Accounting

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

Financial leaders are looking forward to the new opportunities that 2025 will bring, while keeping an eye on potential risks that may carry over from 2024.

The board has posted a series of "knowledge checks" to help auditors gauge their understanding of its new quality control standard.

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

Bookkeepers and financial analysts are among the U.S.'s top 15 most in-demand jobs for 2025, according to staffing agency Randstad.

The economy is the No. 1 risk cited by a group of business leaders, according to a new survey from Protiviti and North Carolina State University.

Meta Platforms Inc. made a small change to how it depreciates its AI infrastructure that's likely to increase the company's profit by billions this year.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has withdrawn the two standards it approved on firm and engagement metrics and firm reporting.

Hiring freezes at the IRS to a potential end to contingency fees have created a complicated start to the year for accountants and tax pros.

Former AICPA president and CEO Barry Melancon is joining both the U.S. and the international arms of the firm.

Elon Musk will dispatch a team to gain read-only access to the government's central accounting system.

For auditors and quality management, there's a big difference between a 'document' and a 'system.'

Kim Blascoe of CPA.com dives into CAS's extraordinary growth rates, the key practices of a high-performing CAS practice, and more.

Employers added 143,000 jobs last month, including 600 in accounting, tax preparation and payroll services, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

The Florida Institute of CPAs gathered over 100 CPAs in Tallahassee to advocate for legislative priorities like innovative pathways to CPA licensure.

Michael Saylor's Strategy will implement new accounting for crypto assets, where changes to the value of its Bitcoin holdings will go on the income statement.

The Institute of Internal Auditors released the first in a series of topical requirements planned for this year, starting with cybersecurity.

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.

Annual pay rose 4.7% year over year for people who stayed in their jobs, according to ADP.

As the profession struggles with its pipeline problem, groups across accounting are targeting one particular hurdle: requirements for licensure.