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Due to the risk of liability, CPAs and accounting firms may carry professional liability insurance to provide some protection from legal claims and lawsuits, although some firms choose to self-insure. [4] Concerns about high damage awards and insurance costs have led to proposals to limit liability for public accounting firms. [5]
Availability of resources: The AICPA, Becker CPA, and Gleim CPA Review offer free CPA exam resources, including practice questions, simulations, and video lectures.
On January 1, 2010, a new law, AB 138 (Chapter 312 of 2009), [5] took effect in California requiring all accounting firms providing accounting and auditing services to undergo a mandatory peer review. A peer review is a study of a firm's accounting and auditing work, performed by an unaffiliated CPA following professional standards.
CPAs are required to pass a Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination to receive certification. To maintain that license, CPAs must undergo 80 hours biennially of continued professional education (CPE). The CalCPA Education Foundation's revenue comes from providing CPAs CPE via conferences, courses, webcasts, on demand, onsite training ...
Forensic accountants need to have a great deal of access to information regarding the company they are investigating or assisting. The information will determine how much a person actually makes, the worth of a business, if there has been fraudulent activity, who committed the fraud, everyone involved, how much was taken from the company, where the money went, and how much can be recovered.
In addition to its CPA Exam Review, Becker also offers exam preparation for the international accounting credential Certified Management Accountant (CMA). [5] Becker also provides continuing professional education (CPE) for CPA’s, CMAs, unlicensed tax preparers, independent practitioners and more, delivered in both live webcasts and on-demand ...
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For example, Texas prohibits the use of the designations "accountant" and "auditor" by a person not certified as a Texas CPA, unless that person is a CPA in another state, is a non-resident of Texas, and otherwise meets the requirements for practice in Texas by out-of-state CPA firms and practitioners.