Here is the site to look at for certification. I also posted what most of what it said, but other questions and facts are on that site to look at too.
https://drl.wi.gov/prof/acct/pfaq.htm#Application
Application- Requirements for Individual Certification
Q. How much work experience is required in order to obtain a CPA certificate?
A. Wisconsin law now requires an applicant for a CPA certificate to have one year of public accounting experience or its equivalent as determined by the Board. The experience of each applicant as described in the submitted application materials is reviewed on an individual basis. Wis. Stat. § 442.04 (5). The following lists of experience categories may be helpful in evaluating whether certain experience qualifies as equivalent experience that is equivalent to one year of public accounting. The sufficiency of the experience presented by each applicant is subject to the board's evaluation.
Experience Equivalent to Public Accounting
Financial statement preparation
Financial statement consolidation
Trial Balance/General Ledger/Fixed Asset
Audit support
Software conversion/installation of financial systems
Account reconciliation
Expense account analysis
Tax payments and returns, payroll management
Budget preparation, operating and capital
Product costing
Developing, testing internal controls
Capital budgeting support
Analysis of financial statements or budgets
Analysis of information flows and accounting processes
Research of accounting literature or tax codes
Conducting internal audits
Assigning accounting codes to invoices
Preparation of journal entries
Income tax preparation and projections–individual and corporate
Financial consulting
Experience NOT found Equivalent to Public Accounting
Cash Register Clerk
Restaurant Manager
Secretarial support
Preparation of real estate sale closing statements
Bank Trust Department Account Officer
Analysis of insurance claims
Supervision of Purchasing Clerks
Bank Teller
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