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Amit Sharma
Beginner-Level 5
Considering the effort of time you invest in higher education, the difficulty level of the exams and career opportunities after passing, the CPA course is the best choice of all the 4. With CPA you have just 4 exams to clear with convenience of choosing your exam papers in a timeframe of your choice. Normally CPA takes 12-18 months to complete. For detailed information on CPA course check out https://cpa.mileseducation.com.
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Amit Sharma
Beginner-Level 5
Career opportunities include Big4 (Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, E&Y), top global audit firms (BDO, Grant Thornton), US MNCs (Accenture, Cognizant, Genpact) and many Indian MNCs listed in the US markets. Salary packages start in the range of 4.5 lacs per annum for freshers and can go up to 7-8 lacs per annum for experienced candidates depending on their profile and opportunities.
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Amit Sharma
Beginner-Level 5
Yes, you are eligible for the CPA course once you complete your graduation.
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Amit Sharma
Beginner-Level 5
Hi Prerna,
Below is a comparison of all the options you are looking forward to. The Indian CA course has 23 exams and it could take you 4-5 years to make it. It doesn't work for Canada. The ACCA course has 13 exams that take on an average 3-4 years to clear. You also need 3 years relevant work experience. CPA Canada requires you to have 8 years of work experience and 6 exam subjects which you can clear in 2-3 years.
Now the US CPA requires you to clear just 4 subjects which you can do in 12-18 months and 2 years of relevant work experience. Check out more on CPA course on > https://cpa.mileseducation.com
Below is a comparison of all the options you are looking forward to. The Indian CA course has 23 exams and it could take you 4-5 years to make it. It doesn't work for Canada. The ACCA course has 13 exams that take on an average 3-4 years to clear. You also need 3 years relevant work experience. CPA Canada requires you to have 8 years of work experience and 6 exam subjects which you can clear in 2-3 years.
Now the US CPA requires you to clear just 4 subjects which you can do in 12-18 months and 2 years of relevant work experience. Check out more on CPA course on > https://cpa.mileseducation.com
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Amit Sharma
Beginner-Level 2
Answer depends on the career path you choose.
If you want to pursue career as auditor / public accountant with an audit or accounting firm CPA is the right course. On the other hand if you feel you want to pursue career as a finance manager working on finance and accounting for businesses, CMA is the right course for you. Interestingly, there is an overlap of course content with CPA and CMA. CPA course has 4 subjects - AUD, REG, FAR and BEC. More course details here https://cpa.mileseducation.com/
CMA course has 1overlapping subject - FAR and a fair overlap of BEC in the second subject financial decision making. More course details here
If you want to pursue career as auditor / public accountant with an audit or accounting firm CPA is the right course. On the other hand if you feel you want to pursue career as a finance manager working on finance and accounting for businesses, CMA is the right course for you. Interestingly, there is an overlap of course content with CPA and CMA. CPA course has 4 subjects - AUD, REG, FAR and BEC. More course details here https://cpa.mileseducation.com/
CMA course has 1overlapping subject - FAR and a fair overlap of BEC in the second subject financial decision making. More course details here
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Sutapa MoitraWorking for 28 yrs in garment fashion industy
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Hi,
Yes, you can. The criterion to meet the eligibility for CPA exam for most of the US jurisdictions is that you need 120 credit points for writing the exam and 150 credit points for getting the CPA license and an accounting degree that is at least equivalent to US baccalaureate. M.Com programme from a recognized university in India will certainly help you to get the required credit hours for writing the CPA exam and for attaining the CPA license later. You need to follow a process to write the CPA exam.
Yes, you can. The criterion to meet the eligibility for CPA exam for most of the US jurisdictions is that you need 120 credit points for writing the exam and 150 credit points for getting the CPA license and an accounting degree that is at least equivalent to US baccalaureate. M.Com programme from a recognized university in India will certainly help you to get the required credit hours for writing the CPA exam and for attaining the CPA license later. You need to follow a process to write the CPA exam.
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Shail Oberoi
Guide-Level 14
The decision would be based on your interest areas and long term career plans. If you want to pursue a career in finance /accounts then CPA is a better option. However, if you want to move into general management / other areas then MBA would be better.
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Shweta Singh
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Both the courses have equal benefits. If you want to work abroad then ACCA has more scope and if you want to work in America then CPA. In Middle East, both are recognised.
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kajal soniPursuing FRM part 1 from edupristine
Guide-Level 11
ACCA and CPA are both related to accountancy. One who wants to acquire higher levels of job roles and grow in accountancy career should have either ACCA or CPA qualification. Kindly go with this link:
https://www.google.co.in/url?q=https://www.quora.com/ACCA-or-CPA-Which-is-Better-and-Widely-Recognised&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi2utzv-NPfAhVbeXAKHc2VDaAQFjABegQICxAB&usg=AOvVaw1zN-gNgkfBrQc-laoPDmH
https://www.google.co.in/url?q=https://www.quora.com/ACCA-or-CPA-Which-is-Better-and-Widely-Recognised&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi2utzv-NPfAhVbeXAKHc2VDaAQFjABegQICxAB&usg=AOvVaw1zN-gNgkfBrQc-laoPDmH
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