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The Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) is a professional membership organization headquartered in Tallahassee. The FICPA represents approximately 18,500 CPAs and accounting professionals in Florida and beyond. Deborah Curry, CPA, CGMA, is the FICPA's President/CEO and Mia Thomas, CPA, is the Institute's 2015-2016 Chair of the Board. The FICPA provides opportunities for professional development, knowledge sharing, networking,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.accountingedu.org/florida-cpa.html )〕 community involvement, leadership and camaraderie while lobbying the Florida Legislature on issues that affect CPAs and promoting the CPA designation. The FICPA also works closely with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation to warn the public from using unlicensed CPAs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/CPAPressRelease1_22_15.html )〕 It is also one of the 11 nonprofit members of the Federation of Schools of Accountancy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thefsa.org/nonprofit_associations.html )〕 In December 2014, Forbes listed FICPA number 19 on The 100 Must-Follow Tax Twitter Feeds. == History == The FICPA was founded in 1905.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://warrington.ufl.edu/accounting/gallery/AcctFL.asp )〕 Walter Mucklow, T.G. Hutchinson and two other Florida accountants envisioned an association that would promote the exchange of ideas; enhance confidence in public accountants among businessmen; and encourage a high standard of efficiency in the science of accounting and the art of bookkeeping. These four men lobbied the Legislature and pushed through the first accountancy law in the Southern states. They created an accountancy exam. In 1916, they organized into a group of CPAs under the name of the Florida Society of Certified Public Accountants. In 1955, the Florida Society of Certified Public Accountants was renamed the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA). At the time, there were 811 members and 350 candidates sat for the CPA exam. With interests in building a governmental relations program, the Board of Governors voted in 1979 to relocate the FICPA's headquarters to Tallahassee, Florida. In 1985, the FICPA moved into its new, official headquarters within walking distance of the Florida State Capitol. Four years later, the building was expanded. When it celebrated its 100-year anniversary on April 20, 2005, it represented more than 18,400 CPAs throughout Florida. Authors Lloyd "Buddy" Turman and Heidi Tyline King published a paperback book titled "(FICPA: Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants )" in 2005 commemorating the milestone. The FICPA aims to uphold the high standards of the accounting profession and ensure its continued growth and success. The organization employs 65 association professionals, who focus on programs to enhance members' competency and professionalism; support standards of independence, integrity and objectivity that also are in the public interest; promote community involvement; and monitor and actively participate in the public policy-making process. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Florida Institute of CPAs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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