Continuing education

Thomson Reuters has begun providing a certificate program that explains the essentials for practitioners who perform compilation, review and preparation engagements, and how to prepare for peer review.

The International Accounting Education Standards Board has proposed a revision to its continuing professional development standards that could potentially move accountants away from gaining CPE credit in terms of a set number of hours.

The CPE provider will look to recognize one professional from each state for their innovation and know-how.

The National Association of Black Accountants is collaborating with BLI for on-demand, digital learning for its members.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy is accepting public comment on the outline through April 17, 2017.

HB 1467 calls for proficiency replacing hours-based courses for CPA license renewal.

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, also known as COSO, has introduced a self-study, on-demand learning program for attaining the COSO Internal Control Certificate.

Thomson Reuters has introduced a certification program for practitioners who want to offer retirement planning services to their clients.

Thomson Reuters has introduced a continuing education and certification program for accountants and auditors who specialize in fixed assets and depreciation tax cases to train them in the Internal Revenue Service’s tangible property repair regulations.

It’s no secret the accounting profession and the broader business environment are dramatically changing. The issue is how to adapt to all the changes. How are everyday accountants supposed to successfully pivot?

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy’s National Registry of CPE Sponsors has opened a newly redesigned website where organizations, continuing professional education providers, state accountancy boards and CPAs can find information about providing and taking CPE courses across the country.

Last week I wrote about benefits of attending practice management programs and gave a suggestion to try to make eight changes a year from each hour of the program. Today I am recommending some MAP books and repeat the suggestion of implementing one idea a year from each book.

Anticipatory Organization nano learning program among the first to comply with new accounting CPE standards.

I attend Management of Accounting Practice (MAP) CPE programs. In many instances these do not qualify toward the mandatory CPE requirements. Who cares?

Many accounting firms have robust formal learning programs for their staff early in their careers.

The Indiana Board of Accountancy approved a change Friday in its rules for renewing a CPA license, allowing competency-based education, as opposed to hours-based education, to count toward the requirement.

Loscalzo Associates, a provider of live CPE programs to the accounting profession, has acquired Nichols Patrick CPE, a continuing education provider specializing in tax training.

The recent AICPA/NASBA CPE Standards Exposure Draft comment period ended on April 30. This was actually a “re-exposure” because of the volume and nature of comments received on the original exposure draft. But it really isn’t clear what these proposed revised CPE standards are trying to accomplish.

Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting has acquired CPE Link, an online provider of continuing professional education for accountants, tax preparers and financial advisors.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy’s Center for the Public Trust has introduced an Ethical Leadership Training and Certification for business professionals.