Becoming a Certified Public Accountant Dwaine Holmes Eng 315 Professor Giewont August 23, 2011 INTRODUCTION I am writing this paper to find out the proper steps it takes to become a certified public accountant (CPA). I have just received my associate’s degree in business administration with minor in accounting. I am looking to start my career in accounting, so I wanted to know what are the qualifications and procedures that are needed to become a successful CPA. There
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businesses all across the world, and many companies have been going a number of years covering up the real financial value of their company. Forensic accountants are becoming much needed as accounting frauds, financial scams, and various economic scandals are beginning to increase globally. This type of accountant does more than the typical accountant of a business or corporation, because their objective is to investigate fraudulent activities being used in the accounting departments of these companies
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Becoming a Certified Public Accountant The passion for accounting has run in my family for three generations. Both my father and grandfather have excelled in the field, setting a great example for me to emulate. The journey to become a certified public accountant like them will be challenging. It will be a tough and demanding expedition, but achievable with the right plan and tools. To reach my goal of becoming a certified public accountant like them I will need to study hard, dedicate myself
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There are many essential skills that an accountant must consider. One of which is critical thinking skills. During the past decades, critical thinking has become ever-present in educational programs at all levels of instruction. As for accountants, it is one of the factors needed to be competitive globally especially because the accounting field is becoming more complex as time passes by. Critical thinking is defined by Cascini and Rich (2008) as a mode of thinking about any subject, content
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it is almost vital to become a Certified Public Accountant to advance further. Not only do others respect and admire your Accounting education, “CPAs achieve a level of expertise and proficiency beyond that of a “standard” accountant-proudly earning them the designation of CPA” (NASBA). While preparing for the CPA exam, you further your accounting knowledge with extensive studying of vigorous material. In addition to prestige and respect, by becoming a CPA, you stand out to potential employers. Earning
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There are many challenges and obstacles facing the accounting profession with the convergence towards a globally accepted accounting reporting structure and a global ethics structure. Today’s economy is becoming globally smaller and more importantly the economy from all fronts is becoming more co-dependent on one another from a domestic and international perspective regarding finance, raw materials, IT, and labor talent. Some of the challenges facing the accounting profession as move towards
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Affiliation Question 1 A Forensic Accountant This is a specialized career in accounting, which focuses on investigating financial information to identify or detect existence of white-collar crimes in companies or organizations. It is the responsibility of a Forensic Accountant to analyze and investigate crimes such as bankruptcy, embezzlement, and fraud to provide evidence as to who, what, how, and where the financial crime occurred. A Forensic Accountant needs to integrate law knowledge and
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Abstract The following paper will be discussing a speech prepared for a high school career fair. The speech is talking about the roles as an accountant and the importance of having an accountant especially when business are involved. Introduction The definition of Accounting is basically a person that keeps track and puts in order a business’s financial records to help that business know if they are gaining or losing money so that the business may continue successfully. Accounting is the process
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to 34 letters and numbers, which is used to conduct transactions anonymously. Although Bitcoin is legal, its anonymous nature makes it attractive for users looking to buy and sell illegal goods, like drugs or guns. However, users are increasingly becoming fraud victims themselves. For example, a website that facilitates virtual currency sales disappeared over night in 2013, leaving users with money “locked up” on the site. One user believed he would be murdered because he lost his money, and owed
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career choices are shaped by the personal interest and environment in our lives. This research paper will discuss how interest and environment influenced my career decisions throughout the years. Become a Magician, Veterinarian, Psychologist and Accountant are some of various my career selections in the past 18 years. My early childhood career selection was to become a Magician. Why would I want to become a Magician? Because I read a book called “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and I was
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