An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state.
A person who has met state requirements for education and work experience, passed a national exam, and met other licensing requirements. Certified Public Accountants in public accounting practice prepare tax returns, perform audits, do accounting, and give advice to their clients on financial matters.
An individual who has received state certification to practice accounting. see also audit, Registered Investment Advisor, Chartered Financial Analyst, Chartered Financial Consultant.
An individual who has passed various exams and has considerable accounting experience and satisfied the licensing requirements of the state in which employed. Involvements include accounting and auditing functions, in addition to individual and corporate tax returns.
An accountant who has met all the statutory and licensing requirements of a given state for use of that designation. All U. S. states require accountants, at a minimum , to complete successfully a uniform national examination before being allowed to designate themselves as CPA's
an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state; "in addition to accounting and auditing, CPAs also prepare tax returns for individuals and corporations"
An accountant who has passed the necessary exams and fulfilled age and experience requirements as dictated by the state in which they work.
Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are accounting professionals of the United States who have passed the Uniform CPA exam, which was developed and is maintained by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and have subsequently met additional state requirements for licensure as a CPA. Only CPAs are professionally licensed to provide to the public, attestation (including auditing) opinions on publicly disseminated financial statements.
A professional accountant who is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Designation CPA.
An accountant to whom a state has given a certificate showing that he has met prescribed requirements designed to insure competence on the part of the public practitioner in accounting and that he is permitted to use the designation Certified Public Accountant, commonly abbreviated as CPA.
The professional designation for public accountants who have passed a rigorous exam and met certain requirements determined by an oversight board.
A professional license granted by a state board of accountancy to an individual who has passed the Uniform CPA Examination (administered by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) and has fulfilled that state's educational and professional experience requirements for certification.
A professional license granted by the various states to persons meeting certain educational, experience and examination requirements. The education and experience requirements vary from state to state, but typically would include a bachelor's or master's degree with accounting and auditing coursework and at least two years qualified accounting experience. The examination requirements include passing the Uniform CPA Examination, a rigorous computerized exam covering auditing and attestation, financial accounting and reporting, regulations, and business environment. The exam is coordinated and graded by the AICPA (American Institute of CPAs), but is administered by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA www.nasba.org). It is given by Prometric at their computer testing centers in the United States and its territories. A person certified in one state may generally obtain a CPA certificate/license in another state via the "reciprocity" agreements among the states.
Designation given to an accountant who passes the national examination given by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and satisfies all state requirements for licensure.
A professional who is licensed to practice public accounting.
A special designation given to an accountant who has passed a national uniform examination and has met other certifying requirements; CPA certificates are issued and monitored by state boards of accountancy or similar agencies.
ACCOUNTANT who has satisfied the education, experience, and examination requirements of his or her jurisdiction necessary to be certified as a public accountant.
a person who is state licensed to practice public accounting.
A credential conferred by a state or similar governmental jurisdiction that authorized the holder to practice as a certified public accountant in that jurisdiction.
A designation awarded to a college graduated person passing a rigorous exam administered by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and having several years of professional work experience. The designation and licensing is regulated by the states within the USA. To Top
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is the statutory title of qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have met additional state education and experience requirements for certification as a CPA. In most U.S. states, only CPAs who are licensed are able to provide to the public attestation (including auditing) opinions on financial statements. The exceptions to this rule are Arizona, Kansas, North Carolina and Wyoming, where although the "CPA" designation is restricted, the practice of auditing is not.