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The NJCPA Scholarship Fund is accepting applications from New Jersey students for its 2026 accounting scholarships:
- The Fund awards $1,500 scholarships to college-bound New Jersey high school seniors intending to major in accounting. The application deadline is Dec. 8, 2025.
- One-year scholarships are awarded to accounting students at New Jersey colleges who are currently in their second year (community college), sophomore or junior year or in their senior year and entering an accounting-related graduate program in New Jersey. The scholarship award amount for sophomores is $2,000 and the scholarship award amount for the junior and senior awards is $6,500. The application deadline is Jan. 7, 2025.
More information is available at njcpa.org/scholarships.

The NJCPA's Membership+ program provides up to 20 FREE CPE credits to all members. Upcoming events are:
- IssuesWatch Live: Professional Issues Update on December 9 and December 16 (replay)
- Unlocking Value with Intelligent Process Automation on January 8 and January 29 (replay)
- New Jersey Programs and Resources for Business Success on February 5 and February 19 (replay)
Review upcoming webinars at njcpa.org/membership-plus.

The NJCPA Board of Trustees is asking all leaders and members to support the Society's ongoing advocacy efforts. Advocacy involves engaging with policymakers and legislators to influence decisions that impact members and the entire profession. Effective advocacy ensures that your concerns and needs are heard, helping to shape policies that protect your interests and work toward creating a more favorable business environment in the state. By staying informed and supporting the NJCPA's advocacy initiatives, you can make a significant impact on the future of the profession.
There are two ways that you can support the profession’s advocacy efforts:
- Contribute to the NJ-CPA-PAC. The PAC allows New Jersey CPAs to pool their resources to help elect candidates for state office who demonstrate a positive concern for issues important to the CPA profession and business community.
- Contribute directly to the NJCPA advocacy program. Help the Society raise awareness of the NJCPA’s efforts to fill the talent pipeline, educate the public, lawmakers and the media, and get members involved.

Recognizing the need to increase access to the accounting field, the NJCPA has proposed an additional pathway to obtain CPA licensure in New Jersey. The NJCPA is calling to modify New Jersey’s Accountancy Act to enable CPA candidates to qualify for licensure by earning a bachelor’s degree, completing two years of experience and passing the CPA Exam. Prospective CPAs can still follow the older pathway (150 hours of education plus one year of experience and passing the Exam), but the new path allows accountants to opt for more real-world experience rather than take an additional 30 hours of education. In addition to the new CPA pathway, the legislation will ensure practice mobility for out-of-state CPAs. The bill (A5598) passed the full Assembly on May 22 and a companion bill was unanimously passed by a Senate committee on June 12. Final passage of the bill has been delayed by the legislature’s summer recess, but the NJCPA fully expects the bill to pass in the full Senate and be signed by the Governor when lawmakers return from their break by the fall.

12/9/25

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