Arkansas Society of CPAs

New rules may be on the horizon, but for now, an aspiring certified public accountant in Arkansas needs 150 hours of college credit. That’s five years of schooling at the normal rate. read more >

The Arkansas Society of CPAs said that enrollment for students seeking accounting degrees was down more than 6.5% between 2019 and 2021, the largest two-year decline in more than half a century. read more >

There’s always a lot of fraud. But there really has been more of it lately. read more >

As I studied up on dozens of PPP fraud cases filed around the country since May, several common elements began to emerge. read more >

Melissa Bradley has been promoted to assistant vice president at Merrill Lynch in Little Rock, where she is a wealth management adviser and partner with the Smouni Bradley Team. read more >

Artificial intelligence is coming for auditors — and accountants in general — but it will change what they do, not take their jobs, according to Arkansas accounting professionals. read more >

CPAs working in business are responsible for the accurate recording of financial accounting transactions in the United States. read more >

Jerry Spratt of Maumelle is a certified public accountant and certified fraud examiner who spent 38 years with the Arkansas Division of Legislative Audit. As assistant legislative auditor and legislative audit administrator between 1980 and 2006, he was involved with more than 1,000 government audits that found shortages and obtained more than 100 confessions. read more >

Bruce Alt joined the Arkansas Society of CPAs in December as associate executive director then succeeded longtime executive director Barbara Angel when she retired on April 1. read more >