Will a JD education qualify you to be a CPA?

Answer by  iteach (63)

A JD will not automatically qualify you to be a CPA. The JD prepares you for the bar examination and further practice as a lawyer. If you happen yo specialize in tax or business law in your JD program you may learn many things that prepare you for the CPA title, but you still need to take a different exam.

Answer by  AnnaTeague (806)

No. You can take the CPA exam after completing a JD, but the JD does not automatically qualify you to be a CPA. The CPA exam has five parts, each of which must be passed, and if you do not pass all five parts on the first try, you retake the parts you did not pass.

Answer by  Ryan69 (52)

Not necessarily. A JD is a Juris Doctorate degree, meaning you have proven yourself a master of the law, not of accounting or finance.

Answer by  sususu (866)

As long as you have a bachelor's degree with a concentration in accounting and have taken at least 150 hours of academic credit (which is typically a bachelor's degree plus another year), then you can take the CPA exam with a JD education. The JD education alone won't guarantee qualification, though.

Answer by  Cassandradalla (228)

In the United States, the JD degree is awarded upon graduation from law school. It alone does not qualify some one to become a CPA (a Certified Public Accountant).

Answer by  Jon65 (787)

No. A juris doctorate degree will allow you to sit for the bar exam in a particular state. One will need required accounting courses to sit for the CPA exam.

Answer by  Gus28 (683)

No. A Juris Doctorate allows you status as an attorney upon passing the bar exam. A Certified Public Accountant has to take a similar examine to qualify in that profession.

Answer by  Anonymous

The correct term for the first professional law degree is Juris Doctor (Latin for 'of-jurisprudence doctor'). Juris Doctorate is incorrect.