What is the major difference between a CPA and a CA?

Question

What do they each specialise in?

Answer 1

Chartered Accountant (CA) is the title used by members of certain professional accountancy associations in the British Commonwealth countries and Ireland. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is the statutory title of qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have met additional state education and experience requirements for certification as a CPA. In most U.S. states, only CPAs who are licensed are able to provide to the public attestation (including auditing) opinions on financial statements. The exceptions to this rule are Arizona, Kansas, North Carolina and Ohio, where although the "CPA" designation is restricted, the practice of auditing is not.

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Answer 2

CA is higher than CPA e.g. a surgeon is higher than a GP. i think you have to become a CPA first if you want to be a CA .

Go to :

http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/cps/rde/x...

http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/