Professional development

Newly-hired staff from consulting business Athens Partners will also serve as faculty.

University of Southern California's team of five students beats out nine other schools in case study contest.

94 scholars were recognized for their academic and leadership ability, part of the AICPA Legacy Scholars program.

A generalist has to be knowledgeable in most areas, but possibly expert in none.

HB 1467 calls for proficiency replacing hours-based courses for CPA license renewal.

This summer a couple of my columns dealt with developing a specialization, and I had a ton of feedback. One person I spoke to is a young accountant who is trying to figure out a career path with a specialization. She has about five years of experience and feels she needs to choose a specialization to be able to start the next phase of her career.

Institute of Management Accountants will award $2,500 to the grand prize winners.

Accounting students have the arduous task of learning how to prepare and analyze financial reports. Like other users of financial data, they may wonder if the numbers alone are enough to evaluate a firm.

The American Institute of CPAs has updated the “body of knowledge” document that provides information to CPA financial planners on what they should know about taxes and other matters.

Qualifying accounting and business majors will earn their fifth year tuition-free.

American Institute of CPAs teams up with the American Society of Appraisers and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors on a new designation for financial professionals who provide fair value measurement services.

55-acre campus will offer an Innovation Center, guest rooms, more.

New "Innovation Center" will focus on modern tech solutions.

National Society of Accountants seeks top U.S. accounting undergrads in financial need by April 3rd.

Online/in-person course to debut this summer.

Last month through the New Jersey Society of CPAs I was scheduled to speak to two high school classes about public accounting as a career path.

The American Institute of CPAs announced the recipients of its Effective Learning Strategies Awards: Dr. Karen Braun; Dr. Sandria Stephenson; and Dr. Charles Leflar, Katie Terrell and JaLynn Thomas.

The CSCPA recognized three under-35 accountants -- Mindyleigh Vail, Sarah Stover and Kenneth Healy -- for their contributions to their workplaces, their communities and the profession.

Company revises material for 2017 changes

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, also known as COSO, has introduced a self-study, on-demand learning program for attaining the COSO Internal Control Certificate.