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Effective September 1, You Can Sit For the CPA Exam in Texas With 120 Units

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The Public Accountancy Act (effective September 1, 2023) and Board Rules require that you meet the new education requirements to take the CPA Exam. The Board states it “is committed to process all Applications of Intent as quickly as possible because we understand your intent to take the CPA Exam prior to January 2024.”

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Texas Close to Allowing CPA Candidates to Test with 120 Credits

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The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would lower the eligibility requirement for CPA candidates to sit for the CPA exam from 150 semester credit hours to 120. Gov Patrick for passing one of TXCPAs priority legislation items of this session, which will help fuel the CPA pipeline. On to the House!!

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CPA Firm Managing Partner Weighs in on How to Rebuild the Talent Pipeline

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How to fix the crumbing talent pipeline in the accounting profession is a topic on the minds of many people these days. And it popped up at a session during the first day of the 2023 Unique CPA Conference, “Bridging the Gap,” in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, IL, on Tuesday. You don’t have to be a CPA.

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Professionals on the Move – Dec. 2023

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The 2023 H&R Block Featured Franchisees of the Year, Elite 25, and Top 100 include: Featured Franchisees of the Year Anthony Temple, Mich. Bennett brings more than 25 years of experience working with companies and their counsel to conduct corporate investigations involving fraud and forensic accounting. Lee Thibodeaux, La.

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AICPA and CIMA Accepting Applications for Accounting Educator Awards

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Educators are vital partners in this shared goal of providing the highest quality accounting education and learning opportunities to future accountants. “It The 2023 DAAE award recipient Thomas Weirich, PhD, CPA, professor at Central Michigan University, was recognized for his distinguished 50-year teaching career.

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Research: Why Students — Particularly Diverse Ones — Aren’t Pursuing Accounting

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Broken out by demographics, even higher rates of Black and Hispanic students say they considered accounting before choosing a different field of study. Asked about their experiences with introductory accounting courses, only 1 in 3 non-accounting majors who considered accounting said the content was interesting or engaging.

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AICPA Announces the Winner of the George Krull/Grant Thornton EDGE in Teaching Award

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CPA, CGMA, as the recipient of the George Krull/Grant Thornton EDGE in Teaching Award for 2023. The EDGE in Teaching Award, established by the AICPA in partnership with Grant Thornton, celebrates educators who show excellence in accounting education, dynamic teaching, groundbreaking techniques, and engagement in the classroom.