American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

  

Categories: Banking, Education

Home of the world's greatest party animals. Togas. Keggers. Naked fountain runs. Rumor has it their conferences make the court of Caligula look like a six-year-old's birthday party, but you won't find any of that on their website.

No, instead, their website includes information like they are the largest member association representing the accounting profession in the world, founded in 1887 with 418,000 members practicing in 143 countries. They say they set the ethical standards for the accounting profession, as well as accounting standards for various forms of organizations, from private companies to non-profits to governments. But come on. We know it's all about the parties.

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