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AICPA Recognizes Top 2022 CPA Exam Performers with Elijah Watt Sells Award

CPA Practice

The American Institute of CPAs has announced the 50 winners of the 2022 Elijah Watt Sells Award. This award is granted to CPA candidates who obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination, pass all four sections on their first attempt and have completed testing in 2022.

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

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CPA, CGMA, as the recipient of the George Krull/Grant Thornton EDGE in Teaching Award for 2023. 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.

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In a Battle Between ChatGPT and Accounting Students, the Students Won

CPA Practice

So, in response to the ongoing debate about how AI chatbots should factor into education, David Wood, a professor of accounting at Brigham Young University, decided to recruit as many professors as possible to see how OpenAI’s original chatbot, ChatGPT, would fare against actual university accounting students on accounting exams.

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AICPA News – June 2023

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(NABA) National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA) National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP) National Conference of CPA Practitioners (NCCPAP) National Society of Accountants (NSA) National Society of Black Certified Public Accountants, Inc.

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

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By Sharon Lassar, PhD, CPA (Florida) John J. 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.