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Effective September 1, You Can Sit For the CPA Exam in Texas With 120 Units

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The Public Accountancy Act (effective September 1, 2023) and Board Rules require that you meet the new education requirements to take the CPA Exam. The Board states it “is committed to process all Applications of Intent as quickly as possible because we understand your intent to take the CPA Exam prior to January 2024.”

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CPA Firm Managing Partner Weighs in on How to Rebuild the Talent Pipeline

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How to fix the crumbing talent pipeline in the accounting profession is a topic on the minds of many people these days. And it popped up at a session during the first day of the 2023 Unique CPA Conference, “Bridging the Gap,” in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, IL, on Tuesday. You don’t have to be a CPA.

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CPA Exam Changes and Pipeline Woes Are a Perfect Storm of Problems For the Profession

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It is of particular interest to professors, accounting department chairs, other assorted academics, and any accounting profession meteorologists who are tracking the perfect storm of pipeline problems and a completely revamped CPA exam debuting in just a few months. Now, we’re facing the CPA Evolution’s arrival in 2024.

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CPAs Provide Six Ways to Replenish the Talent Pipeline

CPA Practice

After formally presenting its six recommendations that address the accounting talent shortage at AICPA Council next week, NPAG will issue a final report in July that includes the results of its survey of students, employers, and other stakeholders in the profession. Coffey told CPA Practice Advisor.

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Is an Accounting Major Too Hard? A Thread

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That is the question posed by Dr. Josh McGowan, CPA on Twitter: Is the accounting major too difficult? At many universities, accounting courses (especially Principles I & II) have some of the lowest GPAs compared to other disciplines. Are we deterring the next generation of accountants or upholding a needed standard?

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AICPA Announces Recipients Teaching Awards

CPA Practice

This year’s honorees are Tracie Miller, PhD, CPA, chair of the accounting program at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio, and Wendy M. This year’s honorees are Tracie Miller, PhD, CPA, chair of the accounting program at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio, and Wendy M. Honorable Mention Jennifer M.

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How to address growing skills gap for sales tax compliance

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According to published reports , fewer than 100,000 people take the certified public accountant exam each year; about half fail. University enrollment in accounting courses is also dropping. Both the number of candidates and the number of those who passed has also fallen in recent years.

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