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  • At CFO Live, Leaders Emphasize That Soft Skills Still Matter

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Oct 6, 2025
    As finance and accounting teams weigh how to adapt to new automation tools, speakers at the CFO Live: The Future of Finance event agreed that technical skills alone will not be enough to succeed. While the tools themselves are evolving quickly, what stands out is the continued importance of communication, empathy, and adaptability in how professionals use them. 

  • The Value’s Gap That’s Getting Harder to Ignore

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Oct 2, 2025
    Suzy Welch’s recent Wall Street Journal op-ed put numbers behind what many managers have been sensing, that there is a real disconnect between what employers are looking for and what many Gen Z job seekers value.

  • Culture Change that Starts with Systems

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Oct 1, 2025
    A new HBR study challenges the idea that culture is something you can fix with better communication. Over 18 months, researchers followed 164 senior leaders across different countries and sector to track how they approached cultural change and how their efforts were received by employees.

  • Rethinking Childcare in the Workspace: Why Young Parents are Turning to Coworking Clubs

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Sep 29, 2025
    Childcare remains one of the biggest cost burdens for working families in the U.S. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the average cost of infant care exceeds the price of public college tuition in 38 states.

  • Why Work-Life Balance is Beating Pay in the Rankings

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Sep 26, 2025
    A recent Randstand survey found that 85 percent of workers rank work-life balance as more important than pay. It’s the first time in the survey’s two-decade history that balance has taken the top spot, beating out compensation by a noticeable margin.

  • ESG Reporting Opens New Opportunities for Accounting Firms

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Sep 24, 2025
    As ESG reporting moves to a more expected protocol, accounting firms are finding themselves at the center of the conversation.

  • NASBA Rereleases Online Resource CPAMobility.org

    By:
    Karen Sibayan
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    Sep 23, 2025
    The NASBA has rereleased CPAMobility.org, which is a modernized online resource that assists CPAs determine where and how they can practice across state.

  • AICPA and NASBA End Learning Program as States Seek Alternative CPA Licensure Pathways

    By:
    Karen Sibayan
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    Sep 22, 2025
    The AICPA and NASBA are closing the Experience, Learn and Earn program at the end of the fall 2025 semester. It is set to close on Dec. 13. 

  • NASBA and AICPA Release Exposure Draft of CPE Standards Revisions

    By:
    Emma Slack-Jorgensen
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    Sep 19, 2025

    The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) and the AICPA have issued an exposure draft of proposed revisions to the Statement on Standards for Continuing Professional Education Programs. The draft, released Sept. 17, is open for public comment through Dec. 16.

  • MAP Survey: Starting Pay in CPA Firms Rises

    By:
    Karen Sibayan
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    Sep 10, 2025
    Lower starting salaries in accounting versus those in other professions have served as obstacles to recruiting students into the accounting pipeline. However, there's good news(—the results of the survey published on Sept.10 demonstrate that CPA firms are increasing compensation for new graduates.
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