Professional development

Plus, Johnson Lambert launches a new practice; Kaufman Rossin names CIO; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

While the accounting profession has always been a great choice, it now has entered a particularly exciting period of revolutionary change largely driven by AI.

Plus, Kaufman Rossin launches a PE practice; Centri announces promotions; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

CFOs must learn to excel in people-centric leadership, transforming teams, enhancing collaboration, planning for succession and reinforcing employee engagement.

CPAClub announced CPATech, an affiliated company focused on software development for the accounting profession, along with a mobile learning platform, PATHS.

Here are seven key areas — with checklists — you want to get right from day one

The Council of the District of Columbia unanimously advanced Bill 26-494, which now awaits the review of the D.C. mayor and Congress.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe, signed Senate Bill 1233 into law, creating an additional pathway to CPA licensure, effective Aug. 28, 2026.

Edgefield Group has expanded its formerly private training for individual firms into publicly available CPE courses, as well as launched a new learning platform on using Microsoft Copilot for accounting workflows.

Plus, new partners at Plante Moran and Schneider Downs, a new CFO at EisnerAmper; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

Jordan's Revenge; generative AI; faulty assumptions; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Plus, new partners at Weaver and Gross Mendelson; a host of scholarships in Illinois; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

In just a few short years, a grassroots movement has completely revamped the pathways to CPA licensure.

The accounting profession is nearly finished with its overhaul of CPA licensure requirements, with only a few states left to make changes.

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.