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Accounting Advisory Panel Releases Action Plan to Address Talent Shortage in Profession

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The high-level recommendations from the group are: Address the cost and time of education. NPAG supports a defined progression to modernize CPA licensure requirements on education. More formalized support options should also be expanded to encourage students to stick with accounting programs.

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CPAs Provide Six Ways to Replenish the Talent Pipeline

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Because CPA candidates must complete 150 semester credit hours of education—30 credits beyond the typical 120 credit hours earned in a four-year undergraduate degree— many CPAs end up spending five years in college instead of four. We want to be clear that we very much value education.

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