Diversity and equality

The California Society of CPAs has created a commission to focus on diversity, equity and inclusion issues in the CPA profession.

The Top 10 Firm announced that it will implement new training programs for staff, along with monetary donations to social justice programs.

The changes represent probably the biggest overhaul of Regulation S-K disclosures in more than three decades.

The initiative is meant to help understand why the accounting profession struggles with DE&I.

The Massachusetts Society of CPAs honored seven female professionals — four Emerging Leaders and three Experienced Leaders — for their contributions to the profession.

With economic uncertainty, a pandemic, and concerns around race and equity topping daily headlines, existing initiatives to transform and innovate across people, processes and technology have become more amplified.

The new scholarship will offer four students across two academic years $5,000 each to cover education-related expenses.

A panel of female professionals discuss how firms can raise women's value and marketability in the workplace.

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was fired for kneeling on the neck of George Floyd until he died, sparking worldwide protests, has been charged with multiple counts of felony tax evasion over five years.

Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, past chairman of the Association of International CPA's and the American Institute of CPA's, on why firms need to be "willing to be uncomfortable."

The Institute of Management Accountants recently released a pair of reports on how CFOs can help their organizations provide more sustainable business activities.

The newly formed organization looks to attract and retain more Black accountants during a critical turning point in diversity for the profession.

A study has found that the last batch of stimulus checks arrived at wealthier, White households more quickly than to those of Blacks and Hispanics.

The Top 20 Firm is inviting clients and the local community to a July 14 webinar centered on "addressing positive change and equality for all people."

KPMG appointed new leaders in the U.S. of its audit, tax and advisory businesses as the Big Four firm tries to regain trust after a bruising series of scandals.

Long-term changes are brewing underneath the surface issues surrounding the current crises.

Hailee Johnson, a manager in UHY’s audit practice in Michigan, led a softball team sponsored by the firm to a World Series C Softball Championship in 2017, and she is hoping to do the same this year.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs highlighted local professionals who are advancing the profession forward in such areas as diversity, innovation and education.

Finance execs are concerned about a new wave of infections leading to a further economic downturn, according to a survey Monday from PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Ohio Society of CPAs president and CEO Scott Wiley, PwC US chairman Tim Ryan and Oracle executive director Kimberly Ellison-Taylor discussed the impact of racism on the profession.