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Summary: A certified public accounting license is required to be able to sign financial documents like tax returns and audited financial statements. See how a CPA license will help with career upward mobility and lead to fancy business cards with ideas from a certified public account in this free video on accounting.
Shanis Windland has a Bachelors of Science degree in accounting from Central Washington University. She is a certified public accountant licensed in the state of Washington. Windland...read more
"In this clip we're going to talk about, what you can do with a CPA license. One of the most important things you can do with a CPA license is to sign financial documents. Most public accounting firms won't allow you to sign tax returns without a CPA license, and you definitely can't sign audited financial statements until you have your CPA license, so you actually get to put your name on your work. With a CPA license on top of just an accountant degree, you'll have a lot of career upward mobility, that designation is looked for in almost every job search and is definitely a plus. And the most important and exciting thing is that you get to include that CPA designation next to your name on your business cards, on your signature, and that's pretty exciting after you've worked so hard for it."
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