[wecandoit – CPA 2018]

I am wondering how many people in the accounting profession make 100K +

If you are one of those can you say how long it took you and whats your area of expertise please.

Thank you

Be merciful my Lord!

BEC - PASSED, Thank you LORD!
AUD - PASSED, LORD! you are able!
REG - 06/10/2016 - I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength!
FAR - 08/21/2016

You only fail when you stop TRYING!!
This will be the year!!
All the glory to you, LORD

[wecandoit – CPA 2018]

@tncincy That's a tricky question. You should look into ND requirements for the CPA I have heard that they do not require a CPA to sign off your experience, maybe that can help?

Be merciful my Lord!

BEC - PASSED, Thank you LORD!
AUD - PASSED, LORD! you are able!
REG - 06/10/2016 - I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength!
FAR - 08/21/2016

You only fail when you stop TRYING!!
This will be the year!!
All the glory to you, LORD

[Anonymous]

@xxCPA2015xx I believe that is true in ND, but that rule is changing April 1st.

[wecandoit – CPA 2018]

@CPAeasy123 Changing April 1st 2016? or 2017?

Be merciful my Lord!

BEC - PASSED, Thank you LORD!
AUD - PASSED, LORD! you are able!
REG - 06/10/2016 - I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength!
FAR - 08/21/2016

You only fail when you stop TRYING!!
This will be the year!!
All the glory to you, LORD

[Crunchtime]

@CPA2015, I agree in your career you should make over 100k at the 5 year mark for sure.

AUD-77
BEC-70,73,68,74 SH##!!!!!, 80
REG-73,76
FAR -74,82

Ethics here I come!!

[wecandoit – CPA 2018]

@Crunchtime – sure, What the point of suffering for the CPA to be under 100K after 5 years, right? 🙂
I am taking Audit soon any advice for me

Be merciful my Lord!

BEC - PASSED, Thank you LORD!
AUD - PASSED, LORD! you are able!
REG - 06/10/2016 - I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength!
FAR - 08/21/2016

You only fail when you stop TRYING!!
This will be the year!!
All the glory to you, LORD

[iddyrashy]

I have 5 years and I am making 105K, base in Texas.

AUD 89 (07/06/14)
REG 83 (08/27/2015)
FAR 78 (04/27/2015)
BEC 75 (11/13/2015)

TEXAS 2016

[silvercamaro77]

I'm in a low cost of living area. Was a staff accountant for 1.5 years, then did Big 4 for 3 years, and have been with my current company for 3.5 years. I'm making $80k per year with potential for almost $15k per year in bonuses (depends on company performance). I think I started at $36k when I was staff accountant.

I also have a negotiated performance review coming up with a potential promotion and raise. When we negotiated it before I accepted the position we agreed to a 10% – 15% raise plus getting moved up in the bonus pool level. I still won't be at $100k base, put will be getting pretty close.

AUD- 95
FAR- 75
BEC- 83
REG- 85

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[silvercamaro77]

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AUD- 95
FAR- 75
BEC- 83
REG- 85

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[wecandoit – CPA 2018]

@ silvercamaro77 – I am always so impressed when people say i started at $$ and 5 years later they are making that kind of money. That gives me hope. Did your CPA help in making more?

Be merciful my Lord!

BEC - PASSED, Thank you LORD!
AUD - PASSED, LORD! you are able!
REG - 06/10/2016 - I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength!
FAR - 08/21/2016

You only fail when you stop TRYING!!
This will be the year!!
All the glory to you, LORD

[wecandoit – CPA 2018]

@ iddyrashy- What kind of work are you doing? Audit, Consulting or Tax?

Be merciful my Lord!

BEC - PASSED, Thank you LORD!
AUD - PASSED, LORD! you are able!
REG - 06/10/2016 - I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength!
FAR - 08/21/2016

You only fail when you stop TRYING!!
This will be the year!!
All the glory to you, LORD

[jgmart04]

@iddyrashy

I am more than likely going to be moving to TX. Without getting to specific, because that would be creepy, about where in TX do you live? I am most likely moving to the DFW area and have been looking through jobs for the past few months to just get an idea of what's there before I have to move.

I live in Kentucky, lower cost of living, have 6 years experience and am at $52k

[mtaylo24]

Whenever I worked in Healthcare, my site controller and all of the hospital controllers made $100K+. Not all of them had CPAs. Please note that they were all miserable and had no lives…

AUD - 1st - 60 (12/12), 61 (2/13), 61 (8/13), 78! (11/15)
REG - 55 (2/16) 69 (5/16) Retake(8/16)
BEC - 71(5/16) Retake (9/16)
FAR - (8/16)

[D]

@jgmart04

I'm in DFW as well – with 6 years experience and strong interviewing skills, you should easily be in the $80K range if you're interviewing with a large corporation in industry (which we have MANY of those here). Toyota is in their way in – you might want to see what they have to offer.

I have almost 6 years experience and almost at $100K base.

(ETA … but STILL don't have my CPA ….. le sigh…)

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AUD - 74, 77! (1/2016)
BEC - 80! (5/2016)
REG - tbd (8/2016)
FAR - tbd

Study materials: NINJA MCQ/Audio/Notes

"I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me!"
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[FIFOisbetterthanLIFO]

@ CPA2015, April 1st, 2016.

FAR - Passed (82)
BEC - Passed (76)
AUD - Passed (89)
REG - Passed! (81)
AICPA Ethics

Licensed CPA

[Neonep]

Wow, it's really cool to hear all of this. Maybe you guys can help me out. I am currently a staff accountant at a small firm headed by a CPA. We do audits and taxes. I don't really like doing audits but have experience with them and want to shift to something else. I want to do something more IT based. Any ideas?

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