[Anonymous]

I am on my last exam (BEC-scheduled in May) and I just found out my husband has been transferred from Georgia (where I have been sitting to get licensed) to Texas. I researched online and found that there are two additional exams needed in Texas; an ethics exam and a Texas open book exam. Do these need to be completed within the 18 month window of passing your CPA exams? I was not able to find anything about that.

Also does anyone know if its better to just apply for my CPA license in Georgia and then apply for reciprocity rather than transferring the exam credits?

I will lose credit for FAR in June, so it only gives me one shot to pass BEC and not much time to take additional tests. Any advice is welcome. thanks!

[Anonymous]

Completely read that question backwards in my first answer. My advice:

Take your last test with a GA NTS, don't take the risk of timing out your score.

After that, it's really up to you whether to get licensed in GA and the transfer in to TX or just get licensed in TX. I would imagine GA would be faster, so you could say I'm a CPA in GA for job reasons while you fill out the TX paperwork and ethics exam.

[s2sylvir]

Where is this Becker state guide :0?

-edit- nvm just googled “becker state guide” haha!

BEC - PASS (79)
AUD - PASS (63, 71, 74, 74, 83)
REG - PASS (88)
FAR - PASS (58, 89)

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[Tux]

The additional exams do not have to be within the 18 month window. Just focus on BEC right now.

Also, you can test through GA at ANY Prometrics location, so even if you move to TX before May, you can still test through GA.

Regarding licensing, I have heard that TX is strict when transferring a license from another state. Another post on this forum said that once you're licensed in another state, TX requires that you wait minimum 3 years to transfer your license.

Based on that info, I suggest that you finish TESTING through GA, but then transfer your scores to TX and get LICENSED in TX.

I had initially planned to license in TX, but my plans have changed, so I know a little about their process.

The TX board is usually easy to contact and very responsive. So, I recommend you call them for any details.

FAR - 86 - 2/27/14
AUD - 75 - 5/29/14
BEC - 80 - 8/31/14
REG - 89 - 2/27/15
Praise Jesus! I'm done!!

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[Anonymous]

The ethics exam is an open book exam. It is not two separate requirements. From what I hear (I am not done testing yet) the ethics test is easy. The state board sends it to you once you get your last passing score.

[san4596]

TX is nothing to worry about. The open book is complete BS that requires an 85 to pass, and then you need to take a 4 hr Ethics CPE course. I will probably be doing an online course this week if a passing score pops up for FAR tonight to get the Ethics out of the way, and wait for TSBPA to mail the test to me. Good luck, and welcome to the best state in the US. We are our own country!

CPA EXAM: DONE!!!!
Ethics Course: Passed
Application Mailed: 3/16/15
Professional Conduct Exam: 97
Certification Date: 4/2/15!!!

[Anonymous]

Thank you sooo much for everyone responses! I was not planning on moving, so this has all been thrown at me really quickly and it was a bit of a shock. I really appreciate all the input and after reading your responses I am less nervous about the process. I am relieved to hear the ethics test isn't like a 5th CPA exam haha. @ Tux thanks for mentioning the 3 year threshold, I will definitely look into that.

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