Professional development

The Institute of Management Accountants discussed the pros and cons of artificial intelligence with officials, including the new leader of the PCAOB.

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.

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

Plus, Weaver and Wipfli name new partners; RSM turns 100; Boulay installs new MP; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

Of the CPA exam candidates who completed testing in 2025, only six passed all four sections on the first attempt to qualify for the award.

The Education Department's refusal to characterize accounting degrees as 'professional' is much more than just a rhetorical problem.

A presentation by Succession Resource Group shares the key pitfalls to avoid for RIAs seeking to create succession plans and recruit financial advisors.

Talking about the importance of one type of tax planning or another is far different from implementing all of those strategies across the industry.

CFOs are pushing aggressively to digitize finance, but finding talent shortages and skill deficits — not technology — are now the biggest barriers to progress.

New reporting changes represent meaningful progress, but inaccurate institutional attribution will distort university-level CPA exam outcomes in the 2025 data.

Attorneys general from 25 states and D.C. are suing the administration over rules limiting loans for graduate students in accounting and other professions.

The Institute of Management Accountants announced the availability of its new AI in Finance Micro-credential as part of a larger rollout of similar credentials for specialized finance and accounting competencies.

The Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act helps families avoid forced property sales in at least 24 states, according to a study sponsored by JPMorgan Chase.

Bidding a fond farewell to our longtime managing editor sparks some thoughts on who should be working for who.

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.