Professional development

Steve Lockshin and Michael Kitces tied what they view as some mistaken assumptions around fees to the competitive need for more estate planning services.

Five hidden traits may be holding you back.

A study found that students underestimate the audit profession's attractive aspects and overestimate its less appealing aspects.

The American Accounting Association is calling on the Department of Education to reverse course after proposing to remove accounting from its definition of "professional degree" programs.

The American Institute CPAs, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and state CPA societies voiced their objections to a government proposal.

Accounting firms can determine individual CPAs' practice privileges in different states under new mobility and substantial equivalency rules.

The competition involved 20 teams from colleges and universities all over the country, competing to develop an AI adoption plan.

The deadline for public comment on proposed changes to continuing professional education standards is fast approaching.

Boomer Consulting and Miles Masterclass are teaming up to provide on-demand training on artificial intelligence to Boomer firms at a discounted rate.

The Association for Accounting Marketing announced new board members.

The American Institute of CPAs and state societies want to introduce high school students to the accounting profession, as FASB and GASB target university graduates.

Joseph Vanator of Vantors & Associates in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, was arraigned in late October and charged with one count of accounting violations, a five-year felony.

The number of students who graduated with a bachelor's or master's in accounting dropped again, but not by as much as in recent years, according to the AICPA.

Measure what matters. Where can you find an 880% ROI in your accounting team?

The accounting profession is facing a well-known challenge: Too few young professionals are entering and staying in the field.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy has revamped its CPAverify.org and ALD.nasba.org websites with a new design and more features.

The American Institute of CPAs is continuing efforts to have accounting recognized as a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math program by the government.

While combing through the 2024 data, we found large numbers of candidate scores to be missing, and potentially classified to incorrect colleges or universities, or not reported at all.

The fact that many financial advisors say they do not provide tax planning belies how much value they may add through that service, according to an expert.

Rebekah Olson of the Maryland Association of CPAs shares how the profession must work together to develop the next generation of accountants.