Do not hire an agent to get a title for you, do not buy ghostwritten papers, and do not fake materials: once verified the title is revoked and a 3-year integrity record is kept

A title obtained with fake materials, ghostwritten papers, or plagiarized work is revoked once verified. The integrity record is kept for 3 years and also goes onto the national credit platform. If the commitment letter you signed when applying is false, you cannot apply again for 3 years. Human-resources authorities also specifically crack down on agents' false advertising, fake reviews, and fake certificates.

Cost

No money. The hard part is resisting ads that say "pay to guarantee a pass."

Benefit

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security Order No. 40 provides that anyone who obtains a title by providing false materials, plagiarizing others' work or academic results, or other improper means has the title revoked. It is also entered in the title-review integrity archive and included in the national credit-information sharing platform, with a record period of 3 years. The 2024 supervision measures name several applicant violations: false commitments and forged information, ghostwritten or fake papers, fake performance records, and seeking favors. Applicants must sign a personal commitment letter; if the commitment is false, they may not apply for 3 years. Human-resources authorities, together with public security, cyberspace, and market regulation, investigate agents' fake websites, false advertising, contract traps, impersonated reviews, and fake certificates. Where the case is serious and may be a crime, it is transferred to the relevant authorities (nationwide)

Notes

One way to tell real from fake: a title from a proper review can be found on the national title-review information query platform. Entry points are the 12333 website, the 12333 mobile app, and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security site. Titles from review committees that were not filed cannot be found in that system. So promises of "guaranteed pass," "no need for you to attend," or "usable even if the certificate cannot be found" can basically be treated as problems. The beneficiary is mainly you; benefit magnitude is set by "avoiding title revocation and a 3-year integrity record." The accounting professional qualification exam is on the judicial interpretation list of "national examinations provided for by law"; arranging a substitute sitter, selling answers, or organizing cheating in that kind of exam is a crime. Simply buying answers and peeking yourself is not listed as a crime in the statute and is handled under the exam's discipline rules; see Section 9, item 29 (do not arrange a substitute sitter).

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