Professional development

Continuing education courses can sometimes put accountants and tax professionals to sleep, but a new breed of e-learning is making the process more enjoyable and engaging.

The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based institution is adding the online program due to the growing demand for IT professionals in the accounting and finance space.

The service plans to host its tax forums online again this summer starting July 20.

The three-year program aims to prepare participants for the economic, business and technology trends impacting the firm's middle-market clients.

The Top 100 Firm now has an office in Lausanne, Eide Bailly names 22 partners, the Virginia Society of CPAs installs its new board, and other news from across the accounting profession.

The pandemic has only heightened the profession's risk of losing women leaders.

Thirty-two local students will receive funds from the program for aspiring to be the "next generation of CPAs."

Chicago CPA Jeff Badu launches his own nonprofit to serve local youth, and the Indiana Society of CPAs holds its 2021 Spring CPA week.

A joint report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the International Federation of Accountants found that global accounting students expect a nontraditional career as they prepare to begin their professional lives.

The revised CPA exam will reward digital mindsets, data analytics and IT confidence.

The program aims to train CPAs and financial professionals in how to apply the technology.

The American Institute of CPAs recognized 89 students across the country with the highest scores on the 2020 Uniform CPA Exam.

The pandemic has actually highlighted -- and in some cases improved -- the accounting profession's attractiveness, according to Jennifer Wilson and Tamera Loerzel of ConvergenceCoaching.

Accountants have come a long way during the pandemic — but they can go ever further.

The society honored professionals across a wide range of categories, including Women to Watch, Lifetime Achievement, Advancing Diversity and more.

The American Institute of CPAs and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy will showcase the new accounting education framework — which introduces more future-forward concepts to CPA candidates — during a free, online launch event.

The American Institute of CPAs recognized four current professionals interested in becoming accounting professors by providing $20K stipends to support their Ph.D educations.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants saw more than 92,000 students sit for the exam worldwide, despite the limitations of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The state society is accepting applications for a program aimed at local, underrepresented minority high school students pursuing accounting and business careers.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs awarded 36 college students and 13 high school students one-year scholarships based on academic performance and their intention to pursue accounting careers.