Benefits of the CITP Credential

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Benefits of the CITP Credential

• Presented by
• the AICPA

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Agenda

• CITP Credential Overview and benefits
• QA session

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Certified Information Technology Professional
(CITP)
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What Is A CITP?

• A CITP is a CPA
• Credentialed by the AICPA
• Recognized for their unique ability to bridge
  between business and technology
• Who has achieved a combination of IT-related
  certifications, degrees, continuing education and
  business experience providing them with a wide
  range of documented IT competency

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For CPAs in a CPA Firm

• Having a CITP on staff
• Helps your firm to stay competitive
• Helps the firms leadership stay current on
  technology enablement
• Provides your firm with an IT resource that
  possesses a combination of accounting and IT
  experience

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For CPAs Providing IT Consulting Services

• Having CITP consultants on staff is a competitive
  differentiator
• CITPs help bridge the gap between business and
  technology
• As a CPA and you are the trusted advisor to
  clients
• A CITP is a trusted professional governed by
  established professional standards and a strict
  Code of Ethics

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For CPAs in Industry

• CITPs are great team members
• Provides the organization a resource who can
  translate technical information into
  results-oriented business language that key
  decision makers can understand
• Individuals possessing the CITP generally have
  invested a great deal in their education and
  training and tend to take ownership of their role
  in the business, with a stakeholder and
  enterprise orientation

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Why You Should Become A CITP

• Only CPAs can be CITPs, further differentiating
  your unique blend of skills in the marketplace
• As a CPA.CITP you can uniquely blend business
  acumen with IT expertise for your organization
• CITP is the mark of excellence for CPA business
  technology professionals who are leaders in
  industry, public practice, government, consulting
  and academia

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Why You Should Become a CITP

• CITP gives you the opportunity to move into new
  technology-related roles and opportunities
• CITP elevates the CPA business technology
  professionals to the executive level as an
  integral part of business planning
• CITP affirms your value as an IT specialist and
  increases your value to your employer or clients

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Additional CITP Credential Holder Benefits

• Membership in the IT Section
• CITP Discussion Forum and Networking Sessions
• CITP Marketing Toolkit
• Monthly CITP Chair letters and exclusive
  resources and content on the IT Center Website
• Conference discounts and special networking
  opportunities for CITPs at the annual AICPA TECH
  Conference
• Bi-Monthly CITP Webinars

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IT Section Member Program Benefits

• Participation in the AICPA's annual Top
  Technologies Initiative
• Access to guides and practice tools including Top
  Technology tools and resources
• The annual AICPA TECH Conference
• Discounted conference registration
• Networking with other members
• Subscription to CPA Technology Advisor
• Regularly distributed communications

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How to Qualify 3 Things

• Hold a valid and unrevoked CPA certificate issued
  by a legally constituted state authority and be a
  member in good standing of the AICPA
• Complete the CITP application and receive an
  evaluated score of at least 100 points
• Pay a CITP Program Enrollment Fee of 550

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How To Apply to Become a CITP

• Complete the application
• Reflect on your business experience, testing and
  learning over the past five years related to the
  CITP Body of Knowledge

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How To Apply to Become a CITP

• Account any qualifying degrees and certifications
• Account for the past 5 years
• Business experience hours
• Life long learning
• Total Points from all sections
• Read and agree to the terms
• Pay the CITP Enrollment Fee

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• Join the AICPA IT Community!
• Stay ahead of the CPA technology curve and join
  the IT Section.
• Be more and become a CPA.CITP.
• Questions?

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Contact Information

• AICPA IT Section/CITP Credential information
• Visit www.aicpa.org/infotech
• Call [phone], option 4
• Email infotech_at_aicpa.org