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

CPA Practice

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. Winners to share work at the American Accounting Association annual meeting.

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College Accounting Programs Are Taxpayer-Funded Training Programs for the Big 4 and Other Such Muckraking

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The Canadian affiliate of Big Four firm PwC has agreed to pay nearly $1 million in penalties after regulators found widespread cheating on internal education courses. September 12, 2021. The PCAOB fined KPMG $450,000 for cheating on internal continuing education courses. By the way, I read about this at www.goingconcern.com.

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AICPA News – Feb. 2024

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AICPA Shares Plan to Strengthen Accounting Pipeline According to the American Institute of CPAs ‘ 2023 Trends Report, bachelor’s degree completions in accounting dropped 7.8% from 2021 to 2022 after a steady decline of 1%–3% per year since 2015–16. The customizable program is not an internship or an apprenticeship.

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Texas Close to Allowing CPA Candidates to Test with 120 Credits

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According to the AICPA’s 2021 Trends Report , 20,442 students completed a master’s of accounting program during the 2019-2020 school year. The bill, introduced by Republican Sen. The cost of a MAcc for a single student is reported above. But how much money do all students spend each year? billion per year.

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