Accounting

The state with the highest CPA exam pass rate in 2024 was Nebraska at 61.9%, followed by Utah at 58.6% and Montana at 57.4%, according to a NASBA report.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law that adds two additional pathways to CPA licensure and preserves the original 150-hour path.

As we find ourselves eight months into the year, it's essential to take a moment to reflect on governance amid the hustle of deadlines and client demands.

Three-quarters of seniors described the 2024-2025 tax season as "somewhat" or "extremely" stressful, according to a Distinct survey.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board posted new documents to help jurisdictions implement its recent standard on sustainability assurance.

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

Canadian CPAs with three or more years of experience reported a national median salary of $154,000 in 2024, up from $143,000 the prior year, according to a Leger study.

An accountant was charged for embezzling more than $1.9 million from film productions and used the funds to stay at Las Vegas hotels and pay various young women.

The alleged accounting fraud overstated revenue of the data-insight company Near Intelligence before it was acquired in 2022 by about $25 million.

Forward-thinking companies are aligning accounting teams with the businesses' compensation committees.

Advisory Amplified, organized by Fearless Foundry, is a series of small conferences across six cities from September 23 to October 9, 2025.

Bloomberg Tax and Accounting launched an embedded solution to help users adhere to the FASB Accounting Standards Update that concerns income tax disclosures.

To those who might remember this column that ran for more than 20 years, and to those who don't, it took something especially egregious to bring me back.

The deal adds a Massachusetts firm that specializes in providing outsourced accounting solutions to small federal government contractors and grantees.

Infinite Ties, a client advisory services education and training platform, launched a yearlong learning track designed for professionals working in CAS.

A CAS practice is almost tailor-made for the needs and interests of today's young professionals.

Here are six areas in which small business owners are feeling pressure where your advisory services may help them.

CAS expert Kane Polakoff digs deep into the current staff of client advisory services, and how this fast-growing service offering is rapidly evolving.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics sharply revised downward the number of jobs added in May and June and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants weighed in on private equity investment in accounting firms and ethical and independence concerns.