Professional development

Plus, Forvis Mazars promotes 50 new partners and managing directors; CohnReznick names a new chief technology officer; and more personnel and firm news from across the profession.

The department's final regulations on which types of professional degree programs can receive loans of up to $200,000 ruled out the accounting profession.

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.

AI can produce analysis, but it can't build trust or relationships. If students aren't trained in those areas, they'll be unprepared for roles that matter most.

The AICPA and CIMA announced its new "AI Skills Accelerator," an intensive multicourse program that provides a wide breadth of materials to build skills with AI and better understand the mindset needed to do so successfully.

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.

Plus, the SEC names a new enforcement director, FASAB names a new chair, EY names a new office MP in Dallas, and more.

An experiment with having artificial intelligence write papers for a college accounting course reveals some of its current limitations.

The Institute of Internal Auditors is enhancing its Certified Internal Auditor Challenge Exam with a new experienced-based pathway pilot and updates for Global Internal Audit Standards.

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

The International Federation of Accountants wants accounting organizations to align with its quality management standards and offer more pathways to the profession.

Staffing, career paths and a practical playbook can be applied to the new model.

Accordance launched its new Accordance for Academia program, which involves partnerships with universities to use AI to help train the next generation of CPAs.

Finance, accounting and tax employees are feeling more threatened about their job prospects due to the rising use of artificial intelligence by employers, according to a new survey.

Today, we all have an opportunity to move beyond a compliance exercise measured in credit hours and embrace CPE as a strategic engine that drives innovation.

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.

No matter how technology changes the landscape, the traditional playbook for career development is not replacing retiring CPAs fast enough.

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