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Table 10 Special training and technical knowledge needed for a Certified Public Accountant to serve cannabis industry

From: Accounting and the US cannabis industry: federal financial regulations and the perspectives of Certified Public Accountants and cannabis businesses owners

Special training and technical knowledge

Reported by participant type

Certified Public Accountants that serve industry count (%)

Certified Public Accountants that do not serve industry

Knowledge of Tax Code Section 280E

4 (80%)

3 (33%)

Thorough knowledge of cannabis industry

4 (80%)

6 (66%)

Read everything available about industry

2 (40%)

0

Continuous learning needed

1 (20%)

1 (11%)

Understanding of cash-intensive business and internal controls

0

1 (11%)

Understanding of the technology used to track cash and inventory

0

1 (11%)

Nothing

0

1 (11%)

  1. Certified Public Accountants may have identified more than one training factor; therefore, percentages will not total 100%