I wish they would do away with the CPA or at least make only people in audit require it.

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Agreed, the cpa is pointless. You learn everything on the job anyways. I’ve been rated a high performer and been promoted early. I’ve never seen or thought to myself, “wow, without the knowledge I acquired through the cpa exam, I wouldn’t have been able to complete this task.” It’s such a pointless credential.

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That’s not what the CPA is. It’s also the case with almost every professional certification.

It’s not about imparting you with some great, unobtainable knowledge. it’s simply proving that YOU as a candidate have the basic level of intellect, willpower and tenacity to be in a job that requires them.

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What’s next? Should they get rid of the bar exam and the medical exam? Based on the arguments here, as long as you studied then you are good to be a doctor even if you didn’t pass the board exam. Query would you take your kid to such a self proclaimed doctor? If answer is no, then same applies to CPA.

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“I’ve been rated a high performer” - literally everyone on this app

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It’s how B4 make people feel good. Tell everyone that isn’t getting a PIP they’re a high performer. Of course these “high performers” magically get median bonuses.

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At least then us audit folks might actually get paid a premium for having such sacred knowledge. 🧐

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Are you in tax? Tbh to be effective in many tax positions, you have to understand GAAP.

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Maybe it isn’t necessary if you work on individuals, but it’s pretty essential for any work that involves a company giving you GAAP trial balances.

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Just study for the test and move on.

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Bad post. Move on

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Apparently you can move up in tax with an EA designation 🤷‍♂️

Some industry Managers/VPs/Controllers don’t have CPAs too

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Probably depends on group. I know two EA managers and they qualified for cpa.

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Not saying that everything I learned for the CPA was worth it, but I have used something from it in one way or another each step of my career. And while I think a lot of the exams were wasteful efforts, there were some instances where I’ve worked with people who would’ve benefitted quite a bit from studying for the CPA if only so I wouldn’t have to explain basic accounting to someone who is getting paid to do accounting

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