The Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage is a reminder of how one company’s infrastructure powers much of the modern world, and how fragile things become when that single point of failure breaks. For CPA candidates, this was a live case study for the Information Systems and Controls section of the CPA exam.

HB148 is now law in Georgia, creating two new CPA licensure pathways and expanding mobility rules. Effective January 1, 2026, this legislation modernizes the profession and removes long-standing barriers without lowering standards. It affirms that experience and education can take different forms and still produce qualified CPAs prepared to serve and protect the public interest.

My whole coaching program was birthed out my big wild thoughts - that I would take and pass all 4 parts of the CPA exam in 6 months.

This first report of CPA Evolution pass rates is cool. Aside from FAR, I'm not putting too much emphasis on this because there's too many

Unpack the accounting pipeline issues of awareness, exposure, & access, and how millennial accountants are transforming the profession.

Note that with CPA Evolution, the CPA exam has 3 core sections and 3 discipline sections. I explain core vs. discipline in the CPA Evolution

When studying for the CPA exam, you're making a short-term sacrifice for a long-term gain.

Anytime you can find people who know what they're doing AND they're willing to teach you what they know, seize those moments.

This is part of the pipeline problem. Accounting students and CPA dandidates don't really know what they're getting into.

A lot of candidates worry about CPA exam stress and how to manage it. They're also looking for advice on how to bounce back after failing a

"71% of black CPA candidates & accounting students don't take the CPA exam out of FEAR.” Because they think it’s too hard or too expensive. 

NASBA has implemented continuous testing, which could make your journey to a CPA credential a tad bit easier.

I finally passed all 4 parts of the CPA exam!