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Expanded Access Now Available for AICPA-NASBA Program That Reduces Barriers to Completion of CPA Licensure’s Education Requirement

November 18, 2024 A pilot program designed to ease attainment of the final 30 hours of the education requirement for CPA licensure now allows accounting graduates unaffiliated with a participating accounting firm or employer to sign up, as long as they are employed full time.

Accounting Opportunities Month 2024: Get Involved!

November 1, 2024 The AICPA and state societies, including TSCPA, have designated November as Accounting Opportunities Month.

CPA licensure update: Uniform Accountancy Act changes proposed

September 30, 2024 The AICPA and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) are seeking input on proposed changes to the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA) that would pave the way for states to adopt an additional pathway for CPA licensure.

Addressing the CPA Shortage, One STEM Accreditation at a Time

September 15, 2024 In 2021, U.S. Reps. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., and Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., introduced a piece of legislation that had the power to rewrite the STEM landscape.

State CPA Society Awards $280,000 in Scholarships

August 20, 2024 The Tennessee Society of CPAs (TSCPA) is pleased to award $280,000 in scholarships through the TSCPA Educational & Memorial Foundation to 128 Tennessee accounting students.

AICPA, state CPA societies nominate accounting for STEM designation

August 13, 2024 An AICPA letter supported by every state CPA society and numerous other accounting stakeholders asks the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to add accounting to the department's STEM Designated Degree Program List.

NPAG releases data-driven strategies to boost accounting pipeline

July 31, 2024 Accounting can open doors to limitless career paths – unlocking rewarding and in-demand jobs across every industry. But the profession continues to grapple with outdated misperceptions and a shrinking talent pool. In 2023, the National Pipeline Advisory Group (NPAG) was formed to help shape a profession-wide strategy to address accounting’s talent shortage.