The start of the New Year is a great time to get finances in order. Preparing taxes from the previous year as well as planning a budget for the upcoming year are two activities widely practiced by financially conscious individuals.

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By Anonymous More than 64,000 students graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting in the 2006-07 school year, according to the AICPA's 2008 Trends in the Supply of Accounting Graduates and the Demand for Public Accounting Recruits.

By Devine, Denise L Trexler, Albert E PICPA demographics indicate that 26 percent of our membership is 55 years or older. The large Baby Boomer generation is beginning to retire. These facts are going to have a tremendous effect on the CPA profession in the near future.

By Zucca, Linda J McFall, Donald W Jr What attracts students to accounting? Is it the appeal of social and forensic accounting in a post-Enron world? Is it the allure of big money? Or is it simply supply and demand? When it comes to attracting students to the accounting profession, faculty in university accounting departments face pressures from two sources: the accounting profession, which continues to demand more qualified accounting graduates; and university administrations, which want to increase enrollment.