美國各州會計聯合委員會 Vice President & COO Colleen Conrad指出，美國CPA 作為會計行業的黃金標準證書申請，吸引了全世界范圍內的財會人士的關注，需求強勁，特別是日本的美國CPA 考生，占到了美國CPA 國際考生人數的60%.

有消息顯示，有84.2% 的財會人士強烈認同AICPA 的價值！特別的，作為國際化程度比較高的日本，盡管在財務方面有自己的證書申請體系，有83.7%的財會專業人士希望在獲得AICPA 證書申請后謀求在國外的工作機會。

A recent American Institute of CPAs（AICPA ）and National Association of State Boards of Accountancy （NASBA ） survey of Japanese U.S. CPA candidates showed that improving skills（68.2% ） and expanding career options（64.2% ） were the main motivating factors for taking the Uniform CPA Exam and becoming licensed U.S. CPAs. Increasing chances of working abroad（39.9% ） or for an international company（34.8% ） were also found to be key driving factors. When asked directly if they wished to work abroad in the future ， a total of 83.7% of respondents said that they did.

The results indicate that the U.S. CPA license is perceived to empower people to better tap opportunities in an increasingly globalized Japan.

Mika Kobayashi of the Japan Society of U.S. CPAs（and a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata） said ，“2012 was a record year for outbound M&A， driven by a strong yen and an aging and shrinking domestic population. As a global standard accounting qualification ， the U.S. CPA allows people to benefit from Japan ‘s current push for international economic growth.”

Further backing this analysis ， the results show that 84.2% of those surveyed agree or strongly agree that the CPA license is becoming more valuable in the job market， with 68.0% seeing it as more valuable than other accounting credentials. As to the benefits of holding the U.S. CPA，70.4% said it improves professional ability ， 57.3% felt that it improved self-confidence ， while 52.9% saw it as demonstrating English language capability.

Colleen Conrad， CPA“The U.S. CPA is the Gold Standard qualification in accounting ， and demand for professional accountants is increasing worldwide ，” commented NASBA Executive Vice President & COO Colleen Conrad. “Beyond accounting ， the qualification opens up career paths in diverse fields as management consulting. And the number of Japanese candidates is increasing– Japanese citizens account for approximately 60% of all international candidates.”