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7 membership benefits of belonging to AIPB that help you get the recognition you deserve as a professional and keep your skills and knowledge up to date
Becoming a Certified Bookkeeper (CB), gives you the right to put “CB” after your name and, according to the U.S. Dept. of Labor, means that you will have “the best job prospects” (Occupational Outlook Handbook).
The AIPB jobs web site helps you find the best bookkeeping jobs, or new clients for your freelance practice, at no charge.
Self-study courses that let you advance your skills, knowledge and career taken right in your home or office.
The Members Only area includes special resources provided only to AIPB members.
Chat Rooms for professional bookkeepers let you talk with colleagues, get new ideas, ask questions, share knowledge.
Bookkeeping Tips, one valuable bookkeeping, tax, payroll, filing or recordkeeping tip e-mailed to you each week—free.
Accounting, Bookkeeping & Tax Links connect you to over 150 free bookkeeping, accounting and tax calculators, forms, tables, templates, glossaries—all useful, all free
Free Bookkeeper’s Hiring Test helps employers quickly evaluate job candidates for bookkeeper at no change. Free 10-question test with optional free sections on payroll, depreciation and inventory.

Get the recognition you deserve as a professional
—and keep your skills up to date—as a member of AIPB

Why 30,000 employed and freelance
bookkeepers belong... 		The national association for
bookkeepers since 1987...

AIPB — the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers — is the bookkeeping profession's national association. AIPB's mission is to achieve recognition of bookkeepers as accounting professionals; keep bookkeepers up to date on changes in bookkeeping, accounting and tax; answer bookkeepers' everyday bookkeeping and accounting questions; and certify bookkeepers who meet high, national standards. Founded in 1987. Current membership: 30,000.

Who is today's “professional bookkeeper”? Forget about the stereotype recluse who files invoices and writes checks, but has no skills. Part accountant, part tax whiz, part financial analyst. Read this Article

Benefits of Membership in the bookkeeping profession's national association. You get monthly briefings on the latest changes in bookkeeping — and accounting, recordkeeping and reporting, payroll and tax—at no charge. You get free answers to your bookkeeping and accounting questions—and other benefits. Tell me all the benefits of membership.

The Certified Bookkeeper (CB) Designation. Improve your standing with your employer, get a higher paying job, enhance your self-image and get the respect you deserve from CPAs and colleagues. According to a recent survey:

  • 82% of CBs recommend certification
  • 41% of CBs received a raise after becoming certified
  • 34% of freelance CBs say certification helped get new clients

Learn about the Certified Bookkeeper designation.

Bookkeeping Jobs Site. Find the best jobs in bookkeeping, or find new clients for your freelance bookkeeping practice, at no charge. Connect me to this free service.

Continuing Education for Bookkeepers. Advance your skills, knowledge and career in the privacy of your home or office, starting at $39, and receive a Certificate of Completion—and receive a Certificate of Completion, suitable for framing. Show me skills that advance my career.

Bookkeeping Tips e-letter. Get one useful tip a week in you in-box, such as how to: book leases... correct errors after the books are closed... know when to capitalize v. expense a repair... growa freelance practice... and more. Takes a minute to read. Free Tips.

Accounting, Bookkeeping & Tax Links. Links you instantly to over 150 useful accounting and tax Web sites where you will find free tax calculators, free accounting templates, free accounting software evaluations, and other useful tools. Free sites for accounting professionals.


Tip of the Day · Mar-02-2015

Never issue a 1099 to employees, regardless of what payments are for or how they are made. Use only the W-2.


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