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Originally Posted by Box
I think we should just change the way we think about CPA standards so that as long as someone meets standards, they get to be a CPA...
even if they are serving a sentence for any criminal offense; including incarceration, probation (supervised or unsupervised), parole, or conditionally suspended sentence, felony convictions relating to tax fraud, and other forms of financial misdeeds should ALL be overlooked as long as the applicant meets the standard...
Because when standards are properly crafted and kept, it ensures that only qualified people make it into the profession...regardless of gender or anything else.
Because it's all about the standard right?
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Exactly. They can't be a CPA because that doesn't meet the standard (whether set by the Board of Accountancy or the Internal Revenue Service in the case of tax fraud). For example, if you are a felon, you can't be a CPA. So yes, as long as the standard is properly crafted, it doesn't matter who it is. If they don't meet the standard, they can't be in the profession.