KyCPA: Behind The Numbers

Greg Pope, the managing partner at EY's Louisville office, speaks about changes to their benefits, including adding mental health offerings at no cost to employees. He also shares how they evaluate their benefits, exploring new employee benefits and more.

College accounting student, Ryan Brock, provides information regarding:

• how he became interested in accounting,
• why accounting is a great career choice,
• his experience as an intern at PwC,
• the importance and benefits of an internship,
• advice for others looking for an internship,
• utilizing KyCPA Accounting Interview Day and resources,
• why you should become a CPA,
• tips for studying for the CPA Exam,
• his other interests outside of accounting,
• his employment after he graduates
• and more.

To find out more about career opportunities as a CPA, visit kycpa.org/futurecpas.

Guest Jerry Shreiber, CPA, also known as "Master of Disaster", shares information and resources regarding disaster prep and recovery.

Visit kycpa.org/news/disaster-response for additional information and resources.

CPA Evolution is a combined NASBA-AICPA initiative aimed at evolving CPA licensure to reflect the skills and knowledge CPAs increasingly need in a technology-driven marketplace.

In this episode of KyCPA's Behind the Numbers, Julia Woislaw and Jan Taylor-Morris from the American Institute of CPAs provide an overview of CPA Evolution, the future plans for the CPA Exam and where to obtain more information and resources.

Find out more at EvolutionOfCPA.org.

The upcoming 2020 60-day “long” session kicks off on January 7 and is slated to end on April 15. Throughout the session, KyCPA will advocate for our members on tax, license, and general business issues, along with any other issue that affects the CPA profession. In this episode we speak we speak with Shelby Williams, KyCPA's Government Affairs Director, about key issues for we will be looking out for this year, important legislative dates and how to get involved.