Chartered Accountant

The stakeholders for Goldman Sacks Corporation include the elderly couple, as investors and the CPA financial advisor as the employee of Goldman Sacks. As a CPA, the financial advisor must adhere to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct as well as act in the most ethical way. The Code of Professional Conduct requires one to perform due care, competence, professional skepticism and professional judgement. The preferred products sold through Goldman Sacks come with the best commissions and as the…

Studding in Keiser university is a great experience especially when I got campus classes. Last year I had to classes that change the way I see motivation in school. At the beginning of the year 2017 I was checking my schedule and I saw that I was going to have my first finance class after my two accounting classes. I was so enthusiastic that finally I was going to have a finances class that I really was disparaging that I was going to have two accounting class first. What I really do not expect…

Article 3 of the California Accountancy Regulation permits a CPA licensed in a state other than California to perform public accountancy services in California. A CPA licensed in a state other than California would require approval from the California Board of Accountancy (CBA) to perform public accountancy services in California if (1) they have been formally declared guilty of a criminal offense, (2) they have been punished in a professional capacity, (3) they have pending charges of…

Smith’s daughter, assisted me in making the connection to Smith. I chose Matt Smith to be my target person because he is a Certified Public Accountant and works at a Big Four Accounting firm, both of which I would like to pursue after I complete my education. In my email to Smith, I included the name of my bridge person, stated that I am an upcoming accountant student, asked for 20 minutes of his time, and gave a brief overview of the questions I would be asking in our informational…

I have learned a great deal in Accounting 231. The class started out by reviewing and expanding on financial reporting concepts that I learned in my lower-level accounting classes. I feel like Unit 1 of Accounting 231 is where the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of stockholder’s equity really clicked with me. I feel comfortable with that material now and think it is much easier now than I ever expected it to be. Unit 2 started out with learning the conceptual framework of…

International and Drake University School of Accounting hosted the Thirtieth Annual Lecture which was presented by Sarah Esquivel. Sarah Esquivel is currently the Associate Chief Accountant for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Her presentation was an overview of what the SEC, specifically the Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA), is and does. Esquivel also included information on the new and changing accounting rules. The 2016 FEI lecture was honored to have Sarah Esquivel present…

This conflict would be present in situations where an accountant has a close relationship with a client, or other employee if those relationships appear to affect your professional skepticism, and due care as an accountant. Even if in fact the CPA is performing their job as if the close relationship did not exist, it will still be considered unethical because it could ultimately lead to…

Individual Programs and Collaborations Many individual firms and state CPA boards are also pursuing diversity initiatives in the profession by collaborating with other groups of professional organizations. Many of these individual programs provide valuable insights that help minority youths to gain a glimpse into what a career in accounting and business could be like. (Ross) For example, NABA and PwC have created a partnership in order to create the Accounting Finance Pipeline Initiative. AFPI…

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…

An accountant is defined as a person whose job is to keep or inspect financial accounts. The role of an accountant can vary from company to company. To most being an accountant seems like a pretty boring job, but it involves much more than you may think. If your goal in life is to become an accountant there are certain requirements and skills needed to get into this profession. The first step is having the right degree. The five most accepted degrees are Accounting, Auditing, Business, Finance…