You will have to decide, first of all, whether what you want is an international qualification or a national one. International qualifications pave the way to accounting jobs around the world. National accounting qualifications enable you to work in your own country, but sometimes accounting organizations will cross-recognise each other, i.e. membership in one organization will be recognized by another accounting organization.…

There can often be confusion about the various classifications which accountants can have and the meaning which they have. There are various terms used from charted to uncharted, CPA, ACCA, CMA and ICAS to general public the world of accounting can be an extremely confusing one. No matter what the qualification you will always get good versions and bad versions of accountants with the same qualification. However to keep things simple the best solution when it comes to choosing an accountant…

There are many different forms of accountant, with varying qualifications and services offered. With this in mind it can be very difficult to know what services you actually need and which accountant is the best for meeting your requirements. There are two key different types of account, they are a chartered accountant and a non chartered accountant. Put simply the main differentiation between these two terms is that a chartered accountant or accountancy firm is governed by a professional…