Six Little Known Facts about CPAs

When most people think about CPAs, they think of math whizzes, and of brainiacs who are in charge of how their companies spend money. While in some cases CPAs may be math whizzes or brainiacs, there’s actually more to them than what meets the eye.

Here are six little known facts about CPAs:

No Four Year Degree Necessary

Despite common misconceptions, you don’t have to have a 4-year degree to be a CPA. In fact, a 2-year degree will suffice just fine. An online course will also suffice just as long as you learn the material necessary to take the CPA exam.

CPAs are in High Demand

In the United States, CPAs are generally in high demand, and more demand often means more competition. While a 4-year degree doesn’t guarantee you will win the job, you do want to make sure you are doing everything possible to stand above all of the other competition.

CPAs Can Help You Fire Bad Employees

A good CPA knows how to work not only with your finances but also with other relevant business issues. They’re able to look at data and determine not only what’s costing you money but whose job is costing you money. This could easily turn into a recommendation from your CPA to let certain employees go if it’s discovered that their jobs have become bad company investments.

Most Accountants Love Their Jobs

According to a survey of thousands of CPAs from across the United States, it was determined that most CPAs love their jobs. In fact, 7 out of 10 stated that if they could do it all over again they would still choose accounting as their career.

Accountants Play a Huge Role at the Academy Awards

During the Academy Awards many people spend hours gushing over their favorite actors and actresses when people should really be gushing over the accountants. Prior to the show, accountants hired by the Academy literally go and count every single ballot by hand.

Accounting Jobs Pay Extremely Well

This may or may not be surprising to many, but accounting jobs pay extremely well. The increased demand for new hires actually makes accounting jobs even more lucrative.

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