CPAs

Innovation is possible within the current framework, contends Blake Oliver.

The annual list recognizes thought leaders, decision-makers, standard-setters and others who are shaping the future of the profession.

From Alabama dinosaurs to pickleball, accountants have studied some unusual things to fulfill their education requirement.

The Illinois CPA Society is hosting its annual conference this week featuring 44 educational sessions and four keynote presentations, including a session on the state of the CPA profession.

The organizations are piloting a program to make it easier for accounting students to earn 150 credit hours.

CPA firms are resorting to strategies like hiring workers abroad, raising starting salaries, offering fully remote jobs, and hiring staff who haven't graduated college.

Recent research shows that students aren't moving into accounting because it doesn't strike a spark with them — but the 150-rule isn't helping.

PICPA is working to enable students to continue their education, begin working, and pass the CPA exam without skirting the 150-credit requirement.