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Sidney Kess, CPA, J.D., LL.M. - Message from our Executive Advisor

My name is Sidney Kess. For over a half century, many people would have said my name was synonymous with continuing education in the accounting profession.


When I was a young CPA, continuing education was in its infancy in the accounting field. I was a pioneer in the field; over the years, I taught over a million CPAs personally. There was no such thing as distance learning, no web programs.


I trekked around the country with four huge suitcases filled with printed material for my students and tax codes and other reference books for myself. I had 800 to 1,200 students in huge ballrooms for two 8-hour days of lectures. Students paid for the lecture program, hotel rooms, and plane tickets. Only some were reimbursed by their employers for their continuing education expenses.


Then about 10 years ago, Scott Zarret exploded on the continuing education horizon with CPAacademy.org, creating an alternative approach to continuing education for accounting professionals.


The incredible thing about Scott’s approach is that he offered quality continuing education with some of the nation’s best lecturers entirely free of charge!


He kept offering current programs with the best speakers available anywhere, providing new web programs almost immediately after legislation developed. Free of charge, he informed those in the profession about applying new developments to their practices!


By offering this free continuing education, he managed to bring down the costs charged for continuing education by other vendors. He also archived past webinars and maintained them on his user-friendly website. In the 10 years that CPAacademy.org has been in existence, over 400,000 practitioners have taken over 17,000 webinars that Scott has offered!


It is truly amazing to behold the remarkable change that one person managed to make in the field of accounting education! I’ve been continually impressed with Scott’s creativity over the years. He is always one step ahead in planning for the future. And he has just scratched the surface with what CPAacademy.org is preparing to do for our profession in the future.


With Scott’s innovative approach, he is helping to fill a tremendous need for quality education in the accounting profession. Moreover, when the pandemic arrived, Scott was ready and able to lead the way with virtual education. And now, with difficult changes in the economy, as publishers are cutting down on print products and turning to electronic content, Scott has been able to step in and fill the need.


CPAacademy.org is both cost-effective and more convenient for users, too! Scott is truly a brilliant pioneer who is changing our profession, making educational excellence affordable and attainable by all practitioners, no matter where they live or work!


Everyone involved in the accounting profession owes Scott Zarret a great debt of gratitude for the quality improvements he has singlehandedly brought about for everyone in the field. Thank you, Scott Zarret, and congratulations on the 10th anniversary of CPAacademy.org!

Company CPAacademy.org
Category FREE CONTENT;ARTICLE / WHITEPAPER
Intended Audience CPA - small firm
CPA - medium firm
CPA - large firm
Published Date 06/01/2022

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CPAacademy.org offers an easy to use platform for knowledge sharing and idea exchange through the marketing and presenting of the most up-to-date educational content and developments important to the accounting profession. On CPAacademy.org, members have access to the highest quality webinar presentations by thought leaders in the profession. Members can also take advantage of opportunities to view archived sessions, enjoying the ability to choose between real-time or past events. In addition, members can access information and register for live conferences and seminars through the site.