Rhode Island Society of CPA's
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The Rhode Island Society of CPAs
45 Royal Little Drive
Providence, RI 02904
Phone: 401-331-5720
Fax: 401-454-5780
Website: http://www.riscpa.org/
About us
The Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants is the statewide professional membership association exclusively for CPAs. RISCPA has a current membership of 1.500 individuals in public practice, in business and industry, in government, and in education. The Society is led by a 13-member Board of Directors, which includes five officers and 8 directors.
The Certified Public Accounting profession serves the public interest and the free enterprise system.
RISCPA was formed in 1905. The mission statement of the RISCPA is “To provide leadership and resources which promote to society the high standards of integrity and honor of the CPA profession and contribute to the success of our members.”
Today, RISCPA’s primary function has expanded to include providing continuing education opportunities, a variety of membership services for CPAs in Rhode Island, a strong committee structure, and clear, strong, and forward-looking leadership for the profession.
Members in public practice do so in firm sizes ranging from the sole practitioner to national firms with many staff in the office, and all sizes in between. The clientele they serve ranges from the individual taxpayer or businessperson to the very largest of international entities.
CPAs, in order to maintain thier individual licences, are required to complete 40 hours of continuing professional education annually to keep abreast of the constant changes to tax, audit, and regulatory laws, rulings, and standards. Courses sponsored by RISCPA, including some 60 seminars, and a variety of technical morning sessions.
Rhode Island CPAs are integral to the socio-economic fabric of our state. In addition to serving as independent and objective advisors to individuals and businesses, they are active as volunteers in their communities, providing their expertise gratis to myriad charities, causes, civic groups, foundations, and other not-for profit organizations.
Overview
The Rhode Island Society of CPAs (RISCPA) is an active professional organization of CPAs working together to improve the profession and serve the public interest. With 98 years of service to the accounting profession, the charge of the RISCPA is to assist our members and to provide support in enabling our members to perform quality professional services while serving the public interest. Some of our activities include:
- Promotes membership in the Society by all licensed CPAs.
- Provides a forum for personal and professional interaction to exchange ideas and experiences.
- Seeks to maintain the integrity of the CPA designation and the licensing process.
- Supports requirements for maintaining and enhancing members' professional competence.
- Provides standards of professional conduct and monitors performance to enforce the professional standards.
- Promotes the services performed by CPAs which encompass the integrity, objectivity and competence in the profession.
- Identifies and provides selected services to fulfill the needs of the diverse membership.
- Provides adequate and timely professional information to its members.
- Provides a variety of high quality education opportunities to assist members in continuing professional expertise.
- Represents the interests of its members to government, regulatory bodies, and other organizations for improved external relations.
