Accounting students

A study found that students underestimate the audit profession's attractive aspects and overestimate its less appealing aspects.

The American Accounting Association is calling on the Department of Education to reverse course after proposing to remove accounting from its definition of "professional degree" programs.

The American Institute CPAs, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and state CPA societies voiced their objections to a government proposal.

The competition involved 20 teams from colleges and universities all over the country, competing to develop an AI adoption plan.

The American Institute of CPAs and state societies want to introduce high school students to the accounting profession, as FASB and GASB target university graduates.

The number of students who graduated with a bachelor's or master's in accounting dropped again, but not by as much as in recent years, according to the AICPA.

The American Institute of CPAs is continuing efforts to have accounting recognized as a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math program by the government.

While combing through the 2024 data, we found large numbers of candidate scores to be missing, and potentially classified to incorrect colleges or universities, or not reported at all.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that adds alternative pathways to CPA licensure, which will go into effect Jan 1. 2026.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy relaunched CPAmobility.org to help CPAs determine where and how they can practice across state lines.

The AICPA and NASBA are closing the Experience, Learn and Earn program at the end of this year due to insufficient scale.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy launched a CPA Mobile App, bringing key functions of the NASBA CPA Portal to mobile devices.

Accounting students can measure their AI acumen and knowledge against others like them in a contest that will be held by CPA education platform TrueUp.

Failing a section of the exam isn't uncommon, but these strategies and tactics can make it less likely.

Would-be CPAs should prepare to pass the test — but be prepared to fail.

Why are students turning away from accounting? The reasons are multifaceted, but several themes emerge.

A cautionary reflection on employment in the age of automation.

The implications of the NCAA's House settlement on revenue sharing with student athletes may have ripple effects on academic programs like accounting.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board named the largest cohort in the program's history to receive $15,000 merit-based scholarships, totaling over $10 million.

Indiana CPA Society awards $24,550 in scholarships; Weaver and Herbein + Co. relocate offices; and more news from across the profession.