In Brief While many in the profession have expressed concern about the current 150-hour model's effect on the shrinking ...

Currently, in order to be licensed, CPA candidates must earn a bachelor's degree (usually 120 hours), earn 30 hours beyond ...

For decades, the accounting talent shortage in the United States has been a serious concern for academicians, policymakers, ...

In Brief Under the direction of CPA Evolution Initiative the new Uniform CPA Examination has updated to test more rigorously ...

In Brief Many accounting leaders and observers have pointed out the need to expand the pipeline to the profession and ...

While NASBA and the AICPA have long supported the 150-hour pathway to CPA licensure, opinions differ as to whether the 30 ...

The supply of new accounting students and CPAs—the pipeline to the profession—has been a topic of growing concern over the past several years, driven by research indicating that barriers to entry were ...

It’s been a year since the AICPA and NASBA’s CPA Evolution Initiative launched, and the AICPA and NASBA offer some excellent free resources on their websites to help CPA candidates understand the ...

The passage of the landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law [Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, (IIJA)] by Congress underscores the urgent need for CPAs to engage actively in the political arena.

In response to widespread concern that some students avoid becoming CPAs due to the time and cost associated with post-bachelor’s degree licensure requirements (leading to what has been called the ...