Professional licensing has always been what makes a CPA a CPA. Those three simple letters stand for years of dedicated study, rigorous testing, extensive experience,…
The Value of Certification and Professional Experience
Perceptions of Accounting Faculty and Business School Deans
In Brief Undergraduate accounting programs have a mandate to prepare students to successfully sit for the CPA exam, yet relatively few faculty members within those…
My Life as an Accountant—and More
It’s Amazing What CPAs Can Do
Editor's Note: The following is an extended version of an article originally published in the February 2018 print issue. I was born in Uzbekistan during…
Three years ago, the server at the author's firm was hacked by a Russian scammer who got into the system by sending a phishing email…
My Life as an Accountant—and More
It’s Amazing What CPAs Can Do
I was born in Uzbekistan during the Soviet era. Growing up, I spoke Russian and Uzbek, and lived a very simple, modest life. But I…
Realizing My American Dream
It’s Amazing What CPAs Can Do
I will forever say that accounting is the best profession in the world and I am grateful to be a part of it. Some will…
On St. Patrick's Day 2016, dressed in a professional green suit, I successfully defended my PhD dissertation, crossing a stepping-stone on my path to living…
The Authors Respond
Response to Howard Levy
We would like to thank Howard Levy for his complimentary and complementary letter on our article. We initially included most of the “plain paper” financial…
It’s Amazing What CPAs Can Do
From a Farm in Taiwan to a Firm in New York
Editor's Note: This month we introduce what we hope will become a regular print and multimedia series of personal viewpoints by CPAs from all corners…
I was delighted to see Edward A. Weinstein's articulate and insightful account of his struggle to deactivate his New York CPA license in his letter,…
