Colorado Certified Public Accountants | CPA | Credentials, Certifications & Accreditations

	American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants The AICPA is a premier professional national association for Certified Public Accountant (CPAs) in the United States, with more than 330,000 members. Its origins go back to 1887 when the American Association of Public Accountants was formed. The AICPA is extensively involved in various member services, education and publishing, professional ethical practices, enforcement of professional standards, research, and peer review.
	Colorado Society of CPAs The Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) is the statewide, not-for-profit, professional association serving Colorado CPAs and the public for over 100 years. Founded in 1904, the CSCPA comprises over 8,500 members who live and work in Colorado, as well as across the globe. Members are CPAs in public practice, industry, education, and government; non-CPAs on the professional staff of a Colorado CPA or CPA firm; Colorado accounting faculty; accounting professionals employed in industry; and students enrolled in a qualified accounting program at a Colorado college or university. CPAs must meet stringent continuing education requirements to keep their Colorado CPA certificates active and to retain their CSCPA membership.
	Certified Public Accountants (CPA) The term certified refers to the licensing to carry on business as a CPA and meeting the standards as promulgated by the American Institute of CPAs and the various state societies. To be initially licensed, an individual must pass a rigorous examination, which is uniform among the states, and then obtain a certain amount of experience working for a firm which performs examinations of financial statements and renders a report upon them. State authorities confer the title on those who pass the Uniform CPA Examination, administered by the (AICPA) and who satisfy the experience requirement of the particular state (e.g., Colorado requires two years of public accounting experience). The CPA is licensed to render an audit opinion on the fairness of a company's financial statements.
	Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center To help CPAs meet the challenges of performing quality audits in this unique and complex area, the AICPA has established the Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center, a firm-based voluntary membership center for firms that audit employee benefit plans. Employee benefit plan audits include pension, health and welfare, and 401(k) plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) under the regulatory authority of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
	Governmental Audit Quality Center The Governmental Audit Quality Center promotes the importance of quality governmental audits and the value of such audits to purchasers of governmental audit services. The Center is a voluntary membership center for CPA firms and state audit organizations that perform governmental audits. For purposes of the Center, governmental audits include single audits, financial statement audits of both governments and not-for-profit organizations, and audits performed under the HUD Consolidated Audit Guide.
	Certified Valuation Analyst Certified Valuation Analysts (CVA) performs valuations of business enterprises. The CVA designation is limited to CPA's who have met the educational and testing requirements of the Association. CVA’s must meet continuing education requirements and peer quality reviews to maintain the designation.
	Certified Information Technology Professional The CITP, unlike other credentialing programs, is awarded only to CPAs who are members of the AICPA. Accordingly, this credential mandates the highest professional standards of any information technology credential. The CITP combines information assurance and information management expertise that makes a CPA among the most trusted business advisor. The CITP serves as the "bridge" between business and technology leveraging the CPA's strategic and general business skills.
	Certified Fraud Examiner The Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential denotes proven expertise in fraud prevention, detection and deterrence. CFEs are trained to identify the warning signs and red flags that indicate evidence of fraud and fraud risk. To become a CFE, an individual must pass a rigorous test on the four major disciplines that comprise the fraud examination body of knowledge: fraud prevention and deterrence, fraudulent financial transactions, fraud investigation, and legal elements of fraud.
	Accredited in Business Valuation The AICPA’s ABV designation is awarded to CPAs who provide evidence of substantial experience in business valuation, and who have passed a written exam covering the business valuation common body of knowledge. CPAs with the ABV designation must re-certify every three years, demonstrating continued involvement in the business valuation discipline and completing professional education requirements.
	Certified in Financial Forensics The AICPA’s CFF designation combines specialized forensic accounting expertise with the core knowledge and skills that make CPAs among the most trusted business advisers. It encompasses fundamental and specialized forensic accounting skills that CPA practitioners apply in a variety of service areas. To qualify, a CPA must be an AICPA member in good standing, have at least five years of experience in practicing accounting, and meet minimum requirements in relevant business experience and continuing professional education.
	Certified Forensic Accountant The Certified Forensic Accountant, Cr.FA® program equips Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) with the tools to provide competent and professional forensic accounting services in both litigation support (providing assistance on a given case, primarily related to the calculation or estimation of economic damages and related issues) and investigative accounting. The Cr.FA program requires individuals to hold an active CPA license and pass an intensive exam covering forensic accounting procedures and investigations. The Cr.FA credential covers material and topics that are not a part of standard CPA training to expand knowledge well beyond previous instruction, and provide training on advanced tools and knowledge within the forensic accounting profession.
	Personal Financial Specialist The AICPA saw the need to develop a specialty credential in financial planning exclusively for CPAs, because in a competitive marketplace clients consider specialty credentials to be proof of knowledge and skill. The Personal Financial Specialist Credential (PFS) was created in 1987 for the sole purpose of distinguishing the skills and reputation of CPAs in the broader financial planning market; to set them apart from the "alphabet soup" of other financial planning credentials and to give them an advantage in the marketplace.
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