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To become a lawyer and accountant, you will need to obtain two degrees: a juris doctorate, or law degree, and a bachelor's degree in accounting. In order to receive licensing as both a lawyer and Certified Public Accountant, you will need to take state exams in both disciplines. Here are some tips to assist in navigating the process... more »
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An Accountant is a practitioner of accountancy, which is the measurement, disclosure or provision of assurance about financial information that helps managers, investors, tax authorities and other decision makers make resource allocation decisions.
The word "Accountant" is derived from the French word Compter which took its origin from the Latin word Computare. The word was formerly written in English as "Accomptant", but in process of time the word, which was always pronounced by dropping the "p", became gradually changed both in pronunciation and in orthography to its present form.Pixley, Francis William: Accountancy - constructive and recording accountancy (Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd, London, 1900), p4
The Big Four are the largest employers of accountants worldwide.
Commonwealth of Nations & Ireland
In the United Kingdom, Canada, Australlia and several other Commonwealth of Nations countries, the equivalents of Certified Public Accountant (CPA) include Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA), Chartered Accountant (CA or ACA), Chartered Management Accountant, International Accountant (AAIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA - Ireland and CPA - Hong Kong), Certified General Accountant (CGA - Canada), Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA - Australia) and members of the NIA (Australia).
United Kingdom
*A Chartered Certified Accountant must be a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (designatory letters ACCA or FCCA).
*A Chartered Accountant must be a member of one of the following:
**the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) (designatory letters ACA or FCA)
**the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) (designatory letters CA)
**the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (ICAI)
**a recognised equivalent body from another Commonwealth country (designatory letters being CA (name of country) e.g. CA (Canada))
*A Chartered Management Accounta read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accountant
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