One of the most amazing things that CPAs can do is give other people the tools they need to realize their goals. CPAs teach their…
ICYMI | Addressing the Challenges of Diversity in the Profession
Determinant Factors for the Dearth of Minority CPAs
The dearth of minority CPAs has been a source of concern within the accounting profession for many decades (see Bert N. Mitchell, “The Black Minority…
ICYMI | Addressing the Challenges of Diversity in the Profession
Determinant Factors for the Dearth of Minority CPAs
The dearth of minority CPAs has been a source of concern within the accounting profession for many decades (see Bert N. Mitchell, “The Black Minority…
The world is changing. The CPA profession is not, or at least it's changing far slower than the accounting profession as a whole. Sometimes it…
ICYMI | One Accounting Firm’s Contributions to World War II
The Story of Colonel Carter and his Colleagues at Deloitte’s Predecessor Firms
In Brief The United States' entry into World War II marked the start of the largest business undertaking in the nation's history, and accountants were…
One of the most amazing things that CPAs can do is give other people the tools they need to realize their goals. CPAs teach their…
ICYMI | Future of the CPA Profession
Graduate Student Perspectives on the Value and Purpose of the Profession
As an accounting professor at Mount Saint Mary College, the author teaches a graduate accounting research course. Students in this capstone seminar are all working…
ICYMI | Prescribing an Accounting Curriculum
Shaping a New Vision for Accounting Education
The lack of professional unity in the accounting profession has led to external influence over the shape of accounting education. Unified leadership would better serve…
Two years ago, this author was granted space in these pages to ponder the point of the accountancy profession (Tony Bromell and Martin Martinoff, “What…
I started my career with Lybrand, Ross Bros. & Montgomery (LRB&M) in 1952. Back then, life was simpler for CPAs. If you had the credentials,…
Profiles in Community-Oriented, Socially Engaged Professionals
It’s Amazing What CPAs Can Do
Accounting as a profession carries a public interest responsibility that also contributes significant value to society. Accounting can also lead one to some amazing careers,…
I found it puzzling The CPA Journal would publish a guest editorial like the one in the November 2015 issue (“It's Amazing What CPAs Can Do: Pension…