[Anonymous]

Okay So does anyone know anything, in general or specifically, about transferring CPA scores (by individual section) from state to state?

I currently live in Kentucky, but I am planning the logistics of a move to South Carolina mid summer of this year. I am planning on taking the REG in a couple months and I am going to drive out of state and take it in SC. Since I am planning on becoming a resident there eventually, I think this makes sense. My only reservation is something going wrong and disrupting my plans or finding a great opportunity locally within the coming months.

So say something did happen that clanged my plans, and I had already taken(passed!) REG in South Carolina before deciding I would be staying in Kentucky. would I be able to transfer my REG score and Finish the remaining sections in Kentucky?

*I read in South Carolina, if you are currently an SC resident and choose to take the CPA out of state then you are not able to transfer your license back to SC.. ever? *SOURCE (scroll to bottom of page, click “show more” under, eligibility for examination, again scroll to bottom of page and read section under residency) https://nasba.org/exams/cpaexam/southcarolina/

Thanks!

[mla1169]

You don't need to drive to SC, it doesn't matter at all where you physically take your tests. I am a CPA in MA, but I could have taken my exams at a Prometric in NH, ME, CT, VT if for some reason it was more convenient for me.

Have you already applied to take the exams and which state have you applied to? Why not just research if there is reciprocity between KY and SC, you may be able to get a Kentucky license and then transfer it to SC for a fee.

And since you are not a resident of SC, that bottom blurb does not apply to you. It says if you are a SC resident and for some reason choose to get your license elsewhere, you can't transfer it.

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[mla1169]

You don't need to drive to SC, it doesn't matter at all where you physically take your tests. I am a CPA in MA, but I could have taken my exams at a Prometric in NH, ME, CT, VT if for some reason it was more convenient for me.

Have you already applied to take the exams and which state have you applied to? Why not just research if there is reciprocity between KY and SC, you may be able to get a Kentucky license and then transfer it to SC for a fee.

And since you are not a resident of SC, that bottom blurb does not apply to you. It says if you are a SC resident and for some reason choose to get your license elsewhere, you can't transfer it.

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[Anonymous]

Wow didn't realize that you don't have to travel to the state to take the exam.

I guess that changes everything haha.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Wow didn't realize that you don't have to travel to the state to take the exam.

I guess that changes everything haha.

Thanks!

[stoleway]

Yup, NO need to travel to the your “CPA state” because you’re registered there. You can take the exam at the nearest prometric Centre.

I live and work in Colorado. I take my exams in Colorado even though I’m a CPA candidate of DELAWARE

REG -63│ 84!!
BEC- 59│70│ 71 │78!
AUD- 75!
FAR- 87!

Mass-CPA

[stoleway]

Yup, NO need to travel to the your “CPA state” because you’re registered there. You can take the exam at the nearest prometric Centre.

I live and work in Colorado. I take my exams in Colorado even though I’m a CPA candidate of DELAWARE

REG -63│ 84!!
BEC- 59│70│ 71 │78!
AUD- 75!
FAR- 87!

Mass-CPA

[Guti]

Stole way, I'm also taking the CPA exam under Colorados jurisdiction. I don't have the 150 credits yet and I know that as long as I can pass the exam before July 2015, I can get certified there without the extra credits. As far as the work experience go, do you know if private accounting is enough? Do I need to work in Colorado to meet the experience requirement? I searched their site but I couldn't find these answers. Thanks in advance for your help!

FAR-84
AUD-
REG-
BEC-

[Guti]

Stole way, I'm also taking the CPA exam under Colorados jurisdiction. I don't have the 150 credits yet and I know that as long as I can pass the exam before July 2015, I can get certified there without the extra credits. As far as the work experience go, do you know if private accounting is enough? Do I need to work in Colorado to meet the experience requirement? I searched their site but I couldn't find these answers. Thanks in advance for your help!

FAR-84
AUD-
REG-
BEC-

[stoleway]

@CR7

I’m a Delaware candidate NOT a Colorado candidate. I just happen to take all my exams at the nearest prometric center over here in Colorado.

To answer your question about experience, I think private accounting experience is accepted. I did some research and this what I discovered. You can read more from the website below.

Calling the CO CPA board will also help clear things up.

https://www.accountingedu.org/colorado-cpa.html

•Option 1: Select the Education in Lieu of Experience option, if you have a bachelor’s degree with 150 semester hours, including 45 semester hours of accounting courses and 36 semester hours in business administration courses (see Scenario 4 under the Education section above).

•Option 2: If your education does not meet the requirements for Option 1, you must complete one year (1800 hours) of supervised work experience. This experience must be:

◦Full or part-time (internships qualify)

◦Obtained not more than 5 years prior to applying for certification

◦Verified by a licensed CPA from Colorado or another state

◦Obtained in one of the following areas:

■Public accounting (CPA or firm), including but not limited to the following skills:

■Attestation

■Accounting

■Issuing reports on financial statements

■Consulting

■Management advisory

■Preparing tax returns

■Providing tax advice

■Private industry, including but not limited to the following skills:

■Internal auditing

■Installing internal control systems

■Preparing financial statements

■Management advisory

■Consulting

■Preparing tax returns

■Providing tax advice

■Government (federal, state or local), including but not limited to the following skills:

■Internal audit

■External audit

■Installing internal control systems

■Preparing financial statements

■Management advisory

■Consulting

■Preparing tax returns

■Providing tax advice

■Academia, involving:

■Teaching accounting at an accredited college or university

■Teaching at least two different upper-division accounting courses

■12 semester hours will equal one year of experience

■Does not include teaching courses outside of accounting, such as:

■Business law

■Finance

■Computer applications

■Personnel management

■Economics

■Marketing

■Statistics

■You must submit a letter from each college in which you taught, signed by the dean or department head, stating the credit hours taught, name and description of courses taught

REG -63│ 84!!
BEC- 59│70│ 71 │78!
AUD- 75!
FAR- 87!

