Certified Management Accountant

4. Please draft a “CPA Oath,” which speaks to the role of public accountants, addresses the challenges of the professional among its clients and society, and incorporates a historical understanding of the field of public accountancy. This Oath should not be longer than one page. The CPA Oath As a Chartered Public Accountant, my goal is to act as a trusted professional working for the greater good of the society. I will act to serve in favor of the public interest in the best of my knowledge and…

When most people hear “accountant” they imagine a sunlight-deprived, backroom, number-cruncher whose condemned to a life of long math, and staring at excel sheets. Fortunately, this is not true. Accounting is a diverse field with a plethora of different responsibilities that range from investigating tax fraud in large corporations to providing critical analysis of data to financial decision makers. Despite the wide range of jobs in the accounting profession, UNLV’s accounting major prepares its…

wasn’t until around 1880 that accounting higher education started in the U.S. In 1887 The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) was formed, but it wasn’t until 1896 that the CPA certification was established. New York was the first state to approve the title of Certified Public Accountant, requiring accountants to pass an examination in order to become certified. The first female to obtain the CPA certification in the U.S.…

financial accounts and can be traced back thousands of years. Accountants specialize in the accounting process and are needed in most industries. There are very few professions that play a more important role in business than accountants. Accounting can be broken down in subfields or different jobs and are regulated by many organizations. Both standards and ethics play an important role in protecting the best interest of a client. Accountants are indispensable in many industries retail,…

Getting the news that my Grandma had passed away from old age and my Aunt dying from a heart attack is just the worse thing anybody can ever hear, especially if they were your role models and heroes. They were the ones who influenced me to become an accountant and become a CPA, they guided me to taking the right classes in school and what I need to learn and focus on and study. When they passed away it was like I lost my mom and dad because of the role and influence they impacted on my life.…

taxes withheld from his or her paycheck. Scaletta and his emplyees must file their clients tax return by April 15. If clients fail to submit the required paperwork by the deadline, it is their responsible to pay the fees and penalties. The CPA or accountant is not responsible for the problem. Scaletta and his team are the busiest during this time of the year, compared to the other…

fourth year of my engineering career, I took an Accounting class that made me change the course of my future. I enjoyed that class so much that I decided to follow an Accounting major. Accounting is defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, AICPA, as “the art of recording, classifying, and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of…

done without even realizing it. This field may sounds boring due to accountant constantly and repeatedly recording numbers, but this career made a major impact to the world. Back when business started, merchants…

accounting is for them. An Accounting career has widespread appeal as a business career; due to the pay, job availability, and medium to average education requirements. As an accountant, one would be tasked with many office related duties and be required to use analytical skills. Accountants “perform…

I believe that there are other factors involved in making you successful in a career you are interested in. Even though choosing a career you are interested in is mandatory (for you would not want to spend your time doing something that you do not enjoy, or doing something that does not add value to your growth as a person), I do not think it is good enough to guarantee that you will be successful. In order for someone to have a successful career, the individual has to be competent, skilled,…