CPA Education, Experience to Get Scrutiny Under Pipeline Remedy

Leaders of the largest US professional accounting organization backed a measure on Wednesday committing the group to a re-evaluation of the education and experience requirements for prospective CPAs, their latest attempt to bolster a shrinking pipeline of candidates.

The resolution, adopted at the spring meeting of the American Institute of CPA’s governing council, calls for the profession’s recruitment strategy to offer “flexibility to attract candidates from all backgrounds into accounting, including CPA licensure.”

Members also committed to preserving equivalent state licensing regulations that enable CPAs to work across state lines even as they consider a myriad of solutions to tackle ...