Each year, the AICPA Foundation hosts the Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop to help minority accounting students achieve their dream of earning the CPA designation. This year, Richard Herrerra, accounting student at UW, had the opportunity to attend. This is his experience.

On May 15th, Washington CPA Foundation contributors, trustees, board members, and scholarship reviewers assembled for a reception honoring their contributions supporting future CPAs. About 40 of this year’s scholarship winners from across the state attended to meet the people who helped make their scholarship awards possible.

Many CPAs have shared their frustrations and concerns with CAMICO regarding veiled threats from aggressive brokers and lenders alleging that their clients will not qualify for a loan without receiving a letter from the CPA supporting the client’s loan qualifications. Tempting as it may be to comply with such requests, providing the requested assurances could put CPAs and their licenses at significant risk.

It’s impossible for us to get along with everyone. Here are 9 steps to make the best of tense work relationships. Colleagues are a bit like your family. You don’t get to choose them, but you have to spend a lot of time with them.

We are a community of CPAs and financial professionals cultivating authentic relationships, unique learning experiences, and purposeful advocacy for our future. When the Board of Directors was discussing this statement last year, there was a question about the meaning of purposeful advocacy for our future. It was a great question and one that I was excited to answer.