Will the CPA Exam Become Optional?

GoingConcern

I'm catching up on my reading and lo and behold, here's another change in accounting so fast article. It's only been [counts fingers] a few weeks since we last touched on the topic, but we can't waste a good crisis, can we? No, we cannot. This particular piece is based on a speech by Joanne Barry, the Executive Director of the New York Society of CPAs gave at the Accountants Club of America last week. It touches on all the talent/change/succession scary stuff, even dress code: She noted that 71 percent of CPA firms in New York now have a “business casual” dress code, while only 6 percent require traditional business attire such as a jacket and tie all the time.