The Pipeline Problem

The 2024 MP Elite share their strategies for solving accounting's current talent shortage.

Stewardship and administration of the educational initiative is being transferred from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to the American Accounting Association Foundation.

"If we don't diversify, we're not going to have enough CPAs," said INCPAS president and CEO Courtney Kincaid.

The Illinois CPA Society's "Re-Decoding the Decline" report shows that time is the top barrier to CPA licensure, not the 150 credit-hour rule.

The National Pipeline Advisory Group identified six recommendations based on survey data to a address accounting's talent shortage, including rethinking CPA licensure requirements.

The National Pipeline Advisory Group is collecting responses from college students and accounting professionals to better address the talent shortage.

Fieldguide announced the release of its new Fieldguide AI, a new solution aiming to bring generative AI to accounting advisory services.

Artificial intelligence is already changing accounting, which in turn raises the question of how accounting educators should adapt.

No single idea will sufficiently boost the number of people entering accounting — which is why we need more.

Rising demand for accounting staff at all levels faces a major barrier: lessening interest in the profession.