This paper examines the development of education and experience requirements for CPAs. Relying on the past work of Siegel and Rigsby (1989) and others, we frame the current state of CPA education in the context of changes over the past century plus. Beginning with the first passage of CPA...

The paper investigates the association between internship experience and performance of tax professionals as measured by promotion velocity and turnover rate. Participants are regional CPA firms located in the southeastern and mid-south regions of the United States. The research applies a...