Tailor Hartman, Owner, Celerity Accounting
The future of accounting starts in your classroom
The free Accounting Futures program gives your students flexible curriculum, a QuickBooks Level 1 certification and Client Advisory Services (CAS) Foundations Badge, and access to industry advisors who are top innovators in accounting, so they graduate with the skills top firms are actually hiring for.¹
Accounting is shifting to advisory.
Prepare your students to lead it.
#1
Client Advisory Services is the fastest-growing service area in public accounting2
99%
Of Client Advisory Services practices project growth over the next 3 years
77%
Of firms are struggling to hire across every level
From classroom to advisory career,
in three easy steps
Intuit for Education developed Accounting Futures in partnership with the accounting firms hiring your graduates. The resources included help students prepare for day one of their careers.
Step 1
Start with curriculum
Access free, flexible QuickBooks and advisory modules that slot into your existing courses and co-curricular activities. No syllabus overhaul required.
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Step 2
Get your students certified
Help your students earn their QuickBooks certification and Client Advisory Foundations Badge for free. These are the same qualifications top firms prioritize of their own advisors.
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Step 3
Coming in fall '26
Unlock more resources for your students
Earn your Accounting Futures Educator Badge, and bring industry advisors, micro-internships, and real client work into your classroom.
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Chris Macksey, CEO, Prix Fixe Accounting
The credentials top firms prioritize,
all free for students
Start with the QuickBooks Level 1 certification, then deepen your students' advisory skills with the Intuit for Education Client Advisory Services Foundations Badge. Both free.
How to earn your certification or badge >
QuickBooks Level 1
Certification
★ Same credential firms use and require ★
Earn your Accounting Futures Educator Badge and unlock more
Educators who complete the Accounting Futures professional development pathway earn their badge and unlock additional resources for their students, including access to industry advisors and micro-internships.
Benefits currently in development. More details soon.
Ways to partner:
Guest lectures in your classroom
Office hours with industry professionals
Real-world coaching
Mock interviews
Micro-internships
Your questions, answered
Have questions about the Accounting Futures curriculum or need help with its tools and resources?
You can find answers to the most common questions below.
Client Advisory Services is the fastest-growing practice area in accounting, projected to grow 99% over the next three years. It’s the direction the profession is moving. Where traditional accounting focuses on compliance and transaction work, CAS is about ongoing strategic guidance: helping businesses understand their financials, plan ahead, and make better decisions. It combines accounting fundamentals, technology fluency, analytical thinking, and client communication skills. Firms are actively hiring for it, and most graduates haven't had the opportunity to build these skills before entering the workforce.
To get started, choose how you want to deliver it. To teach it yourself, use the ready-to-teach guided materials (teacher and student guides) in the QuickBooks Educator Portal (QBEP). To have students work on their own, point them to the self-paced QuickBooks and Advisory courses.
There are two ways, and you can use either or both:
- Teach it yourself (guided). Grab the ready-to-teach materials in the QuickBooks Educator Portal and deliver to your classroom or assign the pieces you want. Students get access through your course and build live in QuickBooks Online. Best when you want to lead the lessons or fold them into an existing class.
- Send students to it (self-paced). Point students to the self-paced courses for QuickBooks and Advisory where they work through instruction, videos, and hands-on practice at their own pace. Best for independent work, enrichment, or reinforcement — no live teaching required from you.
Both options cover the same objectives and lead to the same certification, so you can mix and match to fit your class.
Accounting Futures is designed to fit how you already work. You teach the curriculum in class using the instructor materials (presentation decks, case studies, discussion guides), or students can work through the curriculum independently on their own schedule, at their own pace. Download the Intuit for Education Course Integration Guide for more course integration recommendations.
A ProPartner Industry Advisor is a nationally recognized practitioner of tech-forward client accounting services (CAS), who is available to volunteer their time in the classroom. Through guest lectures, small-group office hours, and other engagements you design together, they share real-world industry perspectives to inspire and guide your students as they prepare for careers in accounting.
Educators who have earned the Intuit for Education Accounting Futures badge will gain access to a directory of industry advisor profiles. Educators will select an advisor and initiate the connection.
Industry advisor access will be available starting fall of 2026. More details to come soon.
Micro-internships are short-term (~10-20 hours), paid professional work-based learning experiences. In partnership with Parker Dewey and Riipen, Intuit for Education is helping accounting students gain real-world work experience.
Mirco-internships will be available starting fall 2026 to classes whose educators have earned the Intuit for Education Accounting Futures badge. More details to come soon.
Still have questions? Contact highered@intuit.com
