In response to a Treasury Department request for comments.In response to a Treasury Department request for comments, the AICPA AICPA See American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). National CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. Financial Literacy Financial literacy is the ability of individuals to make appropriate decisions in managing their personal finances. Raising levels of financial literacy is now a focus of government programmes in countries including[1] Australia, Japan, the United States and the UK. Commission encouraged the development of an education strategy for promoting universal financial literacy in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. (www.aicpa.org/financialliteracy/download/aicpa_comment_letter_11_04.pdf) and emphasized the skills CPAs can contribute to such an effort. The Institute established the commission to lead the profession in improving Americans' ability to understand and manage their finances. |
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