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IMA certification aims to address accounting talent shortage

Accounting Today

The Institute of Management Accountants is rolling out a new Financial and Managerial Accounting Associate certification that requires no prerequisites like a college degree.

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IMA Unveils New FMAA Certification

CPA Practice

The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) launched a new certification on Nov. 29 focused on foundational financial and managerial accounting knowledge. With its accessibility to all business professionals, regardless of educational background, the FMAA is the perfect entry point into the accounting and finance profession.

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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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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.

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Academics Pitted Human Accounting Students Against GPT-3, Students Won

Going Concern

As aspiring lawyers everywhere learned with horror that GPT-4 is capable of passing the bar exam (in the 90th percentile of test-takers, no less) a whole bunch of academics were not-so-quietly putting GPT-3 to the test on accounting. We also discuss implications for accounting education and research. TL;DR Not great, Bob.

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5 Tax Season Tactics to Grow Client Advisory Services

CPA Practice

Offer Business Performance Insights Business owners that use external tax preparation services often do not have in-house managerial accounting expertise. Offering these types of business advisory services can lead to significant gains for your clients.

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