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TrackerTracking CPA licensure paths: Removing the 150-hour-rule hurdle
State changes to licensing rules are chipping away at a decades-old system that has largely required CPA candidates to complete what effectively amounts to a fifth year of schooling.
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Tesla CFO equity, stock grant pushes comp to $139M
CFO Vaibhav Taneja was the only named executive to receive an equity grant for 2024, the EV maker said in its annual report.
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Economy shrank during Q1 on pre-tariff jump in imports
Companies scrambled to boost their stock of foreign-made goods before President Donald Trump on April 2 announced sweeping import duties.
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US M&A volume to rise just 1% this year amid tariffs: EY
The slowdown follows a 19% year-over-over spike in 2024, according to Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young.
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ADP treasurer to take CFO seat
Peter Hadley will take the reins from Don McGuire, who has been finance chief since October of 2021.
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Interim CFOs top list of most wanted talent
Requests for interim CFOs made up 51% of all leadership asks within the C-suite, continuing an ongoing trend, according to a Heidrick & Struggles report.
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Citizens CFO heads to State Street
John Woods’ exit from Citizens comes after the CFO received a $7 million retention bonus from the bank last year.
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Deep DiveWhat Marriott CFO, industry experts think of CitizenM deal
Marriott will need to work hard to ensure CitizenM doesn’t cannibalize its other lifestyle brand, Moxy. CFO Leeny Oberg says that won’t be a problem.
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PCAOB chair ‘deeply troubled’ by GOP proposal to abolish agency
The disruption to inspections of public accounting firms while a new program gets up and running could last years, PCAOB Chair Erica Williams said.
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FASB’s draft rules could harm environmental credit markets, EDF says
The FASB is proposing specific accounting standards for carbon offsets and other climate-related credits and obligations, an area where GAAP is now effectively silent.
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Harley-Davidson CEO recommended CFO as successor, shareholder says
Amid a proxy battle, the motor cycle company said three unnamed potential CEO candidates recently failed to gain majority support from its board.
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Tariff turmoil could open door for vendor fraud, experts say
The situation is reminiscent of the COVID-19 pandemic, which triggered “urgent vendor sourcing and payment pressures for companies,” a treasury expert said.
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Nearly 6 out of 10 workers admit making AI-fueled errors
Many employees using AI at work are “knowingly using it improperly,” according to a KPMG report.
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GOP lawmakers propose legislation scrapping auditor watchdog PCAOB
Paul Atkins, prior to his confirmation as head of the Securities and Exchange Commission this month, told a Senate panel in March that oversight of auditors “is vital.”
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Sol de Janeiro taps new CFO amid $1B-plus growth push
Colgate-Palmolive alum Elaine Paik will step into the skincare brand’s top financial seat and will also lead the company’s legal and IT teams.
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Texas passes CPA law as push to lower licensure barrier gains steam
At least 11 states have recently passed new legislation that removes the 150-hour college credit hurdle to CPA licensure.
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Consumer expectations plunge at fastest pace since 1990 recession
“Some measures of expectations on both the business and consumer fronts look outright recessionary,” Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jan Hatzius said.
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Deloitte shelves Q1 CFO survey amid scrambled economic outlook
The Big Four firm said it is not “at this time” releasing its first quarter CFO Signals report due to changes in the economy since the survey was conducted in February.
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Google pours billions into AI, cyber and infrastructure expansion
The tech giant's cloud profits more than doubled year over year as it invested more than $17 billion, primarily in servers and data centers.
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Focus on scalability in tech spending, Blaize CFO says
CFOs facing an uncertain economic environment want to be sure any new solution can work easily with their existing infrastructure — without the need for costly upgrades, Blaize’s Harminder Sehmi said.
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Jobless claims edged up, showing labor market steady as tariffs bite
Disruptions from Trump’s import duties will probably roil the job market in coming weeks, according to economists.
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Volvo Cars taps new finance chief amid market, tariff uncertainty
The company’s deputy CFO Fredrik Hansson will step into its top financial seat just a month after Håkan Samuelsson rejoined Volvo as its CEO.
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Tariffs put execs in ‘gray rhino’ risk territory
PwC projects the total annual value of proposed and potential U.S. tariffs levied could jump 13-fold to $989 billion from pre-election levels.
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Inside Walmart’s all-in playbook for generative AI, agentic tools
The company is “throwing the doors wide open” and wants associates to use the technology every day, executives said.
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Tesla’s CFO cites tariffs, brand hostility as profits slide
Expected tariffs on the automotive space will have an impact on Tesla’s profitability, CFO Vaibhav Taneja warned Tuesday.
