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Portrait of the Italian Luca Pacioli, painted by Jacopo de' Barbari, 1495, (Museo di Capodimonte).

Pacioli is regarded as the Father of Accounting.

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is the title of qualified accountants in numerous countries in the English-speaking world.

It is generally equivalent to the title of chartered accountant in other English-speaking countries.

In the United States, the CPA is a license to provide accounting services to the public.

It is awarded by each of the 50 states for practice in that state.

Additionally, all states except Hawaii have passed mobility laws to allow CPAs from other states to practice in their state.

State licensing requirements vary, but the minimum standard requirements include passing the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination, 150 semester units of college education, and one year of accounting-related experience.

Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations.

Accounting, which has been called the "language of business", measures the results of an organization's economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of stakeholders, including investors, creditors, management, and regulators.

Practitioners of accounting are known as accountants.

The terms "accounting" and "financial reporting" are often used as synonyms.

An accountant is a practitioner of accounting or accountancy.

Accountants who have demonstrated competency through their professional associations' certification exams are certified to use titles such as Chartered Accountant, Chartered Certified Accountant or Certified Public Accountant, or Registered Public Accountant.

Such professionals are granted certain responsibilities by statute, such as the ability to certify an organization's financial statements, and may be held liable for professional misconduct.

Non-qualified accountants may be employed by a qualified accountant, or may work independently without statutory privileges and obligations.

A tax advisor or tax consultant is a person with advanced training and knowledge of tax law.

The services of a tax advisor are usually retained in order to minimize taxation while remaining compliant with the law in complicated financial situations.

Tax Advisors are also retained to represent clients before tax authorities and tax courts to resolve tax issues.