Accounting education

North Carolina is the latest state making legislative moves in hopes of expanding the pipeline of licensed accountants with an alternative path.

KPMG LLP has taken a significant step by launching KPMG Law US, marking a milestone as the first law firm owned by a Big Four firm to serve the U.S. market.

Leaders from the six largest CPA societies coauthored an article addressing common misconceptions about making changes to CPA licensure requirements.

The International Federation of Accountants finalized revisions to embed sustainability throughout training of accountants.

We must consider alternatives to the 150-hour rule to improve the accountant talent pipeline.

Their proposal would create an additional pathway to CPA licensure through changes in the Uniform Accountancy Act model legislation used in states.

The intersection of sports and accounting offers accounting professionals a unique and dynamic environment.

Virginia, Pennsylvania and Minnesota made headway in adding alternative pathways to CPA licensure.

The rise of generative AI has led to AI-guided cheating, and accounting educators are seeing it in their own classrooms.

The American Institute of CPAs and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy proposed changes in the Uniform Accountancy Act model legislation.

Total undergraduate accounting enrollment for fall 2024 was 257,278 students, the highest reported since fall 2020 and just shy of the pre-pandemic fall 2019 enrollment.

State representatives introduced legislation supported by the Illinois CPA Society to create two more pathways to CPA licensure to ease the pipeline.

Accounting AI experts have been testing Chinese LLM DeepSeek on accounting questions and found it's about or almost on par with other public models.

Future accountants should be as proficient in performing variance analyses and using data visualization software as they are with general ledgers.

These institutions serve as examples of how academic structure, focused preparation and student support can help graduates successfully navigate the CPA exam.

If accounting is to survive as a viable career path, universities and business schools must adopt a more proactive stance.

RSM welcomes 2025 class of partners and principals; CPAacademy.org honors 2024 Top Presenters; and more from across the profession.

Accounting's top influencers share what they want to be remembered for.

Is most CPE content not good because nobody cares enough to make investing in it worthwhile, or does nobody care about CPE?

The extra year of education is turning away potential CPAs, especially when they can pursue alternative careers with just a four-year degree.