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Accounting Professors Receive Honors from Illinois CPA Society

CPA Practice

The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) has presented its Outstanding Educator Award to two Illinois accounting faculty as part of its 2023 awards program. Accounting educators are instrumental in stewarding the next generation of leaders into the profession,” says Geoffrey Brown, CAE, president and CEO. Madeline K. Trimble, Ph.D.,

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Shocking News: 82.4% of Hiring Managers Are Struggling to Find Accounting and Finance Talent

Going Concern

of hiring managers for accounting and financial positions at public companies said talent retention is a big challenge, compared to 68.9% Despite AICPA data showing a decline in accounting enrollments and graduations since a peak in 2015-16 , Hurley says the problem isn’t that students are less interested in accounting in general. “I

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Monday Morning Accounting News Brief: The Real Reason 150 Hours Exists; KPMG Pensioners Call Partners Immoral, Despicable | 1.22.24

Going Concern

They made the intermediate accounting curriculum harder than it needed to be and used junior professors who weren't as experienced to make the class even harder. They envisioned an accounting firm where the best practitioners couldn’t wait to get in the door and clients were lining up to receive unsurpassed service.

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What Would the Accreditors Say About AICPA’s ELE Program?

Going Concern

Gilbert Professor and Director of the School of Accountancy, University of Denver Last week I raised the question of whether it is ethical to promote an educational path to CPA licensure that is (highly) susceptible to cheating. Students who take Intermediate Accounting at schools not accredited by AACSB frequently fail our competency tests.

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Tenth Anniversary of Blog

Withum

I am teaching Intermediate Accounting this semester at Baruch College, which is my alma mater, and while it is remote, I am starting to have one-on-one Zoom meetings with students, and I find that energizing. When I started in accounting, advisory services were limited to helping clients work through problems. It worked well.

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Mexican Pres. To Boost Banking Options For Citizens

PYMNTS

Banks are also getting set to launch a new “intermediate account” for middle-class citizens, which will include higher limits on deposits without fees. The central bank is creating rules for these accounts. “We

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Ed Mendlowitz Named NJBIZ ICON

Withum

The publication recognized Ed for his outstanding contributions to the state of New Jersey in the accounting industry and business community and his dedication to lifelong mentorship and education. Ed is an Emeritus Partner with over 40 years of experience in the accounting industry. He is a contributing author to Accounting Today.