Certified Public Accountant

:For other meanings of "CPA" see CPA (disambiguation)

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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. Many states prohibit those without a CPA license to call themselves a "public accountant". According to the National Society of Accountants, the "public accountant" does exist nationwide subject to certain exceptions.

Related Topics:
United States - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - Financial statements - Accountant

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