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Lower starting salaries compared to those in other professions have long been seen as a challenge in recruiting students into the accounting talent pipeline. 2025 MAP Survey results released Wednesday show CPA firms are boosting compensation for new graduates.

While a growing band of states have passed new CPA licensure laws, employers, universities, students and regulators are just beginning to grapple with how the new rules will work.

For Immediate Release Julia Conlon, VSCPA (804) 612 -9450 jconlon@vscpa.com Richmond (June 9, 2025) — The Virginia Society of Public Accountants (VSCPA) Educational Foundation has awarded accounting students across the Commonwealth a record-breaking total of $82,500 in scholarships for the 2025–2026

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA (804) 612 -9416 tbates@vscpa.com X: @vscpanews Richmond (June 7, 2024) — The Virginia Society of Public Accountants (VSCPA) Educational Foundation recently selected its college scholarship recipients for the 2024–2025 academic year. The VSCPA Educational

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA (804) 612 -9416 tbates@vscpa.com Twitter: @vscpanews VSCPA Educational Foundation awards $61,500 in accounting scholarships Richmond (June 19, 2023) — The Virginia Society of Public Accountants (VSCPA) Educational Foundation recently selected its college

CPA firms and corporate finance teams compete to hire the best accounting talent to keep up with unprecedented demand, the VSCPA 2022 Compensation & Benefits Survey finds.

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA  (804) 612-9416   tbates@vscpa.com    Twitter: @vscpanews  Richmond (May 19, 2022) — The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) Educational Foundation has hit its $100,000 goal to launch a new scholarship encouraging and supporting