Professional development

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and the American Institute of CPAs today released an exposure draft proposing changes to Continuing Professional Education standards.

AI is only as good as the input it receives. If you feed it vague, biased or incomplete information, you'll get vague, biased or incomplete results.

The program, designed for young accountants, begins September 24 and includes six virtual sessions worth 12 CPE credits.

The fourth industrial revolution isn't just changing what accounting and finance professionals do — it's revealing how fundamentally broken professional development has become.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy launched a CPA Mobile App, bringing key functions of the NASBA CPA Portal to mobile devices.

In the age of AI automation, firms are developing staff with less on-the-job learning in repetitive tasks and more formal training and mentorship that emphasizes critical thinking and skepticism.

AI is increasingly taking on the routine repetitive tasks that, in the past, were handled by entry-level accountants, raising questions.

Plus, ADP launches wave of new AI features; Deloitte announces AI Infrastructure Center of Excellence; and other accounting tech updates.

Accounting students can measure their AI acumen and knowledge against others like them in a contest that will be held by CPA education platform TrueUp.

Failing a section of the exam isn't uncommon, but these strategies and tactics can make it less likely.