Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy

Arkansas may adopt a 120-hour CPA licensure path with two years of work experience, aiming to ease barriers and attract more candidates to the profession. 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 >

Arkansas medical marijuana retailers have generated $190 million in sales since May 2019. Accounting for them is a challenge and an opportunity, professionals say. read more >

While the largest accounting firms in Arkansas look at automating audit functions, two Arkansans are part of a national effort to rework the licensing of certified public accountants. read more >

Chris Locke, Blair Parnell and David Skinner have been promoted to Arkansas division president positions with BancorpSouth of Tupelo, Mississippi. read more >

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

Robert F. Erwin, who practiced accounting in Little Rock with his late father, Harry Erwin, is scheduled for arraignment Tuesday morning in Benton County Circuit Court on a charge of aggravated assault on a member of his household. read more >

Jim Liles and Sandy Cothran have joined the Searcy office of Crews & Associates. Liles has 32 years of experience in the investment banking industry, and Cothran has 15 years of experience. Working together, the two have served Searcy and the surrounding area for more than 12 years. read more >