Diversity and equality

The Deloitte Tax Scholars program will offer up to $20K to10 students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities to pursue a master's degree in accounting.

The California Society of CPAs will is seeking applications honoring Experienced Leaders, Emerging Leaders, and Trailblazers through Feb. 28.

The annual program provides up to $20K and an internship to five diverse accounting students pursuing the CPA license.

Postlethwaite & Netterville promotes 45; SAX adds two partners; and more personnel news.

Todd Shapiro joined the ranks of industry figures signing the "CEO Action" pledge, committing to building a more inclusive workplace.

The Connecticut Society of CPAs will honor four "Distinguished Service" professionals and three "Women to Watch" at its inaugural CTCPA Women's Awards Breakfast on Jan. 22.

Twenty-six diverse college students are the most recent class to graduate from the three-day internship preparation course.

Donald Trump can face a lawsuit in New York because his residency at the White House “is not permanent” and his tax returns would prove it, according to an advice columnist suing the president for denying he raped her two decades ago.

At the annual gathering of female professionals in San Diego, attendees are still striving for more female representation in the accounting profession.

Leaders in the accounting profession share the things that are keeping them up at night.

Ernst & Young U.S. aims to introduce more female students to science, technology, engineering and math careers through its gamified learning platform.

The annual program invites minority college accounting students pursuing CPA licensure to network and bolster their skills in New Orleans.

PwC U.S. chairman and senior partner Tim Ryan on how his CEO pledge aims for a "profession [that] can reflect the society that we work in."

The International Federation of Accountants has named its first-ever board that has a majority of female members.

Women comprised 24 percent of S&P 500 company directors in 2018, but the U.S. still trails a number of Western countries in female representation.

The profession needs to make more of a commitment to ensuring women have a seat at the table.

The Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance announced its 2019 AFWA National Member of the Year and President’s Award recipient during its annual Women Who Count Awards luncheon, held October 22, 2019, in Orlando, Florida.

Olivia Kirtley, former chair of the American Institute of CPAs, was honored for advancing the role of women in the accounting profession.

The Accounting & Financial Women's Alliance announced this year's class of female leaders making waves in the profession.

While the majority of accounting and tax practices offer policies to discourage gender bias and discrimination, women are divided over whether the firms’ leaders are actually carrying them out.