Certified Public Accountant(CPA)
CPA is a globally recognized financial course offered by AICPA (The American Institute of Public Accountants ) USA.
A CPA is a trusted financial advisor who helps individuals, businesses, and other organizations plan and reach their financial goals
All CPAs are accountants, but not all accountants are CPAs.
Business Environment and concepts (BEC)
Business Environment and concept section is treated as one of the most challenging exams because of its extensive material and it deals with business and economic concepts. The CPA BEC section will help you to move one step further in business knowledge and help them apply the knowledge in real-world scenarios.
Business Environment and concepts covers:
- Business environment in general, and its core concepts.
- Foundational grounding in accounting and are exposed to underlying reasons for accounting implications
- Financial management information technology, and business strategies in addition to accounting concepts.
- Economic concepts, financial management, information systems and communications, strategic planning and operations management.
- Testing to determine different business strategies with their knowledge in strategic planning and market risks.
- Making financial decisions, forecasting trends in the market, and understanding internetâ??s implication in business.
The broad areas of CPA BEC syllabus and their weightage is as follows:
Business Environment and concepts | |
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Topic | Percentage |
Corporate Governance | 16% â?? 20% |
Economic Concepts and Analysis | 16% â?? 20% |
Financial Management | 19% â?? 23% |
Information Systems and Communications | 15% â?? 19% |
Strategic Planning | 10% â?? 14% |
Operations Management | 12% â?? 16% |