Modifying the Pathway to Becoming a Licensed CPA: Considering Practitioners' Perspectives

With respect to job title, 29.9% indicated they were partners, 35.6% were managers, 14.1% were senior accountants, and 20.4% were staff accountants. [...]survey respondents were relatively experienced accounting professionals. [...]the authors examined whether current accounting practitioners believ...

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Published in:The CPA journal (1975) 2019-12, Vol.89 (12), p.76-81
Main Authors: Marley, Robert, Platau, Steven M, Rossing, Jacob Christian Plesner
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accounting
Accounting firms
Attorneys
CPA examinations
Licenses
Polls & surveys
Professionals
Working groups
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Summary:With respect to job title, 29.9% indicated they were partners, 35.6% were managers, 14.1% were senior accountants, and 20.4% were staff accountants. [...]survey respondents were relatively experienced accounting professionals. [...]the authors examined whether current accounting practitioners believe that an individual should be able to become a CPA without taking a formal examination. Overall, the authors believe the CPA profession, including the joint AICPA/NASBA CPA Evolution Working Group, will benefit from further discussion about the future of the CPA credential. â–ˇ Robert Marley, PhD, CPA, is an associate professor of accounting, Steven M. Platau, JD, CPA, is a professor of accounting, and Jacob Christian Plesner Rossing, PhD, is an assistant professor of accounting, all at John H. Sykes College of Business, University of Tampa, Tampa, Fla.
ISSN:0732-8435