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Show Page 4 The Thunderbird Monday, November 7, 1983 Law detrimental; favors select few Accounting students are not the only ones angry with the Public Accounting Licensing Act which will force accounting students in Utah to attend school an additional year. Logic reveals that this law will bring all of us more harm than good. It is estimated taxpayers will pay dollars to educate a relatively small group of students for an additional year at a time when money is desperately needed elsewhere for example, teachers salaries. If this additional year would make a dramatic and needed change it would be acceptable, but indications are that the need does not exist. Also, many students will be forced to move to other states for work because of additional time and money. It will cost each student approximately an additional $20,000. As one CPA put it, Utah will thus bear the costs; other states will n reap the benefits. Proponents of the law say that the fifth year requirement will upgrade the field. That goes without saying; what field would not be benefited by its members taking an additional year of schooling? An additional year for the purpose of upgrading the profession is not justifiable or fair to the exceptional students who are capable of passing the CPA exam in a shorter period of time. Without doubt, if those CPAs who support this law had to submit to it and return to school for another year of training, their outlook would be very different. One may wonder if there were not motives behind this law other than for the good of the profession and the populace at large. If anyone is to benefit from this law it is the Utah CPAs who are already established. Such a law would decrease as well as limit the number of future CPAs in our state. Competition would not be as strong and exclusiveness would almost be guaranteed, allowing fees to be raised. Only three states including Utah have passed this law. Colorado had passed it but then repealed it, citing no clear need for the advanced instruction given its associated costs. Utah needs to do the same. Members of the campus community must become involved in order to repeal this law. Let your voice be known. Che THt imrDtVT NEWS VIEWS OF Editor Kent Johnson Associate Editor Tamara Rumbaugh Copy Editor Karen Golberg Photo Editor Anthony Ford Entertainment Editor Fletcher Matson sonHERN ITAH STATE OOLUc.E CEDAR CTTl UTAH I ' Sports Editor Paul Husselbee Senior Staff Writer Kalhe Parkinson Production Manager Lisa Evans Advertising Manager Scott Mitchell Faculty Adviser Larry Baker The Thunderbird is published each Monday of the academic year by and for the student body of Southern Utah State College. The views and opinions expressed in The Thunderbird are the opinions of the publications individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the institution, acuity, staff or student body in general. The unsigned editorial directly above is the opinion of The Thunderbird as a single entity. Letters to the editor must include the name, student number (if from a student) and phone number. the name will be printed. Names will not be withheld under any Jniy ircumstances and the editor reserves the right to edit letters for length and to preclude libel. Letters must be submitted by noon Frtday for inclusion tn the 'allowing weeks edition. Thunderbird: editorial and advertising offices at 529 West 200 South, Cedar Gty, LT 84720. Mail at SUSC Box 384, Cedar City, UT 84720. (801) 7758. This week we asked accounting students, Do you chink the Public Accountants Licensing Act of 1981 will be a bonus or a detriment to SUSC accounting students ? Nancy Daniels: t, f Omnderbird AND Volume 78, Number 7 The FsedBadk Definitely a detriment to accounting students. I think its a waste of time and effort to take the test with a masters degree when you can pass it with a bachelors degree. The whole thing is political. Nancy is a junior from Cedar City, Utah. Jeff Maxwell: I think it will be a detriment to SUSC students. The additional year is not necessary, we have as many pass the CPA exam as other schools that have a five year program. eff is a senior from Cedar City, Utah. Linda Eames: Definitely h ,jJJi ?"' k mszM a detriment, especially to the accounting students of SUSC. We would become a feeder school to the larger schools. We dont have the funds for a program. Linda is a senior from Bountiful, Utah. five-ye- Theron Jensen: ...definitely a detriment. Unless the college classes in could obtain certification to teach work accounting fewer students would do their here. Theron is a senior from Mesquite. Nevada. under-gradua- |