[Anonymous]

How long does a CPA have to hold their license to sign off on new CPA’s work experience? Do they have to be a CPA for the duration of my work experience they are signing off on, or just have to be a CPA when they sign?

I ask because my organization (governmental) has a number of CPA’s in the exec management level, who generally signs off on licenses. My senior auditor (not manager but does review my work) is about to get his license, and the older CPAs said that he’d be my signer, since he knows the program I work under, and has the program knowledge to properly review my work. But he will only be a CPA for about 10 months before I will NEED to get my sign off (requirement’s change 1/1/2013 for licensing in CA, and I won’t qualify…). I am on the 1-yr experience pathway for CA. To get one of the older CPAs to sign off I think they want me to do an audit for one of the other programs they are more familiar with (I’ve been trained on these audits but have never actually done one).

I’ve looked through the CA BoA’s licensing handbook but couldn’t find any answers for these questions. I’d like to just assume that the older CPA is right, but I am worried that if I just assume he is right I might get screwed…

I’m getting the limited or “General” license, not getting signed off for attestation. If that makes any difference.

Thanks!

[littlenumberrobot]

Hi Counteraxe

This is for public, but I believe if the signer is not the owner of the firm there must be a second signer. I am sure it would be the same for non-public and it would be fine if someone above your senior auditor also signed, all your hours would count. So two signatures. Make sense? Have you tired emailing the CBA? They are usually very prompt getting back to me.

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