Accounting education

The Institute of Management Accountants and the American Accounting Association’s Management Accounting Section have released a new framework intended to broaden the scope of accounting education.

The House Ways and Means Committee has approved legislation aimed at simplifying the many tax credits available for education.

The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday to examine ways to improve tax credits for education and lower student debt as part of the latest series of hearings on tax reform.

The Indiana CPA Society has established a CPA Center of Excellence to better prepare CPAs for the challenges of the future.

Ohio is the first state in the nation to allow continuing professional education in 10-minute increments for CPAs.

College graduates are entering the workforce this month and are finding opportunities in some sectors, particularly finance and accounting.

The Association for Financial Professionals has introduced a global credential for corporate financial planning and analysis professionals.

The American Institute of CPAs is working with the College Board to develop an advanced placement course in accounting for high school students.

Congressmen Mark Pocan, D-Wis., and Scott Peters, D-Calif., along with 21 other House Democrats, have introduced legislation to lower all federal student loans to 4 percent and allow borrowers to refinance their student loans at a lower rate.

The Institute of Management Accountants is hoping to prepare more accounting students for careers in industry.

National Tax Education is planning to host a series of continuing professional education courses for tax professionals in June and July in Chicago.

In my previous article, I discussed mandatory CPE. Today I am writing about non-mandatory courses: those covering practice management.

April is National Financial Literacy Month, and in recognition of the importance of the topic New York-based CPA John Vento is partnering with members of Congress from the Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus to speak at high schools and universities in the New York metropolitan area.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy has released the 2013 Uniform CPA Examination School Performance Book.

The American Institute of CPAs has written to lawmakers on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee supporting their efforts to simplify the array of education tax credits available to students while suggesting several reforms of its own.

CPAs are required to take continuing professional education courses each year. The amount varies by state, but every state has mandatory requirements.

With the April 15 tax day quickly approaching, a leading online tax preparer school is offering its own kind of relief in the form of student scholarships.

CPE provider SmartPros Ltd. has released the eLP-Mobile eLearning platform to enable customers to access continuing education and training courses directly from supported phones and tablets.

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards is working on several new initiatives to provide greater academic support for the financial planning profession, including a new Ph.D. program and academic journal, along with the possible establishment of a Center for Financial Planning.

The members of the American Board of Forensic Accounting, the advisory board behind the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute’s Certified Forensic Accountant credential, have unanimously resigned amid questions about the legitimacy of the credential and the organization behind it.