What is a Certified Public Accountant?
Top A Certified Public Accountant offers a wide range of assistance, including business financial services, personal financial services, auditing/accounting and tax advisory services. CPAs often serve as consultants on management, human resource and litigation issues. CPAs are considered to be among the most trusted financial advisors, and adhere to strict professional standards of conduct. In order to keep their CPA designation, they are required to meet continuing education requirements that keep them up-to-date on changing accounting standards. For certification in Arizona, a baccalaureate degree with accounting courses plus two years of work experience is required. The Uniform CPA Examination is 14 hours long. It includes four sections on 1) Auditing and Attestation, 2) Financial Accounting and Reporting, 3) Regulation, and 4) Business Environment and Concepts. After passing the exam, 80 hours of continuing professional education is required every two years.
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