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AICPA NEWS
AICPA Recognizes
Innovative Accounting
Educators

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) recently recognized
nine innovative accounting educators with the 2019 Effective
Learning Strategies Awards. The awards are co-sponsored by
Grant Thornton and the Federation of Schools of Accountancy
(FSA), and are given annually to college and university educators
who develop unique and effective teaching tools for introductory,
upper division, and graduate courses.
Recipients of the Effective Learning Strategies Awards, as
well as honorable mentions are:
Bea Sanders/AICPA 2019 Teaching Innovation Award
· Winner: "Junkyard Planet: Teaching Managerial Accounting
with a Sustainability Theme," Stephanie Grimm, University of
St. Thomas.
· Honorable Mention: "Data Analytics Projects for Introductory
Accounting Using Excel, Tableau, and Power BI," Wendy Tietz,
Kent State University, Tracie Miller Nobles, Austin Community
College and Jennifer Cainas, University of South Florida.
George Krull/Grant Thornton 2019 Teaching Innovation Award
· Winner: "Blockchain: Bridging the Profession-Education Gap
with Instructional Scaffolding," Ethan Kinory, Rutgers Camden,
State University of New Jersey, Kimberly Church, University of
Missouri-Kansas City and Sean Stein Smith, Lehman College.
Mark Chain/FSA 2019 Teaching Innovation Award
· Winner: "Integration in Accounting Curriculum: Leading by
Example," Mahendra Gujarathi, Bentley University.
· Honorable Mention: "Benchmark Ratio Analysis Using One's
Own College: A Service-Learning Project for The Governmental
and Not-For-Profit Accounting Course," Mary Michel, Manhattan
College. ■

AICPA SUBMITS RECOMMENDATIONS
TO IRS ON SEC. 965 REFORMS
The AICPA recently submitted comments
to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
regarding administrative relief for Section
965 Elections and Transfer Agreements of
the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).
The AICPA recommends that Treasury
and the IRS:
■ Provide a process to obtain relief for late
filed or incomplete elections under sec-

tions 965(i) and 965(h) upon the triggering
event of a section 965(i) election;
■ Allow reasonable cause or section 9100
relief for late filed or incomplete transfer
agreements under section 965(i)(2); and
■ Provide a process to obtain relief for late
or incomplete elections under section
965(h). ■

HIGH SCHOOL ACCOUNTING STUDENTS
RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS
The AICPA Foundation granted $20,000 in academic scholarships to 10 high school students who intend to major in
accounting, providing $2,000 each up to 10 students who
have taken an advanced high school accounting course with
teachers participating in the AICPA's Accounting Program for
Building the Profession (APBP).
Recipients of this year's scholarships, their high schools
and the institutions they will be attending are:
· Claire Andries, Waunakee Community High School,
University of Wisconsin - Madison
· Sydney Cherney, Farragut High School, East Tennessee State University
· Olivia Carol Demars, Meridian High School, Brigham Young University
· Sarah Ferkler, North Caroline High School, University of Maryland
· Alyssa Hadding, Warren Township High School, Illinois State University

AICPA THANKS HOUSE
SPONSORS OF FSN RESOLUTION
The AICPA has announced
its strong support for the
bipartisan H. Con. Res. 68,
the Fiscal State of the Nation
resolution introduced by
Representatives Kathleen
Rice (D-N.Y.) and Andy Barr
(R-K.Y.) with 102 additional
co-sponsors.
AICPA believes that
the consolidated federal
financial statements and the

Government Accountability
Office (GAO)'s audit report
provide valuable information
on the financial condition
of the federal government,
but obstacles remain that
the government has not
yet overcome, preventing
the GAO from rendering
an opinion on the federal
consolidated financial statements. ■

· Ryane William Hoffman, Manhattan High School, Kansas State University
· Jack Andrew Horoho, Warsaw Community High School, Purdue University
- West Lafayette
· Thomas Lutter, Lower Moreland High School, University of Delaware
· Daniel Molyneaux, Kiski Area High School, University of Pittsburgh
· Megan Wegner, Port Washington High School, University of Wisconsin - Madison
The AICPA Foundation will again be offering scholarships for the 2020-2021 school
year, with details through www.StartHereGoPlaces.com starting on December 1, 2019.

NOVEMBER 2019 ■

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