USCPA协会拟考虑颁发国际准会员资格给国际考生
类似ACCA，USCPA协会也正在考虑颁发国际准会员资格给国际考生！而目前只有通过考试并取得某一个州的执业执照后，才可以称自己为(US)CPA. 如果能够给予国际考生准会员资格，相信会驱使更多的人参加USCPA考试，毕竟更多的考生并没有移民或定居美国的打算，并且美国方面也可以借机小赚一把，帮助他们尽快走出经济危机。(以下摘自USCPA网站)
Q: If I am an USCPA International Associate member, can I call myself a CPA?
A: Criteria for the International Associate membership classification is currently under consideration. We anticipate applications will be available in early summer.
Criteria for the International Associate membership classification is currently under consideration. We anticipate applications will be available in early summer.
If you were to come to the U.S., the letters you would be able to use after your name would depend entirely on the state where you reside. Some states prohibit persons without a CPA license granted by that state to enhance the term “accountant in any way on their business cards or letterheads. This means that you could not use “CA” or “CPA” in those states, even if you held those designations in your country (or even sometimes another U.S. state).
The reason for these laws is to avoid confusion in the market place. Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are accounting professionals of the United States who have passed the Uniform CPA Exam and have met additional state-specific requirements for licensure as a CPA. CPAs are professionally licensed to provide attestation (including auditing) opinions on publicly disseminated financial statements. The state laws are designed to ensure that it is perfectly clear who holds a license in that state, and who does not. In fact, similar laws are in place in many other countries for the same reason.
It is prohibited for those without a CPA license granted by the state where they intend to practice to use the letters “CA” or “CPA” after their names, even if they hold those designations in their countries (or even another U.S. state), unless they specifically indicate that it is a designation granted by that other jurisdiction.
In your country, you must comply with your country’s laws and regulations with respect to what titles or designations you may or may not use after your name.
Becoming an USCPA International Associate does not confer any designation or license. An International Associate may only use the words USCPA International Associate on business cards and letterhead.
7. If I am an USCPA International Associate member, and I am also a member of a professional accounting association that is a full-member of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), what letters or title may I use behind my name in my country? In the U.S.?
而在美国方面做出决定之前，如果您已经通过了USCPA考试，且自愿加入USCPA协会，缴纳会费，履行后续教育要求，即使您尚未取得某一个州的执业执照，您也可以使用这样的称谓：USCPA International Associate，但是您还不能使用“CPA”或“PA”这样的称谓。
Becoming an USCPA International Associate does not confer any designation or license.Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are accounting professionals of the United States who have passed the Uniform CPA Exam and have met additional state-specific requirements for licensure as a CPA. Only CPAs are professionally licensed to provide attestation (including auditing) opinions on publicly disseminated financial statements. Many states prohibit individuals without a CPA license from calling themselves a public accountant, Certified Public Accountant or other similar description.
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