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AICPA & CIMA to recognize accounting educators

Accounting Today

The AICPA & CIMA have begun accepting nominations for their EDGE in Teaching Awards and Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Awards.

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Investing in the Future with a 529 Education Plan

RogerRossmeisl

These plans, named for the Internal Revenue Code section that provides for them, allow prepayment of higher education costs on a tax-favored basis. You don’t get a federal income tax deduction for a contribution, but the earnings on the account aren’t taxed while the funds are in the.

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AICPA Honors Accounting Professor with Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award

CPA Practice

Weirich, PhD, CPA, as the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Award for his outstanding teaching, research and service throughout his 50-year career. Click for more information on the Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Award , or to view Dr.Weirich’s award video.

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AICPA and CIMA Accepting Applications for Accounting Educator Awards

CPA Practice

The AICPA & CIMA have opened the application period for the EDGE in Teaching Awards and Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award. As the profession grapples with a talent shortage, the AICPA & CIMA are committed to boosting the pipeline of talented, passionate professionals entering accounting.

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Be an Odd Duck: Work on, Not in Your Public Accounting Practice

Speaker: Tom Bowman, CPA of Bowman & Company

Owners of Public Accounting firms are always telling their clients to work on their business and not in their business, yet many times do not take their own advice. It is possible to run an Accounting Firm and never do tax returns or financial statements! Our CEUs count toward the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) program.

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AICPA Engage Conference Draws 3,500 Accounting Pros for Education, Networking

CPA Practice

More than 3,500 accounting, tax and financial professionals convened in Las Vegas this week for the 2023 AICPA/CIMA Engage Conference, the largest annual educational and network event hosted by the American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

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Tax educator Sidney Kess dies at 97

Accounting Today

Kess, a renowned tax accountant, attorney and educator, died at the age of 97 on Sunday.

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