BETH BARTLETT, BRITTANY KISSELL
PASS CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT EXAM

 

Beth Gooch Bartlett and Brittany Thompson Kissell with Alexander Thompson Arnold CPAs recently passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examination and earned their Certified Public Accountant certificates and licenses. 

The Uniform CPA Examination is one of the nation's most comprehensive examinations. The exam is delivered in a computer-based format eight months of the year at test centers throughout the United States. Sections covered in the computer-based test include auditing and attestation, financial accounting and reporting, regulation and business environment and concepts. To be eligible to sit for the exam, candidates must have completed a minimum of 150 semester hours, which include a baccalaureate or higher degree from an academic institution recognized by the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy, with a minimum of 24 semester hours in accounting and 24 semester hours in general business subjects.

Upon passing the exam, Bartlett and Kissell can apply for membership in the Tennessee Society of CPAs (TSCPA) and its West Tennessee Chapter. TSCPA is the state professional organization of CPAs with more than 8,500 members in all areas of public practice, government, education, business and industry.
Bartlett is a senior accountant in Alexander Thompson Arnold CPAs Dyersburg office.  She earned her Master of Accountancy and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin and has been with ATA since 2002.  Her practice focuses on governmental auditing, tax and financial institutions auditing.  She is an American Cancer Society volunteer and is a member of Lakeview Baptist Church, where she currently serves as church treasurer.  She and her husband, Kelly, live in Ridgley.

Kissell is a staff accountant in Alexander Thompson Arnold CPAs Union City office.  She earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin and has been with ATA since 2007.  Her practice focuses on governmental auditing and tax.  She is a member of First Baptist Church, Troy.  She and her husband, Brian, live in Troy.

Alexander Thompson Arnold CPAs is one of the largest accounting and consulting firms in the Mid-South and was named the ninth largest accounting firm in the State of Tennessee by Business TN Magazine.  The firm was named in the Tennessee Best Employers Top 25 list in 2009.  Founded in 1946, ATA offers a comprehensive array of tax, audit, accounting, consulting and wealth management services and is an independent member of the BDO Seidman Alliance.  Firm offices are located in Tennessee and Kentucky.  Tennessee offices are in Dyersburg, Henderson, Jackson, Martin, McKenzie, Milan, Paris, Trenton and Union City.  Kentucky offices are in Fulton and Murray.
For more information, call Alexander Thompson Arnold CPAs PLLC at 731.885.3661 or visit www.atacpa.net.