Texas Society Of Certified Public Accountants

THE TEXAS SOCIETY OF CPAS EXISTS TO SUPPORT ITS MEMBERS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVORS AND TO PROMOTE THE VALUE AND HIGH STANDARDS OF TEXAS CPAS.

MEMBER SERVICES: WITH MORE THAN 28,000 MEMBERS, TXCPA IS THE LARGEST, MOST INFLUENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE PROFESSIONALS IN TEXAS, DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER, AND PROMOTING AND PROTECTING THE VALUE OF THE CPA DESIGNATION. SINCE 1915, OUR MEMBERS HAVE COUNTED ON TXCPA FOR A WIDE ARRAY OF PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES AND TO STAY UP-TO-DATE ON CRITICAL PROFESSIONAL ISSUES. WE ADVANCE THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION IN TEXAS FROM INFLUENCING POLICY AND REGULATION, TO SHAPING THE PERCEPTION OF CPAS ACROSS THE STATE. WE PROTECT THE ETHICS, INTEGRITY AND HIGH STANDARDS OF OUR PROFESSION. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES, EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO MAINTAIN EXCELLENCE IN OUR WORK. WE DEFEND AND PROMOTE THE VALUE OF CPAS. WE ARE A POWERFUL BUSINESS NETWORK ACROSS THE STATE. IN CITIES BIG AND SMALL WE FORM A LOCAL COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTIVE FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES. AND AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WE ARE A BEACON FOR THE PROFESSION. OUR MEMBERS ARE HIGHLY TRAINED STRATEGIC ADVISORS, CIVIC LEADERS AND RESPECTED IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THEY REPRESENT THE BEST OF OUR FIELD, AND WE REPRESENT THEM AS THE ELITE BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS THEY ARE.

PEER REVIEW: 1,598 FIRMS PARTICIPATED, 116 REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED AND TECHNICAL REVIEW SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO TWO NEIGHBORING STATES. MEMBERS OF AICPA AND TXCPA ARE REQUIRED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE BYLAWS TO BE PRACTICING IN FIRMS THAT ARE ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED PRACTICE MONITORING PROGRAM IF THEY HAVE AN ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING PRACTICE. TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY RULES ALSO REQUIRE ALL TEXAS FIRMS IN PUBLIC PRACTICE TO BE ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED PRACTICE MONITORING PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED IN THE RULES SECTION 527.4 ENROLLMENT AND PARTICIPATION.A FIRM IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN PUBLIC PRACTICE IF IT PERFORMS COMPILATIONS OR REVIEWS UNDER THE STATEMENTS ON STANDARDS FOR ACCOUNTING AND REVIEW SERVICES, FORECASTS, PROJECTIONS OR ANY OTHER ENGAGEMENTS UNDER THE STATEMENTS ON STANDARDS FOR ATTESTATION ENGAGEMENTS, ANY AUDITS UNDER THE STATEMENTS ON AUDITING STANDARD OR GOVERNMENTAL AUDITING STANDARDS AND CERTAIN OTHER SPECIAL REPORTS.

REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE: ACCOUNTING PROFESSION, STATE TAXATION AND BUSINESS ISSUES TXCPA IS THE VOICE OF CPAS AT THE TEXAS CAPITOL AND ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, WORKING TO ADVANCE AND PROTECT THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION. TXCPA WORKS TO ENSURE STATE LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION TO THE STATE ECONOMY AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROFESSIONS OPINIONS ARE RESPECTED AND UNDERSTOOD.