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CPAs Provide Six Ways to Replenish the Talent Pipeline

CPA Practice

As the accounting profession continues to grapple with a shortage of new CPAs and fewer accounting graduates , an independent national advisory group has published six draft recommendations in a new report on what the profession can do to restock its pipeline with young talent.

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Research: Why Students — Particularly Diverse Ones — Aren’t Pursuing Accounting

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Broken out by demographics, even higher rates of Black and Hispanic students say they considered accounting before choosing a different field of study. Asked about their experiences with introductory accounting courses, only 1 in 3 non-accounting majors who considered accounting said the content was interesting or engaging.

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Texas Close to Allowing CPA Candidates to Test with 120 Credits

CPA Practice

Charles Perry who is a practicing CPA, would lower the semester credit hours requirement from 150 to 120. Because CPA candidates must complete 150 semester credit hours of education—30 credits beyond the typical 120 credit hours earned in a four-year undergraduate degree— many CPAs end up spending five years in college instead of four.

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