Certified Public Accountant
Certificate - CPA®

Course Overview

Baker Tilly presents the professional certificate Certified Public Accountant (CPA®) accredited by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) based in the United States of America, giving international professional accreditation for cadres working in the field of financial accounting or auditing.

1. About The Certified Public Accountant (CPA®)

   The Certified Public Accountant (CPA) occupies a prominent position in the accounting community. Holders of CPA designation enjoy the respect of accounting society and get the full opportunity to be qualified for taking over leading positions in their area. CPA designation provides professional features to CPAs accounting practices. The importance of CPA certificate study is stemming from the increased demand on CPAs, particularly accountants and auditors.

2. Certifying Body

   The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) based in the United States of America.

Course Objectives

This review course is designed to enable you to demonstrate:

• Gain the knowledge necessary for the CPA examinations.
• Qualify to effectively and brilliantly pass the CPA examinations.
• Gain practical knowledge relevant and applicable to their day-to-day work.
• Gain superior skills in auditing and financial accounting.

Who Should Attend This Course?

• External and Internal Auditors

• Financial Managers and Accounting Department Heads

• Company and Bank Accountants

• Finance Managers and Specialists in Public & Private Sectors

Course Outline

Baker Tilly delivers the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Certificate review program in Kuwait using the Curricula approved by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), using Wiley learning System, based on 4 constituent parts covering the curricula required for the CPA exam, detailed as follows:

Part 1: Auditing & Attestation

• Engagement Planning & Assessing Risks
• Understanding Internal Control & Assessing Risks
• Understanding Internal Control & Assessing Risks
• Responding to Risk Assessment
• Professional Responsibilities
• Reporting
• Accounting & Review Services
• Audit Sampling-AUDS/ Auditing with Technology-ATEC

Part 2: Financial Accounting and Reporting

• Basic Theory and Financial Reporting
• Inventory
• Fixed Assets
• Monetary Current Assets and Liabilities
• Investment
• Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities / Miscellaneous
• Governmental Accounting
• Non-For-Profit Accounting
• Present Value
• Statement of cash flows / Business combinations
• Business combinations
• Deferred Taxes
• Stockholders’ Equity

Part 3: Regulation

• Contracts
• Sales / Commercial Paper
• Agency / Regulation of Employment
• Secured Transactions / Debtor – Creditor Relationship
• Professional Responsibilities / Federal Securities Acts
• Bankruptcy / Property / Insurance
• Individual Taxation
• Transactions in Property / Gift and Estate Tax
• Partnership Taxation
• Corporate Taxation

Part 4: Business Environment & Concepts

• Corporate Governance, Internal Control & Enterprise Risk Management
• Corporate Governance / Cost Measurement
• Cost Measurement
• Information Technology
• Economics, Strategy, and Globalization
• Performance Measures
• Planning, Control, and Analysis
• Financial Risk management and Capital Budgeting
• Financial Management

Eligibility

at least a bachelor’s degree

Review Course Details

Test Venue : State of Kuwait
No. of Days : 53 days
Review Course Date: : 16 November 2019 – 19 May 2020
Course Timing : 5:00 – 9:00 pm
Course Material : English
Course Language : 50% English 50% Arabic
Course Venue : Fully Equipped Training Facility at 5 stars hotel