US CPA exam is available from overseas locations

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According to news item appeared on WEBCPA Nasba and Aicpa is having discussions on change of strategy of CPA exams with effect from 2010.
THey are planning to offer CPA exams from selected overseas locations as well as hoping to offer a new designation for overseas accountants.
This may be heavy blow to International bodies like ACCA which is not recognised in Newzealand,Australia, and northern and southern America.
Any comments from readers.
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By User deleted
21st Jan 2009 11:07

Vladimir Tikhomirov
Do you know how difficult and practical is the CPA exams?

I passed ACCA with flying colours, I passed ICAEW with flying colours but it took me 3 sittings to just pass CPA exam.

CPA is most practical and detailed of the three mentioned here.

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By partqualified
20th Jan 2009 15:04

Re: CPA
I am FCCA and registered CPA candidate. For some reasons I decided not to sit CPA exams but studied subjects and solved hundreds of MCQs. My impression is that many questions are badly worded, some of them test exam technique and not the understanding of concepts. If you want to understand why label 'boring bin-counter' emerged just solve dozen of CPA's MCQs and you'll get closer to the idea.

About mergers:
1. Merger with ICAEW is unlikely because of ICAEW elitasm. Not bad in itself if substantiated.
2. Merger with CIMA and/or CIPFA - possible and could be mutually benefitial but if it did not accur during last decade there probably insufficient willingness to proceed on part of members of these bodies.
3. AIA - body on the same path as ACCA, just couple decades behind. I don't clearly understand why one should register with AIA when ACCA exists. But why not merge if examination and experience standards of AIA are consistent with those of ACCA...

If AICPA will create separate qualification for foreigners it will be viewed unferior by both CPAs and those pursuing this qualification. If I had a choice and willingness (and at the moment I don't see the reason why I should sit CPA exams) I would sit CPA exams themselves and not something new, developed for other (read developing, second tier) world. In any case this qualification will not give statutory rights in the US (or AICPA will face unsurmountable opposition on state level). And you know better than me: no statutory rights - no respect and no protected market.

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By User deleted
20th Jan 2009 05:30

AIA to CIFA to AICPA
If CIFA is successful in getting direct admission for its members to AICPA, then AIA members can forget about ACCA but join CIFA for direct admission to AICPA. Thereafter, they can join CPA Australia direct admission.

Is this true?

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By AnonymousUser
07th Nov 2008 10:07

ACCA and AIA
I expect ACCA and AIA to merge now because there is still time before CPA USA decides to offer their course to overseas countries.

ACCA/AIA should also consider merging with CPA Ireland.

Next, CIPFA can come into the merged entity. CIMA can follow suit to acquire RQB status by merging.

We shall end up three big examination bodies in this world - CPA USA, ACCA/AIA/CPA Ireland/CIMA/ CIPFA and the other is ICAs.

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By AnonymousUser
07th Nov 2008 09:51

Anon
Chances are that they may not be able to learn to improve their English. i understand that no one can pass CPA if their command of the English is superiorly inferior.

Why don't you suggest that they improve their English before embarking into a CPA course? Chances are that they may pass the CPA this way.

There is still time to think and spare about. It is 2010, not 2008 December when CPA USA decided to offer to other countries' international accountants.

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By User deleted
07th Nov 2008 05:26

CPA examinations
When all AIA members shows me their CPA passed results, I will decide to sit the AIA exams and pass the CPA USA exams later.

The tests will enable me to know the real standards of AIA and CPA USA.

Then, like somebody said, AIA members shall moderate ICAEW exams, ICAEW members moderate ACCA exams...., then I will not like to miss this opportunity to become an examiner or moderator of the ICAEW examinations and set the ICAEW examinations to be equal in standards as the AIA.

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By User deleted
06th Nov 2008 10:52

AIA (QA)
Perhaps when you've passed the CPA exams, you can then take some english lessons!

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By AnonymousUser
06th Nov 2008 05:38

Going be CPA now already
Gretest news me know now.

I going be CPA soon.

Sure can always pass USA CPA exams very easy and surely because some telling already AIA (Qualified Accountant by examinationa) very tougher than ICAEW and ACCA.

If ACCA no problem in USA CPA, how can AIA (QA) get problem? Sure pass already. Only direct entry people get problems in exams because they no pass exam for direct entry to some cheap skate professional bodies and think can try passing easily CPA exams? No way, sure they fail. Those by exams, surely can pass already.

ME? I am AIA (QA) and soon CPA (USA). Gretest news already in the listing.


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By AnonymousUser
04th Nov 2008 10:15

What shall this body be known?
I suggest Association of International Certified Public Accountants.

AICPA - associate
FICPA - fellow

alternatively,

CPA or ACPA - associate
FCPA - fellow


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By User deleted
04th Nov 2008 05:56

Very good then
Soon all ACCA members can write the US CPA international examinations and get recognised in the US, New Zealand, Australia, and South America.

I trust ICAEW members can also do the same too.

Just how many MICPA members would resolve to sit and pass the US CPA examinations?

Congratulations! USA CPA exams is set to conquer the world. Let's hope USA CPA would be the world leading brand name of all times, overtaking ICAEW, ICAI, ICAS, ICAA, ICANZ, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA, CMA.

In this context, I can offer my professional advice to ICAEW, ICAI, ICAS, ICAA, ICANZ, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA, CMA. Merge! Merge! Merge!

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By pmatthews
31st Mar 2014 16:31

What shall this body be known

ACPA and FCPA are designation letters awarded to Associates and Fellows of the Certified Public Accountants Association, whose Head Office and administration is based in Manchester in the UK.

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