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The PICPA has been hosting programs for high school students for more than a decade, but with the creation of the Pennsylvania CPA Foundation we have been able to grow our Accounting Career Days from two per year to 15 in 2019.
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Whatever the reason you decided to place your license on inactive status, it’s time to get your CPA license reactivated.
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When it comes to defining the value of PICPA membership, "value" can mean different things to different people. But a member satisfaction survey revealed what members value most among all of the things the PICPA provides.
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The PICPA has agreed to take part in a survey to enhance the recruiting and retention of accounting talent. Please consider sharing your thoughtful and honest feedback.
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The PICPA has been busy this past year making improvements to our CPE experience, adding lots of news and information content, and creating more ways to connect with your peers. As you renew your membership this year, make sure you are aware of, and are taking advantage of, your many PICPA benefits.
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The Pennsylvania CPA Foundation, in its efforts to support a talented and diverse pipeline of CPAs, has expanded the scholarship program to help even more aspiring CPAs.
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When you initially passed the CPA Exam will determine whether or not you’ll need to complete CPE credits when you apply for your license. This blog explains the requirements.
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Pennsylvania CPAs count on the PICPA to monitor, advocate for, and report on the things that matter most to them. So, in case you missed some of our coverage, here are the top 10 PICPA blog posts of the past year.
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Inclusion starts with creating a welcoming environment, one where all viewpoints and backgrounds are valued. And you are vital to its success.
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The Accounting Consortium is a group of schools and recruiters from Western Pennsylvania who come together to facilitate a joint interview day for more than 100 students. The group routinely discusses trends and issues in the profession, and this year there was a lot of talk about what makes a candidate stand out. Find out their thoughts.
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Some PICPA members need to convince their employers each year to allow them to renew their membership, to cover the cost of it, or to provide them with time to get involved in volunteer activities. If you find yourself needing to convince a decision maker that PICPA membership is worth the time and financial investment, here are some helpful talking points.
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New software and tools will be added to the CPA Exam experience in April 2018.
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Do you want to get involved with the PICPA but aren’t sure what’s expected of you? Relax. It’s not complicated at all.
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More than 3,600 candidates took at least one section of the CPA Exam in Pennsylvania in 2016. That was a five-year high! Find out more about overall exam results last year.
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Every accounting program includes accounting and auditing, tax, and other core business courses, but no matter what your long-term career goals are there are additional courses you should consider to enhance your skills and increase your appeal in the job market.
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Jeremy Spencer started his career as a chef. So how did he eventually become a CPA?
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PICPA's Schools and Colleges Committee hosts an annual conference on accounting education that covers topics directed toward college educators. And it seems that the emerging issues discussed each year go on to become fixtures in accounting education and the CPA workplace.
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Being part of a network of professionals is a core element of PICPA membership. Are you taking advantage of this valuable member benefit? If not, you could be missing out on vast opportunities.
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The launch of the new CPA Exam next year has created what would appear to be a surge of applicants in 2015. Nationally, the number of new candidates in 2015 rose to the highest it’s been in the past five years. But what about Pennsylvania?
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March is Women’s History Month, and to commemorate it the PICPA asked some of our female members to share their personal stories. But let’s kick off our month-long celebration with a timeline on the history on women in the accounting profession.
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