[Anonymous]

I graduated college a couple years ago and took a job in industry internal audit (doesn’t qualify for 1 year CPA work experience since I wasn’t working under a CPA). I finally got my 150 credit hours a few months ago, applied to Louisiana NTS, and have been sitting for these exams. I’m hopefully gonna be passed these exams in May. Anyways, I’d like to start looking for a job in Houston. I looked into it, and TX State Board is way strict about what courses they mandate and accept. They’re not gonna count 3 of my courses.

So, basically does anyone know the process of transferring exam passes from one state to another? Should I just knock out the work experience in LA and make things less complicated?

[impska]

Three options:

1. If you meet the requirements of the new state, you can transfer scores easily and cheaply.

2. If you don't meet the requirements, you can try to pick up the requirements online or something and then transfer your scores cheaply and easily.

3. You can become licensed in the old state (work experience) and then transfer your license over – a little more expensive.

You just have to balance the inconvenience and costs of 2 and 3 and decide which is better for you.

There may be a 4th option – if Louisiana requires you to be in the state for your work experience, you could possibly transfer your scores to a state that has less strict education and residency requirements, move to Texas, work, use that work experience to get licensed in the 3rd state and then transfer your license. I haven't researched this option thoroughly, but the states that get tossed around are Alaska, Maine and Illinois.

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FAR - 92
AUD - 99

[impska]

Three options:

1. If you meet the requirements of the new state, you can transfer scores easily and cheaply.

2. If you don't meet the requirements, you can try to pick up the requirements online or something and then transfer your scores cheaply and easily.

3. You can become licensed in the old state (work experience) and then transfer your license over – a little more expensive.

You just have to balance the inconvenience and costs of 2 and 3 and decide which is better for you.

There may be a 4th option – if Louisiana requires you to be in the state for your work experience, you could possibly transfer your scores to a state that has less strict education and residency requirements, move to Texas, work, use that work experience to get licensed in the 3rd state and then transfer your license. I haven't researched this option thoroughly, but the states that get tossed around are Alaska, Maine and Illinois.

REG - 94
BEC - 92
FAR - 92
AUD - 99

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply. I'll weigh those two options and figure out the costs/benefits.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply. I'll weigh those two options and figure out the costs/benefits.

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