CPAs

In just a few short years, a grassroots movement has completely revamped the pathways to CPA licensure.

The accounting profession is nearly finished with its overhaul of CPA licensure requirements, with only a few states left to make changes.

Accounting undergraduate enrollment grew 8.9% in spring 2026 year-over-year, continuing steady growth for the third consecutive year.

Vermont signed a bill into law that creates an additional pathway to CPA licensure — one of the few states left to pass changes to licensure requirements.

For years, many accountants approached 831(b) micro-captive insurance plans with caution, if not outright avoidance. The reason was understandable.

If firms want more employees to become CPAs, they need to start treating exam support as part of talent development.

The state CPA societies of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont merged to form the New England Society of CPAs.

Most firm owners focus on the revenue lever they have pulled their whole career, but they may never have touched the other lever.

The law, effective Oct. 1, 2026, will create a third pathway that allows candidates to earn their CPA license with a bachelor's degree, two years of experience and passing the CPA exam.

U.S. and South African accounting organizations extended a mutual recognition agreement through mid-2031, allowing accountants to practice in both countries.

Kentucky has become the latest state to pass legislation offering an alternative pathway to qualifying for a CPA license to broaden the talent pipeline.

The bill creates an alternative path to CPA licensure, and it awaits the signature of Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, after which it will go into effect on Oct. 1, 2026.

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed a bill into law on April 3, establishing an additional pathway to CPA licensure.

The bills would remove the 150 credit-hour requirement and replace it wth three new pathways.

The bonus is available to employees who pass all four parts of the exam within their first year at the Big Four Firm, starting with those who join on June 1.

West Virginia and Nebraska are the latest states to implement legislation creating alternative pathways to CPA licensure.

The Nevada legislature passed a regulation to create an additional pathway to CPA licensure, effective as of Feb. 27, 2026.

The Maryland Association of CPAs celebrated its 125th anniversary on Feb. 12, 2026.

The Wisconsin legislature passed a bill that establishes an additional pathway to CPA licensure, and it awaits Gov. Tony Evers' signature.