About the Course
The Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licence is the gold standard for accountants who work with US GAAP, US audits and US taxation. The Uniform CPA Examination is developed by the AICPA and administered with NASBA, and the licence itself is issued by US State Boards of Accountancy. With US accounting and advisory work handled from India at scale, CPAs are in demand at the Big-4, global capability centres (GCCs) and multinational finance teams.
Our programme pairs concept mastery (the K in KICN) with hands-on application on real business cases, mentor-led confidence building and a network that converts your qualification into a career. You learn through live and recorded classes you can revisit anytime, backed by structured testing at every stage.
Who Is It For?
- University students and graduates in commerce who want a US accounting career
- M.Com, MBA and CA candidates who meet the credit requirement for the exam
- Working professionals in audit, tax and finance targeting Big-4 and GCC roles
Qualification Structure
| Section | Type | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| AUD | Core | Auditing & Attestation |
| FAR | Core | Financial Accounting & Reporting |
| REG | Core | Taxation & Regulation |
| BAR / ISC / TCP | Discipline (choose one) | Business Analysis & Reporting, Information Systems & Controls, or Tax Compliance & Planning |
You pass three Core sections plus one Discipline section of your choice. Each section is a 4-hour computer-based exam, and you can take the exam at Prometric test centres in India, in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram.
Curriculum Breakdown
- Ethics, professional responsibilities & general principles
- Assessing risk & planning the audit
- Performing procedures & gathering evidence
- Forming conclusions & reporting
- Financial reporting under US GAAP
- Select balance sheet accounts
- Select transactions
- Financial statements & disclosures
- Ethics & federal tax procedures
- Business law
- Federal taxation of individuals
- Federal taxation of entities & property transactions
- BAR: business analysis & technical accounting
- ISC: information systems, data & controls
- TCP: tax compliance & planning
- Mentor guidance to pick the discipline that fits your career
- Credit evaluation of your Indian degrees
- State board selection & application support
- Mock exams in the CPA exam format
- Guidance on licensing & experience requirements
What You'll Be Able To Do
- Prepare and analyse financial statements under US GAAP
- Plan and perform audits to international professional standards
- Handle US individual and business taxation with confidence
- Step into roles like Audit Associate, Tax Consultant and Financial Reporting Analyst