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Illinois Will Soon Let You Sit for the CPA Exam With 120 Units, Should All States?

Going Concern

.” That’s what a stakeholder told me recently when we spoke about the accountant shortage and the growing gap between students getting accounting degrees and recent graduates sitting for the CPA exam. 150 hours is the rule and accounting is nothing if not a pile of rules.

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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. Jurgens, CPA, is an assistant professor at Harold Washington College in Chicago, where she has been teaching since 2015. Madeline K. Trimble, Ph.D.,

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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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Southern Illinois University Wins 21st Annual Deloitte FanTAXtic National Case Study Competition

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A team of students from the Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, claimed victory at the Deloitte FanTAXtic national case study competition by presenting the best analysis on a complex, issues-driven business tax case.

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The Beef Between the AICPA and Minnesota Over the 150 Hour Rule Heats Up

Going Concern

Last week we told you about HF 1749 and SF 1660, bills introduced to the Minnesota legislature that would allow for a second pathway to CPA licensure of 120 units and two years of experience. The proposal would make it harder for Minnesota CPAs to practice across state lines, physically and virtually.

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Episode 068: A conversation with Allan Koltin

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Koltin, CPA, CGMA. For twenty consecutive years, Allan has been named by Accounting Today as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the accounting profession. For the past six years, Allan has also been named by CPA Practice Advisor as one of the Top 25 Thought Leaders in the profession.

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Friday Footnotes: The PCAOB-to-Practice Pipeline and Audit Quality; Ball Extension; Tim Ryan’s Replacement | 1.12.24

Going Concern

.” Two Tax Shelter Promoters Sentenced to 25 Years and 23 Years in Billion-Dollar Syndicated Conservation Easement Tax Scheme; Two More CPAs Plead Guilty [ Department of Justice ] Two men were sentenced Tuesday for crimes arising from their organization, promotion and sale of abusive syndicated conservation easement tax shelters.

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