Illinois lawmakers propose alternative paths to CPA license
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
State representatives introduced legislation supported by the Illinois CPA Society to create two more pathways to CPA licensure to ease the pipeline.
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CPA Practice
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Founded in 1903, the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) is one of the largest state CPA societies in the nation, with the core mission of “enhancing the value of the CPA profession” through meaningful and convenient education, timely and relevant information, influential advocacy, and countless opportunities to make powerful professional connections.
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The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS)—one of the largest state associations in the nation serving the certified public accountant (CPA) community—has presented Daniel F. Rahill III, CPA/PFS, JD, LL.M., Rahill earned the CPA credential and became an ICPAS member in 1981.
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The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) has selected Kiara R. Schuh, CPA, as the recipient of its 2023 Young Professionals Leadership Award. She received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Gies College of Business.
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The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), in partnership with the ICPAS Women’s Committee, presented the recipients of the prestigious 2023 Women to Watch Awards at the ICPAS Women’s Leadership Forum last Friday, May 12, 2023, in Chicago, where they received their awards and participated in a panel discussion on advancing women in the accounting profession.
CPA Practice
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Fresh press release for you straight from the source: Aiming to aid accounting students and increase the pipeline of future certified public accountants (CPAs), the Illinois CPA Society and its charitable partner, the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois, are now accepting scholarship applications.
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.” That’s what a stakeholder told me recently when we spoke about the accountant shortage and the growing gap between students getting accounting degrees and recent graduates sitting for the CPA exam. Here are a few choice comments: You need another year of college and then have to study for another 6-12 months for the CPA exam.
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The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), in partnership with the Center for Accounting Transformation (the Center) and a coalition of other stakeholders, is launching a new, national survey to gain fresh insight into what’s driving the decline in individuals pursuing the certified public accountant (CPA) credential.
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