lifetime Achievement, Advancing Diversity and more.

The American Institute of CPAs and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy will showcase the new accounting education framework — which introduces more future-forward concepts to CPA candidates — during a free, online launch event.

The American Institute of CPAs recognized four current professionals interested in becoming accounting professors by providing $20K stipends to support their Ph.D educations.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants saw more than 92,000 students sit for the exam worldwide, despite the limitations of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The state society is accepting applications for a program aimed at local, underrepresented minority high school students pursuing accounting and business careers.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs awarded 36 college students and 13 high school students one-year scholarships based on academic performance and their intention to pursue accounting careers.