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As of July 1, 2020, Continuous Testing for the CPA Exam has been implemented, which means there are no longer any blackout periods where testing is not available. [8] As of January 1st, 2024, this remains true only for core sections of the CPA exam. Discipline sections are only available for roughly the first month of each quarter. [9]
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.
To become a CPA in the United States, the candidate must sit for and pass the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination (Uniform CPA Exam), which is set by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and administered by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). The Uniform CPA Exam consists of three core ...
State boards of accountancy are responsible for assessing eligibility of candidates to sit for the CPA examination. Boards are also the final authority on communicating exam results received from NASBA to candidates. The AICPA is responsible for setting and scoring the examination, and transmitting scores to NASBA.
Since 2012, the CICA has been in a process of unification with the other two accounting bodies in Canada. Canadian CA's, along with Certified General Accountants (CGAs) and Certified Management Accountants (CMAs), have now adopted the designation Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), making the term "chartered accountant" obsolete. [12]
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 ...
In 2022, the AICPA and the National Association of State Boards Accountancy announced that a new Uniform CPA exam would be released in 2024 as part of the CPA Evolution initiative. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] The new exam is based on a “Core + Discipline” model and will include core testing in accounting, auditing, and tax, as well as three Discipline ...
Founded in 1966, the CalCPA Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization and a sister organization of The California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA). 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 ...