Accounting students

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.

The annual award recognizes the top Uniform CPA Exam test-takers in the state, including the top three scores overall.

The service released a FAQ to explain how students and universities should report emergency financial aid grants related to the pandemic.

Having taken both, Christine Kuglin breaks down the differences between the hurdles to the two professions.

The "Accounting Program Curriculum Gap Analysis Report," from the American Institute of CPAs and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, found that college programs must focus more extensively on areas such as predictive analytics and cybersecurity ahead of the 2024 CPA Exam.

The state society recognized Dr. Marina Ruseva and Michelle Avila for their contributions to accounting education over the last year.

The American Institute of CPAs opened registration for its 2021 Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop, to be held Oct. 13-15, 2021, in New Orleans.

The Top 20 Firm will hold an annual summer program designed to recruit, develop and retain minority accounting students with a Diversity Leadership Summit and internship opportunities.

Fifty-one students across the state were awarded academic accounting scholarships this year, worth approximately $136,000.

The state society is looking for student applications for more than 40 scholarships by April 1, 2021.