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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The Story of Boeing's Failed Corporate Culture

5 days ago | cpajournal.com | Steven Mintz |William Miller

Featured, March/April 2025, Feature Articles, Ethics | The Boeing case is a cautionary tale of what can go wrong when a company fails to develop and implement sound internal quality controls that protect operational processes and encourage a culture of safety. At Boeing, whistleblowers reported problems with operating processes that were ignored by management and weren’t always reported to the board of directors.
Digital Marketing for Accounting Firms

1 month ago | cpajournal.com | Lee FLynn |Lee Flynn |Manisha Mathur |Lauren Milbach |Michael Dugan

January/February 2025, Featured, ICYMI, News & Views, Technology | This is a function of marketing. Marketing is not just making and placing advertisements. Good marketing is not random messaging launched out into the world. Marketing efforts are based on several different concerns. Maybe the most important consideration in any marketing effort is making sure that it derives from the firm’s strategic plan. How is the firm planning to grow?
Audit Quality - The CPA Journal

1 month ago | cpajournal.com | Michael Kraten

January/February 2025, Featured, News & Views, Letters to the Editor | But why is it necessary to rely on the PCAOB? Why can’t the accounting profession regulate itself? Years ago, during the era of the Big Eight accounting firms, Arthur Andersen once marketed itself as “the gold standard” of the auditing profession.
Digital Marketing for Accounting Firms

2 months ago | cpajournal.com | Lee FLynn |Lee Flynn |Manisha Mathur |Lauren Milbach |Michael Dugan

January/February 2025, Featured, News & Views, Technology | This is a function of marketing. Marketing is not just making and placing advertisements. Good marketing is not random messaging launched out into the world. Marketing efforts are based on several different concerns. Maybe the most important consideration in any marketing effort is making sure that it derives from the firm’s strategic plan. How is the firm planning to grow?
NASBA and the AICPA Propose an Alternative Path to CPA

Mar 3, 2025 | 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

Feb 18, 2025 | 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.