Accounting: Background - and a little humor

Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, the global voice of the accounting and finance profession, founded by the American Institute of CPAs and The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Founded in 1919 as the National Association of Cost Accountants

Resources for Students

Romeo, G. C., & Kyj, L. S. (1998). The forgotten accounting association: The Institute of Accounts. Accounting Historians Journal, 25(1), 29-55.

Founded in 1916, the American Accounting Association is the largest community of accountants in academia.

Since 1898, The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) serves the needs of CPAs, accounting professionals and students in public practice, business & industry, government and education.

"The NJCPA Scholarship Fund provides one-year college scholarships to accounting students at New Jersey colleges who are currently in their second year (community college) . . . ."

In 1921, 25 years after the first certified public accountant (CPA) certificate was granted in the U.S., John W. Cromwell, Jr. became the first Black CPA. He opened a door through which thousands of other Black accountants would eventually pass. Watch/listen to Ralph Albert Thomas, CPA, CGMA interview representative black CPAs.

This Exam includes four sections:
Auditing and Attestation (AUD)
Business Environment and Concepts (BEC)
Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR)
Regulation (REG)

The CPA Exam Blueprints detail the minimum level of knowledge and skills you must have to qualify for initial licensure.

Including Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations: CPA / CMA / CIA / CISA / ABV / CITP / PFS

New Jersey offers the NASBA Advisory Evaluation Service. . . to identify any deficiencies in your education before applying.

Enter a term (e.g. accountants or bookkeepers) in the open search box - the box surrounded by blue.

Sinclair, R. C. (2015). A study of the scarcity of qualified applicants for governmental accounting positions. Phoenix: University of Phoenix (PhD thesis).

Three winners are from New Jersey: Andrew Coombs, Victoria Ghafoor, Brian Rose.

From The Robert Half Blog

From Humoropedia

Statistics of Income

J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. shows the prime rates from 1983 to present,

The H.15 release contains daily interest rates for selected U.S. government and Federal Reserve series. It is published every business day except holidays.

Fiolleau, K., & Kaplan, S. E. (2017). Recognizing ethical issues: An examination of practicing industry accountants and accounting students: JBE. Journal of Business Ethics, 142(2), 259-276. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-016-3154-2

In June 2005, the IESBA issued a revised Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants. The revised Code establishes a conceptual framework for all professional accountants to ensure compliance with the five fundamental principles of ethics: