Education & Careers news February 2013

Education & Careers

Finance and Accounting Professionals' Confidence Grew Fourth Quarter

According to a recent survey, finance and accounting professionals' confidence in their own job prospects rose late last year, with more than half reporting they're confident they can find a new job.
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Education & Careers

IMA Opens Registration for Annual Conference and Exposition

The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) has opened registration for its ninety-fourth Annual Conference and Exposition to be held June 22-26 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Education & Careers

CBIZ Looks to the Skies, Oceans, Mountains to Highlight CFOs

Every accountant knows the stereotype: the cautious, change-averse perfectionist more comfortable in the world of numbers than the messy world of people and experiences. CFOs suffer some of the same misperceptions.
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Education & Careers

Author Cornwell Wins $50.9 Million Lawsuit against Financial Manager

Best-selling writer Patricia Cornwell won a $50.9 million judgment February 18 after a federal court jury in Boston unanimously found her former accounting and business management firm negligent.
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Education & Careers

Jesse Jackson Jr. Guilty of Money Crimes

One publication describes them as a "power couple," but those days may be over for Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Jackson Jr., at least for now. On February 20, both Jacksons entered guilty pleas in the separate charges brought against them.
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Education & Careers

Ernst & Young Supports the CCSS for Education

Ernst & Young recently joined the ranks of seventy top business leaders in proclaiming their support of the Common Core State Standards for education, which are designed to ensure students leave school with the skills needed to succeed in college and careers.
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Education & Careers

NASBA Seeks Proposals for Accounting Education Research Grants Program

NASBA has announced a call for proposals for its Accounting Education Research Grants Program, which is aimed at advancing research on educational issues impacting CPAs, the public accounting profession, and boards of accountancy.
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Education & Careers

IMA/AAA MAS Task Force to Reorient Undergraduate, MBA Accounting Curricula

Two thought leaders in accounting education, IMA® and AAA's Management Accounting Section, are working to bridge the gap between the skills currently provided in accounting education and those required in practice.
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Education & Careers

KPMG Book Donation Program Tied to Pro Golfers' Tournament Wins

KPMG is leveraging its sponsorship of two top professional golfers – Phil Mickelson and Stacy Lewis – by donating 5,000 new books to local schools for each tournament victory the golfers achieve this season.
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Judge Rules KPMG Gender Discrimination Suit Can Proceed

A class-action gender discrimination lawsuit filed by five former KPMG LLP female professional employees against the Big Four accounting firm may go forward, a US district court judge in New York ruled February 7.
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Canada's Effort to Unify Accounting Bodies Seeing Mixed Results

Canada's professional accountants' effort to unite its disparate certification bodies under a new national accounting body, the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada), is seeing mixed results.
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Call to Duty: Illinois CPAs Support Troops with Free Tax Prep Program

When visitors walk into the offices of David J. Hensley, CPA, Inc., the first thing they see is a folded and framed American flag proudly displayed on the most prominent wall of Hensley's unpretentious office.
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Education & Careers

Ohio Students to Explore Accounting Careers

From a young age, Edwin Jones knew he wanted to be an accountant. But it wasn't until he attended ACAP-Ohio that he truly understood the opportunities that come with a degree in accounting or finance.
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Education & Careers

Begin Living in Real Time

In your quest to keep pace with all that's thrown at you, do you find yourself frequently preoccupied? It seems as if many accountants are in overdrive today. We don't enjoy the morning because we're always in a rush. We don't enjoy the evening, because it goes by too fast.
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Education & Careers

2013-2014 AICPA Scholarship Applications Now Available

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) recently announced its scholarship applications for the 2013-2014 academic year are now open.
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Voice of the Editor

Results from a recent AICPA survey disclosed the two top priorities for CPA firms as they plan for the future: bringing in new business and finding talent. Our goal at Sift Media is to help our readers deal with the issues most important to them. One way in which we are doing this is through the launch of our new recruitment/placement service, Going Concern Jobs. Check it out today for your talent needs.
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Gail Perry, CPA
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, AccountingWEB
editor@accountingweb.com
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Russ Wilson of Moss Adams talks with us about the firm's collaboration with WWU in educating and developing talented accounting and business professionals.
Plante Moran CPAs Gordon Krater, Alicia Sturtevant, and Susan Perline spoke with AccountingWEB about the firm's Women in Leadership initiative.
Jeff Thomson, CMA, president and CEO of the IMA, talks with us about the 2013 jobs market for accounting professionals.
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