Financial Accounting Standards Board The designated private sector organization in the U.S. that establishes financial accounting and reporting standards. FASB standards are recognized as authoritative by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is the largest professional organization of accountants in the United States of America. It has a dual role, serving both the needs of its members, Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), as well as setting Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) and playing a role in defining Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States.
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Certified Public Accountant Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) are accounting professionals of the United States who have passed the Uniform CPA exam, which was developed and is maintained by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and have subsequently met additional state requirements for licensure as a CPA. Only CPAs are professionally licensed to provide to the public, attestation (including auditing) opinions on publicly disseminated financial statements. Many states prohibit those without a CPA license to call themselves a "public accountant". According to the National Society of Accountants, the "public accountant" does exist nationwide subject to certain exceptions.
Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is one of the largest professional organization of accountants in the world, with 320,000 students and members in 160 countries. (ACCA) has an extensive network of over 70 staffed offices and other centres around the world.
ACCA offers four core qualifications:
Public Accounts Committee A Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a parliamentary committee responsible for overseeing government expenditures to ensure they are effective and honest.