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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: BTFO PCAOB; Did the CPA Exam Evolve Without Academia? | 4.28.25

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A CPA Journal article asks “ Did the CPA Evolution Leave Educators Behind? ” Authors Walied Keshk, PhD, CPA and Edward J. Among other things, the survey inquired about respondents readiness to adapt their courses and teaching methods to the new CPA exam requirements. I stand by what I said about the PCAOB.

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State CPA Society News & Updates

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State CPA Society Ne ws is a round-up of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories. Massachusetts: The Massachusetts Society of CPAs (MASSCPAs) wants members to prioritize their health this tax season. Opposing sales tax on professional services.

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No One Will Be Surprised to Hear CPA Exam Candidate Numbers Are Down in Every Way the Numbers Can Be

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As you may already know the 2023 AICPA Trends report is out , here’s our earlier write-up on how many accounting degrees were completed for the 2021-22 period covered in the new report (saving you a click: it’s 65,035). Today we’re going to look at CPA exam candidate numbers. decrease in 4th sections passed.

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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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In ongoing accounting crunch, where to go for sales tax help?

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More generally, accounting talent pool concerns are pressing even for accounting firms , as enrollment rates of accounting students continue to fall. The accounting education pipeline is drier than ever even as accounting degrees require many additional course hours. from 2020 and down 15.9%

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The Accounting Talent Shortage is Not New, You Guys

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From Is There Really a Shortage of Entry Level Accountants? A record 68,639 students graduated with accounting degrees in 2010. Nearly 4 in 10 accounting graduates hired last year by CPA firms had master’s degrees, compared with 26 percent in 2008. Um, yeah, so that salary thing didn’t happen.

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MNCPA to Educators: “We Do Not Need New CPAs Who Have Additional College Credits; We Need More CPAs, Period.”

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Minnesota Society of CPAs has sent a message to educators in the state regarding legislation that would introduce an alternative pathway to CPA licensure and the message to these stewards of the next generation of accountants is clear: no one is trying to eliminate MAcc programs.

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