Q. I am doing diploma of commerce right now.. i am planning to be a chartered accountant? what steps should i take to be a chartered accountant? should i become an accountant first?

A. All I know is that to become a chartered accountant, you need to do ACCA. Sorry I dont know what that is in full, but since you are in the know, then you must know what it is, good luck in your journey

Q. I have no mortagage, no loan, no big expenditure etc. is there any situation where we do not need to hire accountant and do our tax on our own? Any criteria who should hire accountant? Does everybody need to waste 75-300 bucks on accountant?

A. We own our own business, so have to have an accountant do our taxes. The fee is usually around $200. Well worth it in case we get audited, the accountant goes in instead of us. If you make over $100,000 your chances of getting audited increase.

Q. Also what is a good website to use to find an apartment?

A. No such thing as a professional accountant. You are either a qualified (chartered) accountant (£50k-100k) or a certified accountant(£30k-£50k). www.rightmove.com.

Q. Our family's accountant is visiting this evening and I have three years left until college. I frankly do not trust this man, but he is a friend of my father's so there is no chance of finding someone else. What should I be asking and how can I get the answers I want from him?

A. Which education and courses he took to become an accountant what are the professional designations for accountants what does an accountant do, other than preparing financial statements what are the job opportunities for accountants do accountants pay well?

Q. An accountant can do what is directed and he boss can command her to do according to his wish. Now we have an accountant in custody while the big boss is still scotsfree to boast and to challenge his accusers!

A. If the boss is actually involved in fraudulent accounting, the accountant will most likely cut a deal to testify against the boss and receive a significantly reduced sentence.

Q. How much does an accountant make a year, and what type of accountant do you have to be to make more than the rest. Also, what type of education do you need to be an accountant?

A. I think this really depends upon your location and experience level. According to Jobnob.com, you can see several breakouts: To get broad averages: http://www.jobnob.com/accounting-jobs-salary Accountant - $45,965 (3,174 positions) Sr. Accountant - $62,115 (300 positions) Junior Accountant - $41,081 ( 47 positions) To see what individual companies are paying: http://www.jobnob.com/accountant-salary Ernst & Young - $67,000 avg Deloitte & Touche - $38,000 avg To see breakdowns by city: in Los Angeles $44,744 http://www.jobnob.com/accountant-salary/Los-Angeles in New York City - $55,559 http://www.jobnob.com/accountant-salary/New-York-City in Detroit - $40,958 http://www.jobnob.com/accountant-salary/Detroit

Q. I am writing a book where a forensic accountant is brought into an accounting firm to investigate a stealing employee. Is there a plausible way that an accountant could embezzle from a large firm for a year or so without getting caught? What would be the most easy way? I should add that the accountant actually works for an accounting firm.

A. Several ways: 1) Establish a phony employee, and have the phony employee receive a paycheck 2) Establish a business (owned by the accountant through secret entities) that "sells" products or services to the company. Invoices are approved by the accountant. 3) If the company is an insurance company, establish an insurance claim to the accountant's secret business that has been "insured".

Q. How can an Accountant get a company arrested for Cooking books, evading taxes etc. when the Accountant is not a CPA and can't certify a audit but stills knows. What should the Accountant do?

A. You can't arrest a company, but you can report them to the IRS. See the link below.