Professor Elam

Weekend October 21 2012

We are planning two nights of Information about Professional Accounting in general and the benefits of
joining the San Antonio CPA Society in particular. These will take place on November 13 and 14 at 5:30 PM in the large auditorium at Brook City Base. More information here as things develop. 

Luis Martinez is our Campus Representative for San Antonio CPA Society.  Four full time employees
manage events for some 2700 San Antonio CPA members. The Training Center is located at 

And yes I am the Faculty Representative. Click on the hyperlink to learn more about the group. 

Now a word of explanation on the CPA structure in Texas. 

The CPA exam is created by the American Institute of CPAs AICPA.

The exam however is administered in each state by a State Board, here the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy located at 303 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas. 

Understand that as a State License this carries the force of law just like an MD, JD optometrist or pharmacist. And there are criminal penalties for illegal behavior.  CPAs must log 40 hours of Continuing Professional Education CPE per year and and Ethics hours as well. There is an annual state fee that must be paid as well. 

You can view the pass fail rates on any part of the exam here. Notice the highest pass rate is about 60% at UT Austin or A & M College Station due to the extremely high selective standards of admission. All other universities scale down from that number. This is why I recommend beginning your ladder of certifications with something other than CPA. 

The San Antonio Society of CPAs is one district of many in the Texas Society of CPAs TSCPA. Membership in TSCPA is  the only way to belong to San Antonio CPA Society. TSCPA is a voluntary association of Texas CPAs. The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy is the State of Texas oversight agency for enforcing State law regarding CPAs.