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A Guide to Accounting Careers

Intuit

Auditing Jobs Auditing involves examining financial statements of organizations to ensure accuracy and compliance with laws and regulations or improvements to processes and internal controls. To become an auditor, you typically need an accounting degree and may also need to obtain auditing certification.

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How to become an accountant

Accounting Tools

A basic bookkeeping position requires training in a two-year associates degree program, while anyone wanting to get on the track to becoming a controller or audit partner must obtain an accounting degree from a certified four-year program. If you do not intend to become a CPA, then the CMA exam is the better choice.

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15 Important Signs That You Need a New Bookkeeper

Remote Quality Bookkeeping

These deadlines shouldn’t be missed because you risk paying fines or paying more in taxes—not to mention you invite a time-consuming business audit. Your bookkeeper should be aware of deadlines and file all necessary paperwork within the given period.

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What Is Full-Charge Bookkeeping? Everything You Need to Know

Less Accounting

A full-charge bookkeeper is not a certified public accountant. Full-charge bookkeepers can help prepare financial statements and tax returns, which the employer submits to CPA for review or audit. Full-charge bookkeepers usually don’t provide advice on tax planning or try to act as financial advisors.

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Who Are Accountants Voting For?

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Should he, having an associate's degree in accounting and being a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, should he look into getting the certified bookkeeper license? [00:06:30] Now, I'm aware of that license and I actually, at the very beginning of my bookkeeping career, considered doing that. Bookkeeping down 1.2%