The 150-hour rule, hotly debated a few years ago, is gaining new attention in Pennsylvania where a bill winding its way through the Legislature would place that state with the other 47 CPA jurisdictions that require candidates to complete 150 hours of undergraduate study to qualify for the CPA license.Advertisement

Confidence among accounting and finance professionals edged up 0.4 percent during February, according to the most recent Hudson Employment Index. Thirty-five percent of those responding to the Hudson survey expected their employers to hire in February, an expectation supported by the results of the latest Robert Half International Hiring Index, which indicates that 5 percent of the chief executive officers (CFOs) surveyed plan to add to their staff, while only 4 percent plan reductions during the second quarter of 2006.

Latino/a and African American high school juniors will have an opportunity to explore the accounting profession and the key role accountants play in society, during PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Accounting Careers Leadership Institute program, being held June 18 to 23, at Bryant University in Rhode Island.Advertisement