Continuing education

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.