[Guccimane]

atleast 1 yr and no more than 3 yrs

April 17 I will have 3 yrs

Texas rule that almost Peed me off big time

but it strikes me as dumb

did Oath and Work Experience today woo hoo!

83 Reg, 76 BEC, 94 Aud, 79 Far

Done ......!

[financeguy]

wtf? that is hella weird? So they could prevent you from getting your license if you had 4 years work experience?

AUD - 81, BEC - 74, 80, FAR - 82, REG - 81
Done!

[Anonymous]

Dude, thats hot!!! Congratulations Gucci Mane CPA !!!! : )

I'm just starting my job search for that first accounting job and getting out of IT ….

[Guccimane]

correct it is just plain cruel I am so happy I only have 2.9 yrs experience ! holy crap I almost missed it

83 Reg, 76 BEC, 94 Aud, 79 Far

Done ......!

[Nan]

Chill. You are reading that wrong.

“The current requirement [for an initial license in Texas] is one year of full-time non-routine accounting work experience under the direct supervision of a licensed CPA. One year of experience is required and shall consist of full- or part-time employment that extends over a period of not less than one year and not more than three years and includes not fewer than 2000 hours of performance of services…”

In other words…

1. One year of experience, full or part time. One full year's worth of working hours @ 40 hrs/wk is 2,080 hours. Subtract 2 weeks for vacation and you have 2,000 hours.

2. Just like you have an 18-month window to pass all 4 sections of the exam, you have a 36-month window to get at least 2,000 hours of experience.

3. You can't do it in less than one year by racking up overtime hours during Tax season.

Does that help?

[Anonymous]

Nan is correct – MI is the same way except I believe it's “not more than 5 years” here.

The point is you can't work 100 hours a year for 20 years and get licensed. You also can't work 4,000 hours a year and get licensed in 6 months.

[Author]

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