Mass-CPA

[stoleway]

@CR7

I’m a Delaware candidate NOT a Colorado candidate. I just happen to take all my exams at the nearest prometric center over here in Colorado.

To answer your question about experience, I think private accounting experience is accepted. I did some research and this what I discovered. You can read more from the website below.

Calling the CO CPA board will also help clear things up.

https://www.accountingedu.org/colorado-cpa.html

•Option 1: Select the Education in Lieu of Experience option, if you have a bachelor’s degree with 150 semester hours, including 45 semester hours of accounting courses and 36 semester hours in business administration courses (see Scenario 4 under the Education section above).

•Option 2: If your education does not meet the requirements for Option 1, you must complete one year (1800 hours) of supervised work experience. This experience must be:

◦Full or part-time (internships qualify)

◦Obtained not more than 5 years prior to applying for certification

◦Verified by a licensed CPA from Colorado or another state

◦Obtained in one of the following areas:

■Public accounting (CPA or firm), including but not limited to the following skills:

■Attestation

■Accounting

■Issuing reports on financial statements

■Consulting

■Management advisory

■Preparing tax returns

■Providing tax advice

■Private industry, including but not limited to the following skills:

■Internal auditing

■Installing internal control systems

■Preparing financial statements

■Management advisory

■Consulting

■Preparing tax returns

■Providing tax advice

■Government (federal, state or local), including but not limited to the following skills:

■Internal audit

■External audit

■Installing internal control systems

■Preparing financial statements

■Management advisory

■Consulting

■Preparing tax returns

■Providing tax advice

■Academia, involving:

■Teaching accounting at an accredited college or university

■Teaching at least two different upper-division accounting courses

■12 semester hours will equal one year of experience

■Does not include teaching courses outside of accounting, such as:

■Business law

■Finance

■Computer applications

■Personnel management

■Economics

■Marketing

■Statistics

■You must submit a letter from each college in which you taught, signed by the dean or department head, stating the credit hours taught, name and description of courses taught

REG -63│ 84!!
BEC- 59│70│ 71 │78!
AUD- 75!
FAR- 87!

Mass-CPA

[nutmeg]

One thing to be careful of is that some states are apparently very concerned that people who want to become CPAs in their state (State A) will go and take the exam in another state that has less strict CPA exam prerequisites (State B) because they do not yet fulfill State A's prerequisites for taking the exam but they want to start working on it early to get it out of the way. For this reason, State A (in some cases) will not let you transfer scores from another state if you started taking the exam in that other state before you met State A's prerequisites. It does prevent the scenario I mentioned, but it also works against people who, in good faith, did not know at the time they started taking the exam that they were going to end up in State A. However, State A does tend to accept an actual CPA license (not just scores) from State B, especially when significant work experience has been accumulated outside of State A. I don't know about the specific states you mentioned, but it is very important to read the laws of each state very carefully because every single set of laws is different and has its own quirks.

FAR: 93 (May 2012)
REG: 95 (July 2012)
AUD: 99 (February 2013)
BEC: 94 (July 2013)
License: Awarded January 2014.

[nutmeg]

One thing to be careful of is that some states are apparently very concerned that people who want to become CPAs in their state (State A) will go and take the exam in another state that has less strict CPA exam prerequisites (State B) because they do not yet fulfill State A's prerequisites for taking the exam but they want to start working on it early to get it out of the way. For this reason, State A (in some cases) will not let you transfer scores from another state if you started taking the exam in that other state before you met State A's prerequisites. It does prevent the scenario I mentioned, but it also works against people who, in good faith, did not know at the time they started taking the exam that they were going to end up in State A. However, State A does tend to accept an actual CPA license (not just scores) from State B, especially when significant work experience has been accumulated outside of State A. I don't know about the specific states you mentioned, but it is very important to read the laws of each state very carefully because every single set of laws is different and has its own quirks.

FAR: 93 (May 2012)
REG: 95 (July 2012)
AUD: 99 (February 2013)
BEC: 94 (July 2013)
License: Awarded January 2014.

[Guti]

stoleway, thank you very much, I owe you one!

FAR-84
AUD-
REG-
BEC-

[Guti]

stoleway, thank you very much, I owe you one!

FAR-84
AUD-
REG-
BEC-

[nutmeg]

What I referred to in my previous post is, I think, similar to what they are talking about on that web page that you linked to, Aldous_x, except that this case applies only to South Carolina residents. If you are in South Carolina and are going to continue to be in South Carolina, then the South Carolina accountancy board does not want you to take the exam in another state for the sole purpose of circumventing South Carolina's CPA exam prerequisites. That's why they won't let you transfer your exam scores into South Carolina if that's your situation (and, like mla1169 says, it sounds like that is NOT your particular situation). That page talks about transferring “records”, and I think that means just CPA exam scores, in the case of someone who does not have a license yet. I don't think that particular sentence refers to reciprocity (transforming an actual license from another state into a South Carolina license).

FAR: 93 (May 2012)
REG: 95 (July 2012)
AUD: 99 (February 2013)
BEC: 94 (July 2013)
License: Awarded January 2014.

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