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AICPA Forms Advisory Group to Create Strategy to Address CPA Talent Shortage

CPA Practice

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has formed an advisory group representing a broad spectrum of the accounting profession that will help shape a national strategy to address the profession’s talent shortage, including accounting students who go on to obtain a CPA license.

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New AICPA Chair Looks to Foster Innovation and Support Next Generation of Accounting Professionals

CPA Practice

Ramsey, CPA, CGMA, PMP, NACD.DC, Vice President, Sarbanes/Oxley for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, is the new chair of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA, managing partner of Alexander Aronson Finning CPAs, was voted in as the AICPA’s vice chair. “We

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AICPA & CIMA ESG and Sustainability Conference

CPA Practice

The American Institute of CPAs and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, which together form the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, are offering a virtual conference on sustainability and environmental, social and governance matters this December.

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AICPA News – Nov. 2023

CPA Practice

Rivera, University of Connecticut The Foundation also awarded $120,000 to 10 CPAs pursuing their accounting Ph.D. through the William (Bill) Ezzell Scholarship program and the Accounting Doctoral Scholars (ADS) program. Herz, CPA, CGMA, FCA, is the recipient of the 2023 AICPA Gold Medal Award of Distinction.

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New AICPA Chair Looks to Foster Innovation and Support Next Generation of Accounting Professionals

CPA Practice

Ramsey, CPA, CGMA, PMP, NACD.DC, Vice President, Sarbanes/Oxley for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, is the new chair of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). He is a Lifetime member of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) and won NABA’s Inaugural Core Values award in 2022.

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How firms can create inclusive workplaces to retain LGBTQ+ accountants

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The accounting industry is seeing significant attrition among LGBTQ+ professionals Research commissioned by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), the California Society of CPAs (CalCPA), and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) revealed a surprising number of LGBTQ+ accountants are leaving their profession.

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Friday Footnotes: The Metaverse’s First CPA Firm Gets Sued; CPA Exam Blueprints; Mad Mergers | 1.6.23

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California Program Offers Black Students Path to Accounting [ Bloomberg Tax ]. Black students in California can prepare for and take the certified public accountant or certified management accountant exam for free under a pilot program that aims to help diversify the accounting profession.