Sustainability accounting and reporting (SAR) is reshaping how students view the accounting profession, broadening the accountant's role to guide an organization's sustainability initiatives and communicate…
IN BRIEF The shortage of individuals entering the CPA pipeline has reached a crisis stage. While professional institutions like the AICPA have been working on…
Note from Column Editor Tracey J. Niemotko: This month's column was written by John Magliocco, one of my students at Marist University, describing his personal journey…
Black individuals remain significantly underrepresented in accounting despite making up 12.7% of the US population. (Note that this article uses the term Black to refer…
IN BRIEF The shortage of individuals entering the CPA pipeline has reached a crisis stage. While professional institutions like the AICPA have been working on…
Alternatives in Accounting Education
Rethinking the CPA Pathway in the Age of AI
Many have sought to revitalize the accounting profession by attracting a new generation of tech-savvy young professionals that would utilize tools like artificial intelligence (AI)…
The Disproportionate Effects of Declining Interest Within Different Accounting Fields
An Uneven Pipeline
In Brief While many articles have discussed the declining pool of accounting graduates, relatively few have investigated whether this causes a disproportionate impact between the…
Everyone loves a great comeback and the accounting profession is having one. The profession is evolving, and its perceived decline could not be further from…
Alternatives in Accounting Education
Rethinking the CPA Pathway in the Age of AI
Many have sought to revitalize the accounting profession by attracting a new generation of tech-savvy young professionals that would utilize tools like artificial intelligence (AI)…
Everyone loves a great comeback and the accounting profession is having one. The profession is evolving, and its perceived decline could not be further from…
The Disproportionate Effects of Declining Interest Within Different Accounting Fields
An Uneven Pipeline
In Brief While many articles have discussed the declining pool of accounting graduates, relatively few have investigated whether this causes a disproportionate impact between the…
ICYMI | The Accounting Profession Is in Crisis
A Partial Solution to the Shortage of Accountants
The accounting profession is facing a severe crisis due to a shortage of accountants. Significantly fewer students have selected accounting as a major. As a…
For many years, the CPA profession has faced a serious challenge: the accounting pipeline is narrowing, with fewer students choosing to study accounting, fewer accounting…
Given the recent challenges in finding and retaining high quality employees, public accounting firms have had to ask many of their current employees to do…
Given the recent challenges in finding and retaining high quality employees, public accounting firms have had to ask many of their current employees to do…
The accounting profession is built on trust, precision, and compliance—qualities that CPAs pride themselves on. But CPAs are increasingly finding themselves at the intersection of…
For decades, the accounting talent shortage in the United States has been a serious concern for academicians, policymakers, and the profession. One solution to what…
Technology’s Role in Expanding the Pipeline to the Profession
Would Pursuing the STEM Designation Help?
In Brief Many accounting leaders and observers have pointed out the need to expand the pipeline to the profession and suggested ways this could be…
The 150-Hour Rule, Substantial Equivalency, and Mobility
Making Progress
In Brief The supply of new accounting students and CPAs—the pipeline to the profession—has been a topic of growing concern over the past several years,…
The Case for Redefining Accounting as a Multidimensional Practice
Shaping a Better World
Definitions of accounting deployed today are observably narrow, outdated, and increasingly unsuitable for realizing the full potential of accounting in today's world. Without key definitional…
Increasing Student Interest in Accounting
Pursuing STEM Designation
Despite the increasing demand for accountants, the number of accounting students and graduates has been consistently declining in recent years. Many accountants have also left…
Technology’s Role in Expanding the Pipeline to the Profession
Would Pursuing the STEM Designation Help?
In Brief Many accounting leaders and observers have pointed out the need to expand the pipeline to the profession and suggested ways this could be…
For decades, the accounting talent shortage in the United States has been a serious concern for academicians, policymakers, and the profession. One solution to what…
The 150-Hour Rule, Substantial Equivalency, and Mobility
Making Progress
In Brief The supply of new accounting students and CPAs—the pipeline to the profession—has been a topic of growing concern over the past several years,…
ICYMI | Rethinking the 150-Hour Requirement for CPA Licensure
Can Alternative Paths Surmount the Barriers to Entry?
In Brief The accounting profession continues to suffer from the barrier to entry caused by the 150-hour CPA licensure requirement and is struggling to find…
ICYMI | The Accounting Profession Is in Crisis
A Partial Solution to the Shortage of Accountants
The accounting profession is facing a severe crisis due to a shortage of accountants. Significantly fewer students have selected accounting as a major. As a…
A focus on sustainability in academia seems to go a long way in helping younger students overcome the stereotype of isolated accountants crunching numbers. Students…
A focus on sustainability in academia seems to go a long way in helping younger students overcome the stereotype of isolated accountants crunching numbers. Students…
CPAs Have a Branding Problem for the Younger Generation
How Can It Be Fixed?
Probably the hottest topic in the profession over the past few years has been the pipeline problem: Firms can't find qualified individuals to handle the…
CPAs Have a Branding Problem for the Younger Generation
How Can It Be Fixed?
Probably the hottest topic in the profession over the past few years has been the pipeline problem: Firms can't find qualified individuals to handle the…