The increasing use of technology is changing how businesses operate, which methodology and technology auditors use, and what career paths they follow. But the future…
The transition to the new Uniform CPA Examination is rapidly approaching. Changes to the format of the CPA exam have been part of the AICPA…
Accounting Education Disrupted
Transforming to Face a Challenging Future
In Brief Although emerging technologies have disrupted the entire accounting ecosystem in recent years, the education realm has been one of the areas hardest hit.…
The AICPA and NASBA’s Inadequate Response to Reaching 150 Hours
Seeking Win-Win Solutions for all Stake-holders, not a Zero-Sum Game
According to the AICPA's 2023 Trends Report and identified in more recent articles in The CPA Journal, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Bloomberg, bachelor's degree…
The transition to the new Uniform CPA Examination is rapidly approaching. Changes to the format of the CPA exam have been part of the AICPA…
What Can the Profession Do?
Looking closely at each piece of the puzzle
In Brief Decades of effort to increase Black representation in accounting programs and CPA firms have yet to yield results. Rather than trying more of…
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…
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…
The Accounting Pipeline
Insights from Professionals and Students
The accounting community—from practitioners to educators to advocacy groups—has known for some time that the profession is facing a significant challenge: a shortage of skilled…
ICYMI | Fixing the Crisis in Accounting
Five Steps to Attracting Tomorrow’s CPAs
The United States is facing an acute shortage of CPAs. In fact, accountants are leaving their jobs in unprecedented numbers (AICPA, 2021 Trends Report, https://bit.ly/3RmyE4T), at…
There are many reasons why CPAs decide to leave public accounting firms. Based on my experience, I believe some of these reasons are personal and…
Although stress in public accounting is unavoidable, especially during the busy season, excessive amounts can be dysfunctional for both individual CPAs and their firms. Prolonged…
Get Ready for the Future of Auditing
Technology, ESG, and Next-Generation Skills
The increasing use of technology is changing how businesses operate, which methodology and technology auditors use, and what career paths they follow. But the future…
ICYMI | A Renewed Focus on Human Capital
Navigating regulations, leadership, and the workplace of tomorrow
Why has human capital become such a hot topic of conversation? Some will say that this is due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Others will argue…
A Renewed Focus on Human Capital
Navigating regulations, leadership, and the workplace of tomorrow
Why has human capital become such a hot topic of conversation? Some will say that this is due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Others will argue…
Building a team with diverse backgrounds, experience, and skills is essential to fostering rich conversations and thoughtful decision making. This is why pursuing diversity, equity,…
ICYMI | The CPA Examination in Evolution
Answering the Call for Change
In Brief The recent CPA Evolution Project represents the accounting profession's attempt to transform the CPA licensure model to fit the skills and competencies that…
There are many reasons why CPAs decide to leave public accounting firms. Based on my experience, I believe some of these reasons are personal and…
Building a Stronger Pipeline
Stacking Pre-CPA Accounting Licenses on the Way to CPA
In Brief Many initiatives have tried to solve the perennial problem of attracting more students to become CPAs. The author believes more innovative approaches are…
Finding relevance and meaning in work that serves professional and societal goals … having the ability to communicate effectively to make a difference … giving…
Fixing the Crisis in Accounting
Five Steps to Attracting Tomorrow’s CPAs
The United States is facing an acute shortage of CPAs. In fact, accountants are leaving their jobs in unprecedented numbers (AICPA, 2021 Trends Report, https://bit.ly/3RmyE4T), at…
The CPA Examination in Evolution
Answering the Call for Change
In Brief The recent CPA Evolution Project represents the accounting profession's attempt to transform the CPA licensure model to fit the skills and competencies that…
ICYMI | Paycheck, Culture, Work-Life Balance
How to Attract and Retain Millennial Accountants
Millennials are the future of the accounting profession. Much has already been written about their generation's preferences and the implications for employers. To attract and…
ICYMI | Using Sustainability Initiatives to Engage Young Professionals
Prioritizing Purpose for Generation Z and Millennials
Generation Z, like the millennial generation before it, is pessimistic about careers, life in general, and the world around it. However, it shares a deep…
ICYMI | The ESG Reporting Journey
Take the first steps … before it’s too late
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting is no longer considered a soft investment. Market demand and regulatory guidance are coalescing quickly. Consistent and transparent financial…
In my role as an executive in residence at Rowan University in southern New Jersey, I have had the opportunity to meet with many students…
The popular accountant stereotype portrays a person who lacks creativity, sitting alone crunching numbers. Those within the profession know that this portrayal is inaccurate and…
Exploring the Gender Gap
Does it Begin Earlier than Expected?
Previous research has established that women suffer from the impacts of the “gender gap” in the middle to late stages of their career. This gender…
How the Next Generation of CPAs Can Restore the Public Trust
A Panel Discussion on Fraud, Technology, and Audit Quality
In Brief Corporate fraud has resurfaced in the headlines, troubling those who might have believed the profession had moved past its audit failures of the…
Paycheck, Culture, Work-Life Balance
How to Attract and Retain Millennial Accountants
Millennials are the future of the accounting profession. Much has already been written about their generation's preferences and the implications for employers. To attract and…