Professional development

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.

Roger Philipp, the founder of the Roger CPA Review, has an event in his past that few of the thousands of CPA candidates who have taken his exam prep courses probably knew about: he once appeared on “The Dating Game.”

The American Institute of CPAs has signed an agreement with John Wiley & Sons to take over publishing of the AICPA’s entire catalog of finance and accounting publications.

We hired Sam out of school and he worked for us two and a half years and then we split up our firm. This was ages ago and Sy and I left our third partner to form our new firm on Jan. 1, 1974. However, there is a valuable lesson here and I think it is worth sharing. It changed the way we hired staff.

Thomson Reuters has introduced a certification program for practitioners who want to offer retirement planning services to their clients.

Thomson Reuters has introduced a continuing education and certification program for accountants and auditors who specialize in fixed assets and depreciation tax cases to train them in the Internal Revenue Service’s tangible property repair regulations.

It’s no secret the accounting profession and the broader business environment are dramatically changing. The issue is how to adapt to all the changes. How are everyday accountants supposed to successfully pivot?

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy’s National Registry of CPE Sponsors has opened a newly redesigned website where organizations, continuing professional education providers, state accountancy boards and CPAs can find information about providing and taking CPE courses across the country.

The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) announced this week the launch of LEAD (Learn, Engage, Advocate, Drive), a new initiative looking give professionals the proper resources to develop into future leaders.