The CPA Journal

For over 85 years, The CPA Journal has built a strong reputation as a reliable and insightful resource for CPAs. It delivers in-depth analysis, viewpoints, and discussions on topics that impact the CPA field. Key areas of focus include accounting and auditing, taxation, personal financial planning, finance, technology, and professional ethics. Published by the New York State Society of CPAs, The Journal maintains a rigorous editorial and review process to ensure high-quality content that is valuable to CPAs in various sectors, including public practice, industry, government, and education. For more information, visit: http://www.nysscpa.org/news/publications/the-cpa-journal/about-the-journal#sthash.FLv6KEdV.dpuf

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NASBA and the AICPA Propose an Alternative Path to CPA

1 month ago | cpajournal.com | William Miller |Steven Mintz |Tara J Shawver

September-December 2024, Featured, ICYMI, News & Views, Education | On September 11, 2024, NASBA and the AICPA issued an exposure draft asking for input about what they described as a competency-based alternative to having to complete an extra 30 credits of education beyond the bachelor’s degree before becoming a licensed CPA. Their proposal would keep the 150-hour pathway intact for those who choose that route to CPA licensure.
U.S. Taxation of International University Students

2 months ago | cpajournal.com | Anthony Sarmiento

September-December 2024, Featured, Education | While taxes may not be the first thing on an international student’s mind when planning to study in the United States, the tax consequences for these students can sometimes be significant. This article discusses one such tax issue that students, employers, and universities should be familiar with to avoid problems with respect to both income and employment taxes.
NASBA and the AICPA Propose an Alternative Path to CPA

Jan 24, 2025 | cpajournal.com | William Miller |Steven Mintz |Tara J Shawver

September-December 2024, Featured, News & Views, Education | On September 11, 2024, NASBA and the AICPA issued an exposure draft asking for input about what they described as a competency-based alternative to having to complete an extra 30 credits of education beyond the bachelor’s degree before becoming a licensed CPA. Their proposal would keep the 150-hour pathway intact for those who choose that route to CPA licensure.
The 150-Hour Rule, Substantial Equivalency, and Mobility

Jan 20, 2025 | cpajournal.com | William Hahn

September-December 2024, Featured, Education, Young Professionals | In BriefThe supply of new accounting students and CPAs—the pipeline to the profession—has been a topic of growing concern over the past several years, driven by research indicating that barriers to entry were shrinking the pipeline.
Generative AI Resources

Jan 15, 2025 | cpajournal.com | Susan B. Anders

July/August 2024, Featured, Columns, Technology | This month’s column reviews some free options for readers to try, as well as the Generative Initiative provided by CPA.com. CPA.com surveyed the original live viewers of its “The Great Equalizer” webcast (see below), which revealed that 47% had used ChatGPT or another large language model (LLM), and 53% had not.
The Current Landscape of GHG Emissions Disclosure

Dec 20, 2024 | cpajournal.com | Anthony Sarmiento

July/August 2024, Featured, News & Views, Sustainability | On March 6, 2024, the SEC issued its long-awaited rule aimed at standardized climate-related disclosure for U.S. regis-trants (https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024-31). One element of this rule would require companies to disclose information on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
ICYMI | Top Challenges Facing Not-For-Profit CFOs Today

Dec 6, 2024 | cpajournal.com | Travis Carey |Amy West

Featured, Greatest Hits 2023, ICYMI, Feature Articles, March/April 2023, Accounting & Auditing | Chief financial officers of not-for-profit organizations have always faced many challenges, some common to all corporate leaders, some unique to the sector. Today’s postpandemic environment has brought some novel circumstances and transformed ongoing trends.
ICYMI | Private Equity and the Ethics of a Profession

Dec 2, 2024 | cpajournal.com | Richard H. Kravitz

Featured, March/April 2024, ICYMI, News & Views, Columns, Ethics, Editorial | The recent multibillion-dollar investment by private equity in a major CPA firm reminded me of the concerns that I raised in an article that I wrote 15 years ago in the November 2009 CPA Journal (years before I joined our editorial team), called “Socially Responsible Accounting: A Call for Reform of the Profession” (https://www.nysscpa.org/0911-rk).
ICYMI | Rethinking the 150-Hour Requirement for CPA Licensure

Nov 29, 2024 | cpajournal.com | Steven Mintz |William Miller |Tara J Shawver

Featured, Greatest Hits 2023, ICYMI, Feature Articles, September/October 2023, Education, Young Professionals | The accounting profession continues to suffer from the barrier to entry caused by the 150-hour CPA licensure requirement and is struggling to find ways to ensure a greater supply of well-prepared professionals.
It's Amazing What CPAs Can Do … To Combat Global Banking Conspiracies! - The CPA Journal

Nov 27, 2024 | cpajournal.com | Michael Kraten

It's Amazing What CPAs Can Do, Featured, News & Views, May/June 2023, Accounting & Auditing | I was assigned to my first forensic accounting engagement within a year of earning my undergraduate degree. I wandered the casino floors of one of the mega-resort casino hotels in Las Vegas, searching for chip-stealing conspiracies among the hotel’s employees. Career-wise, it was an early thrill.