CPA stands for Certified Public Accountant. It is the designation of eligible accountants in several countries around world. In United States CPAs need to pass Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have to meet additional state education and experience requirements for membership in the professional accounting bodies and certification as under requirements for being a CPA. There requirements necessitate CPAs to continue professional education and have to gain work experience in order to practice as full time CPA.
Many states encompass a lower level of accountant requirements which is much lower than the qualifications needed for CPA with a title called Public Accountant and are also called Licensed Public Accountant. Such titles were at first anticipated to permit non certified accountants to practice accounting practices until a state law was enforced under which several regulations now standardize the practice of public accounting in that respective state. Now a majority of states have dropped the title of Public Accountants however there are still six states that continue to offer the …show more content…
However the requirement also allows CPAs to attend seminars, webinars, and internet based lectures and symposiums and then the hours spent can be accounted towards CPE. Additionally, CPAs often seek memberships with state associations and this in turns helps them to get discounts and offers on seminars and they also provide CPAs with an opportunity to tracking and lobbying legislative issues that affect the local state tax and financial planning and hence the interests of public and CPA as a profession are protect. Therefore as per my self-esteem aims, this attracts me to contribute to the society and its well being apart from making a name for myself in the