Making Experts Accessible to All

Question 1

Who are we?

Our Mission

Making Experts Accessible to All

Answer

Xpert - is a social learning app to help you learn from the best. We are not your regular online course, but rather an experience that is beyond regular classes, lectures & assignments. We have India's top experts across each profession share their experiences, opinions, techniques & advice accumulated over the lifetime of their careers.

Question 2

What is Accounting?

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Accounting can be defined as the process of maintaining financial records and estimates and using the information to take critical financial decisions. In simple words, accounting is an art of recording all transactions of business and knowing the result of carrying out the business activity.

Question 3

What are the qualities of an Accountant?

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Every certified accountant operates under some code of ethics, has a strong sense of integrity and honesty. Accountants are also creative in the sense,they are able to come up with creative solutions at the time of crisis. They are also client-oriented. They help them to decide which accounting solutions will be fit for their business as well as maximize profit.:

Question 4

Who are the top Accountants?

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The most famous accountants of the world include: Aroon Puri,Harry Markopolos,T N Manoharan,Bob Newhart, Mike Enzi and many more. The list of famous female accountants include: Naina Lal Kidwai, Veronica Guerin, Julia Sweeney, Sharon Lechter etc.

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CA is not just a qualification,it is a pride and dignity of my life.

-KM Birla, Chairman, Adiya Birla Group
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What wise men do in the beginning,fools do in the end.

-Motilal Oswal, Chairman, Motilal Oswal Financial Services
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Customer is your wife, and she changes everyday

-Aditya Puri, MD, HDFC Bank
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Be paranoid of success-never take it for granted. Realize success can be temporary and transient.

-Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Investor

Question 5

How can you start as an Accountant?

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First of all, you need to identify which kind of accountant you really want to be and then work for it accordingly. If you want to become a CA,then you need to register for an entrance exam called CPT at ICAI. After clearing the CPT,you have to register for the intermediate level i,e IPCC. After clearing the IPCC,there starts you articleship which of 3years. Along with the articleship program,you start preparing for your final level. Then after clearing the final level and completing other formalities,you get a certificate for CA and a unique membership number which provides you a license to practice accounting and also you can go for a job.

Question 6

What are the challenges of being an Accountant?

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Accounting is a profession which is required in every type of business, be it a small,medium or large one. The glorious job comes with a lot of challenges alongwith it. The accountant is expected to work with perfection. At times,he is involved in the repetitive audit work. The workload increases sometimes due to which he has to work overtime to get the work done and is expected to remain focused without losing any patience. The accountant undergoes to a never ending training process due to the continuous professional development which is important for the career. And above all,the accountants are highly expected to meet the deadlines,which is non-negotiable.

Question 7

How can you learn
Accounting at Xpert?

Answer

Xpert enables you to learn from accountants who are at the top of their game. Yes, it not any of the academic bookish knowledge we deliver. We deliver learning via the real life challenge, failure and success stories of the geniuses who have battled their way upto the top. They share as to how challenging their first step was, what was their first failure, what happened when their best bet failed, how did they start preparing for CA,what was the first year of joy like, the times when they felt like giving up, the hope that made never made them loose, etc. It's their journey, techniques and opinions that we share with aspiring accountants to help them closer to their dream. We intend to equip you with all the right information directly from genuises to help you in your journey.