-
Inclusion starts with creating a welcoming environment, one where all viewpoints and backgrounds are valued. And you are vital to its success.
Full story
-
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.
Full story
-
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.
Full story
-
New software and tools will be added to the CPA Exam experience in April 2018.
Full story
-
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.
Full story
-
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.
Full story
-
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.
Full story
-
Jeremy Spencer started his career as a chef. So how did he eventually become a CPA?
Full story
-
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.
Full story
-
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.
Full story
-
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?
Full story
-
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.
Full story
-
For those ready to begin the CPA Exam process, there are some important considerations when deciding where to apply to take the exam.
Full story
-
If you think studying for the CPA Exam is hard, try doing it in sub-Saharan Africa. Karen Purkey, a recent CPA Exam scholarship winner, is doing just that. Upon graduation from Moravian College, Karen decided to begin her career in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Full story
-
Whether you forgot to renew your license or didn’t meet all the requirements to do so, there are still ways that you can remain compliant with Pennsylvania CPA laws and regulations.
Full story
-
A few years ago the PICPA hosted several focus groups with young CPAs. The traditional firm model was not necessarily appealing to this new generation of workers.
Full story
-
Whatever the reason you decided to place your license on inactive status, it’s time to get your license reactivated and join the business world again.
Full story
-
It has been determined that the expectations of newly licensed CPAs are shifting, so the AICPA developed an initial blueprint of the content needed to meet these expectations. It was also determined that preparing CPAs for the real world could be done by testing higher level skills through enhancements to the CPA Exam.
Full story
-
The variety of CPA job options and the opportunity to make good money have always been a part of the message because most students have been receptive and interested in those points. More recently, though, there has been a shift to also convey the higher purpose of an accounting career as we work to appeal to the millennial generation and the one behind it.
Full story
-
One NASBA department that every CPA candidate should get to know is the Candidate Care Department. This group serves as the advocate for individuals pursuing the CPA Exam.
Full story