What is an International Certified Public Accountant?

The full name of ACCA is The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is a certificate established by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, an international accounting organization, and is also known as an international certified public accountant in China, which is one of the certificates in the field of accounting and finance in the world.

1. ACCA: It is called in China"International Certified Public Accountant", is actually an abbreviation for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the four chartered accountant associations in the United Kingdom and one of the most well-known international accounting organizations today. ACCA qualifications are considered to be:"A passport to the international accounting community"。Many national legislation authorizes ACCA members to work in auditing, investment advisory and insolvency enforcement.

The ACCA plays a very important role in accounting organizations such as the European Association of Accounting Professionals (FEE), the Asia-Pacific Federation of Accountants (CAPA) and the Caribbean Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAC).

2. To register for ACCA students, one of the following conditions is sufficient:

1) Those who have a college degree or above recognized by the Ministry of Education can register as a regular student of ACCA;

2) Students in colleges and universities recognized by the Ministry of Education who successfully complete the course examination of the first year can register as official students of ACCA;

3) Applicants who do not meet the requirements can also apply to take the FIA (Foundations in Accountancy) basic financial qualification test first. After completing the three courses of Basic Business Accounting (FAB), Basic Management Accounting (FMA) and Basic Financial Accounting (FFA), and completing the ACCA Basic Vocational Module, you can obtain the Diploma in Accounting and Business, and after the qualification certificate, you can be exempted from the examination of the three courses of ACCAF1-F3 and directly enter the examination of the skills course.

3. How to check the ACCA scores.

a.Mail — The only official official notification of test results. Two and a half months after each exam, it is sent out by the ACCA head office, and the time you receive the mail depends on the speed of the post office.

b.E-mail – You can choose to receive your test results by email in MyAca.

Founded in 1904, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is currently the world's leading professional accountant body, and it is also the professional accountant organization with the largest number of overseas students and the fastest growing number of students in the world. UK legislation authorizes ACCA members to work in auditing, investment advisory and insolvency enforcement. ACCA membership is recognized by EU legislation as well as by the company laws of many countries.

ACCA is a founding member of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASC) and a principal member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), which in February 1999 was adopted by the United Nations as a benchmark for the curriculum of professional accountants around the world.

The International Certified Management Accountant (ICMA) is a global professional qualification certification established by the International Accreditation Association (IPA) for the field of management accounting, and can be engaged in any field of finance, finance, consulting, business, manufacturing and public sector.

The examination content of the International Certified Management Accountant covers a wide range of business knowledge and skills, including finance, management, strategy, marketing, human resources, information systems and other aspects of business knowledge and skills, mainly to cultivate candidates' skills in the application of comprehensive knowledge, and improve the candidates' grasp of theory and practical ability in an all-round way. As a result, the International Book Management Accountant is known as the most complete business training system in the 21st century.

International accountants can be divided into broad and narrow senses. In a broad sense, international accountants generally refer to accountants who have been certified by the international accounting certification body, are familiar with the international accounting standards (IAS) and operating models, and have the right to sign international audit reports. According to the classification of legal status, international accountants are divided into accountants with the right to practice and those with non-practice rights.

Morning with ambush. In a narrow sense, international accountants refer to the certificates issued by the Association of International Accountants (AIA) (AAIA, FAIA). Of all the certified accountants, there are and only AAIA and FAIA who can directly use the proprietary title of "International Accountant" to engage in related work.

ICPA, also known as ICPA, is the world's top certified public accountant certification in the field of financial management, and has been widely recognized by more than 130 countries and regions including China.

The ICPA exam is held in the month of each year, and the subjects covered include financial accounting, economics, cost accounting, business law, auditing and tax law, statistics and data processing, auditing, corporate science, management information, business management, management accounting, financial management, advanced auditing, tax law and tax planning.

The differences between an international CPA and a CPA are as follows:

1. The international certified public accountant has a wide range of recognition, which is basically used worldwide, while the certified public accountant has a high degree of recognition in China; CPA application conditions need to have a college degree or above, or have an intermediate or above technical title in accounting or related majors can apply for the examination, while ACCA can apply for the examination as long as you are over 16 years old, and there are no more requirements for academic qualifications and majors.

2. The International Certified Public Accountant is an international certified public accountant qualification certificate issued by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, referred to as ACCA, which is the most authoritative international certified public accountant qualification certification in the field of global financial management. With the ACCA qualification you have the golden key to open the door to this career development, hence the name:"A passport to the international accounting community"。

3. The Chinese certified public accountant refers to the person who has obtained the certificate of certified public accountant in China and practices in an accounting firm, the full name of the English is certified public accountant, referred to as CPA, and the companion key refers to the professionals engaged in social auditing, intermediary auditing, and independent auditing.

4. The conditions for CPA application are Chinese citizens who have graduated from a college or above, or have an intermediate or above technical title in accounting or related majors, and have full capacity for civil conduct. As long as you are over 16 years old, you can apply for the ACCA, and there are no more requirements for academic qualifications and majors.

Difference Between International Certified Public Accountant and Certified Public Accountant:

The recognition of international CPAs is very wide and basically universal, while CPAs have a high degree of recognition in China; CPA application conditions need to have a college degree or above, or have an intermediate or above technical title in accounting or related majors can apply for the examination, while ACCA can apply for the examination as long as you are over 16 years old, and there are no more requirements for academic qualifications and majors.

The International Certified Public Accountant is an international certified public accountant qualification certificate issued by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom, referred to as ACCA, which is a certified public accountant qualification in the field of global financial management and the most authoritative international certified public accountant qualification.

With the ACCA qualification you have the golden key to open the door to this career development, hence the name:"A passport to the international accounting community"。ACCA, with its global recognition and international respect, is fascinating, but it is also intimidating because of the difficulty of the all-English test and the high requirements for comprehensive ability.

It is divided into three stages of 14 courses, and each exam can only be taken for a maximum of 4 courses, students can take the P-stage exam after completing the F stage, and complete all the papers within 7 years after the start of the P-stage to obtain the ACCA qualification.

The Chinese certified public accountant refers to the person who has obtained the certificate of certified public accountant in China and practices in an accounting firm, the full name of the English name is certified public accountant, referred to as CPA, which refers to the professionals engaged in social auditing, intermediary auditing, and independent auditing.

A certified public accountant is a practitioner who has obtained a certified public accountant certificate in accordance with the law and is entrusted to engage in auditing, accounting consulting and accounting services.

As long as there are a certain number of full-time practitioners, including at least five certified public accountants; and not less than 300,000 yuan of registered capital; And it meets the business scope and other conditions stipulated by the financial department. It is possible to form an accounting firm with limited liability to assume responsibility for its liabilities for all its assets and to conduct an independent audit.

Recognition: The accreditation of international certified public accountants is very wide, and it is basically used worldwide; Certified Public Accountants, on the other hand, have a higher degree of recognition in China.